Battery storage

[Mr. Cucumber]

I want to fully charge some lipo and li-ion batteries.. and store the charged batteries... For future use...but how often should I re charge them or check on them?

[Rex_G]

6 minutes ago, Mr. Cucumber said:

I want to fully charge some lipo and li-ion batteries.. and store the charged batteries... For future use...but how often should I re charge them or check on them?

Lipo bateries should not be stored fully charged. If you want to store them, discharge them to half of their max capacity. 

 

[Mira Yurizaki]

Also make sure to store them in a relatively cool environment. Hot environments will royally ruin lithium based rechargeables.

[Hackentosher]

Yeah don't do that. They are more dangerous when they are fully charged because there is more energy in them that can cause problems, and it damages them chemically so they wont work as well when you need them later. Storage voltage for lithium cells is 3.8v per cell, so drain them to within .05V of that is my rule of thumb.