hi again all, just after a bit of feedback on fast charging my batteries. I always charge on balanced but just wondering if it is ok to fast charge occasionally ? Btw I hope all good folk on here that were within reach of the hurricane are ok.
Depends on your battery rating. My Pulse batteries are rated at 5C, and I charge them at about 4C most of the time. No problems yet, but I don't get to fly too often.
basically 1C takes an hour, so 5C would be about 12minutes, 4C about 15min. But it probably takes a little longer since charging slows once you hit 4.2V/cell.
edit: as long as your charger can provide the curent and power, 5 packs in parallel takes the same as 1 pack, you just set the current 5x as high. Most of the time I charge 2 or 3 packs though, just because that is how many I usually fly at a time.