Storing Lipos with full charge

[Aussie newbie]

Hi All,

Haven't had much time for flying lately so I had to store my lipos away for about a week. I forgot to discharge them to 50% capacity before I put them away. How long can lipos be stored with a full charge before any damage occurs? They have been in storage with a full charge for 6 days now.

Thanks.

[Jafa]

The 50% discharge thing is a safety issue,
much less power onboard if something does go wrong
Most of us recharge when we get home, the cells are ready and armed
May get used next weekend, or the one after

[Pinecone]

Storing them at full charge for a long period of time can damage them. I start to worry at about 3 - 4 weeks storage.

[Aussie newbie]

Thanks for your replies. Hopefully I should get some flights in in the next few days. Hopefully my lipos won't suffer after a about 2 weeks storage with full charge.

[th3tick]

If you're going to be in this situation on occasion, consider this:

http://pldaniels.com/rcshop/frame.php?vp=PLD-LN3S-01

I have two, and they work great.

John

[pwssr]

Sold Out!!!

Wonder for how long??

Good suggestion, though.

[th3tick]

He's actually been keeping things posted on progress on:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=622895&page=43

and

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=704489&page=12

so I suspect the wait shouldn't be too long.

John