[NSRCA-discussion] Help!!! Lipo recovery advise requested

[Ronald Van Putte]

I do the same thing and it works for me too.

Ron

On May 20, 2013, at 11:22 AM, Robert Campbell wrote:

> Mike,
>  
> I've recovered a couple of LiPo packs for people.  What I do is place the battery in a safe place (LiPO sack, crock pot, etc) connect it to the charger without using the balance board.  I then set the charger to NiCad and the charge rate to 0.1C.  Then I carefully monitor the voltage until it rises above 3 volts per cell.  Then, I stop the NiCad charge and then finish charging with the normal Lipo balance setting.
>  
> Rob
>  
>  
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mike mueller
> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 8:51 AM
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Help!!! Lipo recovery advise requested
> 
>  I have a brand new test pack that I gave to my best friend aptly named "Puff Daddy" who tests for us. He's a great resource because he beats the living crude out of Lipo's so you can feel assured that your doing well if PD is succesful with them.
>  We'll PD did himself very proud last week and discharged the 2 packs on the first attempt to 0 voltage. Opps he got distracted.
>  So how can I get some voltage into the packs so the charger can attempt to recover them? I know it's not going to be a text book operation but I'm willing to roll some dice to see if there is a way. One guy suggested using a nicad charger to pump in some juice.
>  At this point barring an exposion risk I have little to lose.
>  So any suggestions? TIA, Mike
>  
> Mike Mueller
> http://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/mo/www.f3aunlimited.com
> 
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