Kraton Batteries after each use

[NewKratonuser0311]

Is it a good idea to storage charge the 4s batteries after each use? I probably won’t be using them until next weekend, so they will just be sitting in their batsafe box till then, Or should I just leave them at the current voltage

 

[Cereal_killer]

My habit is after use. Storage mode. To make sure they're at the correct level.. I will leave a battery charged if I'm going to use it in the next 2 days... but leave it in a lipo bag. Ammo box ect ect.

 

[grihn]

I almost always storage charge after use...if I charge a battery intending to use it and then don't, I storage charge (actually discharge) it...the only time I don't is if I'm going camping. There are a few camping spots that I go to that have really good rock crawling spots, so I'll charge up a few batteries before the trip and take them with me...I've got an inverter in the car but I prefer to just have the batteries charged. Even then, the longest I've ever left a battery charged for was 3 days...I wouldn't recommend leaving them charged for a week, and really I wouldn't recommend longer than 48 hours.

 

[norcalsc]

Always storage charge when not in use is what I do religiously

 

[Mazin]

I need to start doing that, I usually just check levels and they are usually in range but again I need to be better about it.

 

[parcou]

Is it a good idea to storage charge the 4s batteries after each use? I probably won’t be using them until next weekend, so they will just be sitting in their batsafe box till then, Or should I just leave them at the current voltage

Yep, I do it within 24 after usally in most cases within a few hours once home. Some batteries I do not bash as often as others so I storage charge them to 3.85 those one sit for a few months or longer and when I come back they are about 3.80 or 3.81 when I do use them.

Happy battery = quickly storage charging it after usage.

Welcome, and enjoy!

 

[Cheez]

It’s like a religion. Prep/inspect, charge, bash, clean, storage charge ….repeat

 

[Crunchy Gears]

Yes, Lipo batteries don't like sitting fully charged. If I charge up 3 packs and only use 2, they all go on the charger when I get home. The better you treat them the longer they'll last and the less chance of catastrophic failure.

 

[a2lowvw]

My policy is if I’m not going to use them in the next 24 hours they go to storage mode. I usually check and put the spent batteries into storage first and then discharge any unused. I’ve gotten better at estimating our usage and rarely end up going home with charged batteries.