Re: Home Brew Chargers anyone?

"MJKolodziej" <mjmwcsREMOVEKILLERCHAOS@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> AFAIK LiPos don't self discharge so couldn't I charge then today and
have 
> them ready next spring?  That would be a good feature for Nicads and
NiMh.
>
> If someone could make my Dewalt charger a peak charger that drops off to

> trickle and runs from my truck that would be neat.
> mk
>

If I understand correctly, a LiPo left fully charged for a year will only 
have about 80% of the mAH capacity that it used to.  If the same pack was 
left with a storage charge, it would have 96% of the capacity.  My thought

was to leave it at storage voltage until shortly before use, hopefully 
maximizing the packs life.  The storage voltage is supposed to be 3.8V per

cell.

I have some Dewalt 18V cordless tools, I plan to try charging them with my

Triton one of these days, my alligator clips will clip on their terminals 
and my voltmeter showed me the polarity.  I guess you could take a fried 
Dewalt charger and use it for a cord to charge from your R/C peak charger.

RogerN