Charge batteries?

[Josh_Galsky]

Hello! I have an old AR Drone battery and my 2 year old brother is obsessed with flying things, so I charged the battery with a universal smart charger and I tired it out (the battery says only to charge at 1.0 Amps and the charger has an option to charge at 1.0 or at 2.0, so obviously I charged it as 1.0). The battery seems to be dead, I get no response from the drone when I turn it off (I have no way of knowing if the drone is dead, so may only thought is to get a new battery).  I saw on amazon a batter that fits my drone and it says to charge at 1.3 Amps, is it viable to charge it at 1.0 Amps? I know it might not work because it wont have enough amperage to charge the battery, or should I charge it at 2.0 Amps? Which I know may also damage it.  but, a 0.3 amps difference probably won't make a difference (at least I think so). 

To make it short, can I charge a battery that requires 1.3 Amps with a 1.0 or 2.0 Amp charger?

[19_blackie_73]

normally you can charge every battery below it's advertised charging speed. I load my rc battery packs well below advertised speeds and never had problems.

BUT do not charge it at 2A, it will damage it. Slower is no problem, faster indeed

[Josh_Galsky]

1 minute ago, 19_blackie_73 said:

normally you can charge every battery below it's advertised charging speed. I load my rc battery packs well below advertised speeds and never had problems.

BUT do not charge it at 2A, it will damage it. Slower is no problem, faster indeed

Thanks for your response! I really appreciate it!

[.spider.]

Make sure that your charger supports the cell's chemistry