Well, I have to say that I have a healthy respect for them. Both for their capacity to deliver power, and in their using a small amount of space
for their juice.
Whether or not I'm in safety "overkill mode" as to their padded cradles on my build, I hope to never find out.
I have charging bags. We are off for a vacation. So and I took the batteries I have out to the patio. And, in their sealed charging bags, put them
in the BBQ in the middle of the concrete patio. Now, I suspect that's overkill. But, so what?
My only adventure so far (after the series wiring) was to try to drop the voltage using a balance storage discharge. I started with the cells from
between 3.91and 3.86. They came into balance pretty well, but it took a long time with those (two) 80W chargers...Or for whatever reason.
But, then again, time was on my side.
I went for a ride with total voltage at 46.9 and it did okay. Now, I'm in storage mode at an average 3.48v/cell.
When we get back, I'll charge up to 4.2/cell for a couple of rounds of neighborhood rides and report back.
I'm thinking that in the real world, I'll be looking forward to getting a couple of stronger chargers. LC was right. As much time as I have, and as
much fun as it is to sit and drink coffee and read the paper, I think itching for a full charge to top off might get to me.
Points are: Lipos are for me. This build was made for Lipos. So, Lipos are what I'll probably stick with from here out. Until something even
cooler comes along, that is.
