Correct LiPo Charge Rate?
A nearly new Dell laptop fell from (atop?) luggage storage of a car on the highway. The device broke into pieces. Screen and housing badly fractured. What a shame. They did not slow down
I rescued the LiPo battery pack - unharmed. I want to salvage it and use it to power a remote burglar alarm on my upcoming roof rack.
The battery pack says it is rated for 5300 mah @ 11.3 volts.
There are six Panasonic batteries in the pack. Each battery is somewhat fatter and longer than a standard AA battery "somewhat" means they are noticeably larger.
With my glacial internet speed I have tried to research appropriate charging voltage and safe charging current but the sites do not load. I am getting frustrated.
The batteries at present are untouched and have 11.1 volts.
What is the significance of the "11.3" volt rating? Like a 12-volt battery where fully charged means 12.7 volts? Is the 11.3 volts the voltage limit for charging? 5300 mah would a 500 ma charge rate be excessive?
I know LiPo batteries are rated 3.7 volts each so this pack would lead me to believe the 6 batteries are series parallel? I cannot imagine this size of LiPo battery having 5300 mah.
11.1 volts per battery string. Double the amp hours - meaning each individual battery is rated 2650 mah.
Is there a web site that furnishes the data on LiPo batteries? I need to configure the cutout voltage so as to prevent over-discharge.
Whoopee
I rescued the LiPo battery pack - unharmed. I want to salvage it and use it to power a remote burglar alarm on my upcoming roof rack.
The battery pack says it is rated for 5300 mah @ 11.3 volts.
There are six Panasonic batteries in the pack. Each battery is somewhat fatter and longer than a standard AA battery "somewhat" means they are noticeably larger.
With my glacial internet speed I have tried to research appropriate charging voltage and safe charging current but the sites do not load. I am getting frustrated.
The batteries at present are untouched and have 11.1 volts.
What is the significance of the "11.3" volt rating? Like a 12-volt battery where fully charged means 12.7 volts? Is the 11.3 volts the voltage limit for charging? 5300 mah would a 500 ma charge rate be excessive?
I know LiPo batteries are rated 3.7 volts each so this pack would lead me to believe the 6 batteries are series parallel? I cannot imagine this size of LiPo battery having 5300 mah.
11.1 volts per battery string. Double the amp hours - meaning each individual battery is rated 2650 mah.
Is there a web site that furnishes the data on LiPo batteries? I need to configure the cutout voltage so as to prevent over-discharge.
Whoopee
