Posts: 60 Threads: 22 Likes Received: 1 in 1 posts Likes Given: 0 Joined: Jan 2016 Reputation: 5 Anyone who actually charges, discharges, charges, discharges their new lipo's etc before use? I mostly just charge them put put them on the quad and go. but then I heard there is something called break in procedure, it goes something like 0.5C charge first, discharge to 3.7V, 1C charge then discharge to 3,6V, 1C charge and flying, gentle first. just wondering what the benefits are? I love to share and help people! Flying Mini Quad is the best! • Posts: 106 Threads: 39 Likes Received: 16 in 11 posts Likes Given: 0 Joined: Feb 2016 Reputation: 2 The proper break-in procedure is (quoting from here ) Break-In Procedure: - First charge of 0.5 C up to 100%
- First discharge at 0.5 C to 3.7 volts / cell
- Second charge of 0.5 C at 100%
- Second discharge at 0.5 C to 3.6 volts / cell
- Third charge with 1C to 100%
- Third discharge at 1 C to 3.6 volts / cell
- Fourth charge at 1C to 100%
- First flight assignment with moderate currents, so gentle style of flying, flight time to about 50 - 60% of discharge limit
- Fifth charge at 1C to 100%
- Second flight with the use of 70 - 80% of capacity with smooth flying style
All new batteries have a chemical stabilizer in them to give them long shelf life. The break in procedure breaks down this chemical. If you run them without breaking in, your batteries IR goes up and reduces performance/life cycles. Its all a matter of preference, I know some people who can't be bothered by doing any of this. Just don't scratch your head at why that expensive battery doesn't performance as well as expected. Or doesn't last 400-500+ cycles. • Posts: 72 Threads: 19 Likes Received: 0 in 0 posts Likes Given: 0 Joined: Jan 2016 Reputation: 2 (18-Mar-2016, 09:59 PM)fpvmonkey Wrote: Anyone who actually charges, discharges, charges, discharges their new lipo's etc before use? I mostly just charge them put put them on the quad and go. but then I heard there is something called break in procedure, it goes something like 0.5C charge first, discharge to 3.7V, 1C charge then discharge to 3,6V, 1C charge and flying, gentle first. just wondering what the benefits are? I just charge at 1c for the first time and then go fly here • Posts: 78 Threads: 17 Likes Received: 3 in 3 posts Likes Given: 0 Joined: Jan 2016 Reputation: 5 19-Mar-2016, 06:22 AM (This post was last modified: 19-Mar-2016, 06:23 AM by Hebrews12v2.) (18-Mar-2016, 10:03 PM)cche Wrote: The proper break-in procedure is (quoting from here ) Break-In Procedure: - First charge of 0.5 C up to 100%
- First discharge at 0.5 C to 3.7 volts / cell
- Second charge of 0.5 C at 100%
- Second discharge at 0.5 C to 3.6 volts / cell
- Third charge with 1C to 100%
- Third discharge at 1 C to 3.6 volts / cell
- Fourth charge at 1C to 100%
- First flight assignment with moderate currents, so gentle style of flying, flight time to about 50 - 60% of discharge limit
- Fifth charge at 1C to 100%
- Second flight with the use of 70 - 80% of capacity with smooth flying style
All new batteries have a chemical stabilizer in them to give them long shelf life. The break in procedure breaks down this chemical. If you run them without breaking in, your batteries IR goes up and reduces performance/life cycles. Its all a matter of preference, I know some people who can't be bothered by doing any of this. Just don't scratch your head at why that expensive battery doesn't performance as well as expected. Or doesn't last 400-500+ cycles. First time I heard this.. wish I would have known before changing to 1C first time on all my batteries I am a developing Racer - getting better..... BNF Quads: <250 Eachine>; <250 Walkera Advanced CC3D>; <250 Vortex Pro> Built: Dronz Fury 252 RX ; Speed Addict 210-R Building: <Deciding on Third build - Suggestions?> • Posts: 19 Threads: 3 Likes Received: 1 in 1 posts Likes Given: 0 Joined: Jan 2016 Reputation: 2 Usually for me, what I do is for the first 5 charge cycle I do only 1C charge and then fly the pack until 50%, light flying only and repeat. It works for me so far. • Posts: 5,319 Threads: 673 Likes Received: 3,155 in 1,743 posts Likes Given: 2,031 Joined: Jan 2016 Reputation: 139 29-Mar-2016, 12:37 AM (This post was last modified: 29-Mar-2016, 12:38 AM by Oscar.) For your information... I tested the break in procedure last weekend... I measured the internal resistance before and after the break in... and I found none to very little difference... IR was measured in similar temperature, lipos were at same voltage level (3.8V) Posts: 5 Threads: 0 Likes Received: 2 in 1 posts Likes Given: 0 Joined: Mar 2016 Reputation: 0 Oscar gotta say i love watching your videos, Your no-break in video is going to ruffle alot of panties Posts: 119 Threads: 9 Likes Received: 9 in 4 posts Likes Given: 0 Joined: Mar 2016 Reputation: 2 What always stumped me when reading some of the more elaborate break in procedures I've read....like some have almost a dozen cycles on the lipo before they crank it up....is why I've not seen a peep from manufacturers of the batteries in regards to break in procedure. Only thing I've heard was straight from the mouth of a local manufacturer, Glacier, and was told to maybe take it easy on the first flight and after that fly it like you stole it. And now Joshua and Oscar have both tested and came up with the same results. But I'm sure this dead horse will continue to get beat. • Posts: 1,070 Threads: 70 Likes Received: 742 in 378 posts Likes Given: 577 Joined: Jan 2016 Reputation: 44 Of course it will, even some manufacturers of smartphones tell their users to "format" li-ion cells before use. That myth will keep on going for all the batteries • Posts: 236 Threads: 2 Likes Received: 66 in 45 posts Likes Given: 27 Joined: Jan 2016 Reputation: 17 In Russia we call such activities "dancing with a tambourine around a bonfire" :-) Literally Posts: 918 Threads: 83 Likes Received: 533 in 271 posts Likes Given: 498 Joined: Jan 2016 Reputation: 30 This is my way. Buy the battery Charge it Install it Fly it Drain it to 3.5 volts loaded Charge it Fly it and so on. Easy peasy. Posts: 2 Threads: 0 Likes Received: 0 in 0 posts Likes Given: 0 Joined: Aug 2016 Reputation: 0 Hi, I am new here and in the hobby :-). I read up a lot about LiPo handling but on the "break-in" topic I found so many different opinions that I am not sure what is better really. I would be super interested to see the "no break-in" video from Oscar you were talking about above. Can someone maybe give me a link to it? Thanks in advance! • Posts: 626 Threads: 96 Likes Received: 531 in 218 posts Likes Given: 188 Joined: May 2016 Reputation: 20 I couldn't find Oscar's video but here's the one by Joshua Bardwell Posts: 2 Threads: 0 Likes Received: 0 in 0 posts Likes Given: 0 Joined: Aug 2016 Reputation: 0 • Posts: 155 Threads: 33 Likes Received: 17 in 15 posts Likes Given: 172 Joined: May 2018 Reputation: 2 I just talked to custumer service at Venom and he said just charge them and fly them . try not to get each cell below 3.5v and you should be good . F.K. • |