TP1010 & 210 question...

[b_vanfossen]

I have serveral types of lipo's 3s and 6s and they never get to 4.2v per cell. Is this normal? According to the balancer at the end of charging they can have anywhere from 4.175 to 4.195 volts per cell. The balancer has each pack balanced properly- this range varies from pack to pack. Is this normal?

I have Align, DN Power, Mega Power, & Tanic packs.

Thanks
Brian

[b_vanfossen]

Anyone?

[TonyTypeS]

Is the 1010 charger set at 95% charge? You may need to program the charger to do the full charge. Hold the left button down and go through the options:D

[b_vanfossen]

no it's charging at full charge 100%. I double checked it again tonight as i'm charging. Do you have this setup? does your charge each cell to 4.2v? Thanks

[TonyTypeS]

I just got the 1010 but I don't have a balancer yet. So I only charge to 95% to be on the safe side just incase one cell does fully charge before the others. I know I need to get the 210 balancer soon. I just ran out of funds. hehe
I'm charging my 5s evo 25 3700mah packs. After the charge my packs volatge drops from 21volts to around 20.88v. So that's about 4.176v per cell.

Maybe that's normal for the voltage to drop a slight bit after charging?

[b_vanfossen]

Tony- that info makes me feel alot better- :) I have charged alot of my packs without the balancer and then read them afterwards and there wasn't a big difference.
The 1010 also is awesome at detecting the cell voltage so if i was you i would def. charge to 100%. I would still plan on the balancer but a few weeks of charging without won't hurt anything IMO.

Brian

[bullaculla]

yeah, its usually a little below 4.2V. Probably because the balancer is a discharge balancer. It'll bleed off some voltage from the high cell. thats why when a pack is badly out of balance, it takes longer to charge.

[Finless]

yeah, its usually a little below 4.2V. Probably because the balancer is a discharge balancer. It'll bleed off some voltage from the high cell. thats why when a pack is badly out of balance, it takes longer to charge.

Correct... The charger DOES charge to 4.2 volts as you see on the display. After the pack comes off and rests, the voltage does drop to about 4.18 depending on the packs. Dont worry about it thats how it works.

Bob

[b_vanfossen]

Thanks All for the help!

The charger (1010c) does show it charged to 12.6v for 3s and 25.2v for 6s but if you switch to the reading balancer menu it shows the cells are just below 4.2v immediately after the charge ends. If the charge is almost over if I read the balancer to the end of the charge they never actually hit 4.2v.

Today I charged my Align 6s 22.2v and the 1010 said it charged to 25.2v but when i read the balancer all cells wer @ 4.16v.

Can someone please verify if this is what it shows on theirs while charging/ just after charge for me? Thanks

Brian

[b_vanfossen]

Ballaculla-

That makes sense- thanks. I'm just suprised it would bleed off that much. Actually I guess .04v is not that much- LOL.

I just want to make sure my stuff is ok.

Brian