LiPo 11.1V 2000 mAh 15/25C Valken Energy three-cell battery

LiPo 11.1V 1600 mAh 20C Valken Energy Tri-Cell Battery

Lithium-ion polymer batteries (LiPo) are the successors to the well-known lithium-ion batteries (LiIon). The fundamental advantage of LiPo is undoubtedly the ratio of capacity to size. The batteries are very small and at the same time have a very high electrical efficiency, so that a suitable battery can be selected for practically any AEG replica. They have no memory effect. They can be charged very frequently without having to be fully discharged. Frequent charging is recommended for any type of Battery an advantage.

It is important to remember to have a LiPo-pack to a value of less than 3 V per cell to discharge and not over 4.2 V per cell to overload. Another advantage of LiPopacks is the low percentage self-discharge rate. An unused battery pack loses about 3 - 5 % of its energy per month. It is important to take care of an unused battery pack, as there is a risk that it will be discharged below the minimum permissible value (3 V per cell) if it is not used for a longer period of time and unintentional chemical reactions may occur, which can lead to a deterioration in the properties of the battery, including permanent damage and, in extreme cases, fire. An unused LiPo-pack should be charged to 70% on average.

A LiPo-pack has an average service life of 500 - 700 cycles when used properly. An important factor is the temperature, with the LiPo-batteries can work. In contrast to other batteries LiPo-cells work well at low temperatures. To maintain the good condition of LiPo-batteries, it is necessary to equalise them during charging with a service port, which most batteries have. LiPo-packs (a good LiPocharger has a built-in balancer).

Use of Li-Po batteries (PDF)