When your hobby is your passion, you can talk about it all day. All the learning was never 'work' and was absorbed considerably easier than algebra I'm sure. Get me on topics like FPV, Electronics or guitar and you'll be looking for the door lol.
You have been contributing to the community for so long now !! Thank you for your hard work and thank you for passing on all that knowledge. Cheers Steele
1st thing: I love that you know your shit and explain it in an easy way ..2nd: There are no cuts in this video. That's rare today. Another guy mentioned it below and I wanna emphasize this: This is so so good, compared to cuts every 5-10 seconds.. Keep it up my man. I'm just starting my fpv journey .. Love your content!
got into fpv about 30 days ago. watched 100s of videos and learned a lot. Somehow you havent popped into my feed yet I have heard your name a dozen times. This was my first video and feel like I messed up by not watching your video's sooner. Great video !! Ill definitely will be watching more.
For new flier that wants to "future proof" (and have the "hot setup like Steele") of 6S, they can build/buy a 6S and limit the throttle to 70%. The bonus (besides being able to "turn it up" when ready) is about 25-30% more flight time. That's a very nice thing all by itself, and you will get longer battery life because you are babying them flying like that. Good video!
I want to try that. Whats a good 6s grade motor for freestyle? I fly a 5", with 4s, HT Cricket 2450s + 5×4×3s. Looking for smooth maneuvering with good punchout for flicks.
@@jewishjitsu The Xing 2208 1700kv on the Mamba Stack is my go to setup turning 6" (or larger) props on a Iflight long arm frame with DJI video (it's worth the weight and money IMO). If you're new to the game, or just enjoy proximity and flying thru the air like me, consider the 6" setup. With good batteries (RDQ 6S1250) you'll get super smooth flight and long flights as well as a rugged package that you can fly more than fix. On 4S you'll lose quite a lot of flight time, but it'll still fly fine although not so "punchy" on the hit. 6" on 6S is my favorite and it'll still do the flippity flip thing, but a tad slower (and easier to master), but is much more enjoyable if you just enjoy flying and aren't making videos for the youtube gang. If you're looking for 5" extra light, extra full speed stuff - The Xing 2207 1800 (you can get them in 1700kv or 1800kv) would probably be better for a strictly 5" setup like yours. A Mamba stack on Betaflight defaults ought to fly great if you limit the throttle to 50 to 75%. Make sure you don't just chop the top off, you need to reset the span so you get full range throttle control. Looks at Oscars rundown on setups like this (oscarliang.com/best-motors-props/). The 2207 is a great motor, I'm using them on 6" machines on 6S, and they work hard, but pull plenty hard, and still live. For strictly 6" I run the wider 2208. Smooth thru the middle with a top on that comes on plenty hard, but not so abrupt it's just a moonshot. You can play with betaflight and smooth things out a bit if you want to go more cinematic. I'd bet if you use the 2207 1800kv in your setup with throttle set to top out from 50 to 75% (depending on how new you are and how smooth you'd like it) You'll find it flies great on defaults. Hope that helps. Try the 6" 2208 setup if you have the budget, you won't be sorry. It's a bit bigger and still rips, but slows down nicely, which is fun, especially if you have High def video. If you need to know more hit me back again. Happy flying!
@@scottmarshall6766 Thank you for the detailed response. Ill look into buying a Armattan 6" tonight. Thanks! Sidebar, a 2208 would be taller than a 2207, not wider, wouldn't that only help with high end?
It’s really awesome of you to make this video series. I’m a relatively experienced pilot and builder, having been into FPV for almost 4 years now. Like yourself. But I still enjoy watching the videos, and it’s really cool to see that you are willing to share all of your knowledge. You are helping to bring new pilots into our hobby, and that is priceless. The more the merrier.
Your depth of knoweledge is very apparent in your videos. Thank you for sharing your advice with us. There's something about your demeanor that tells me you would rather be flying and this makes you more convincing.
Excellent info. Only 2 people i trust for battery info & thats you & joshua bardwell. Not even manufacturer. Thumbs up, dromie! I feel good ive gotten 2 years out of most of my batteries
When to read this voltage numbers ? 1in flight ? 2 if landed and motors are spinning air mode ? 3 when dissarmed ? I believe 3, so inflight u can go a bit lower in volt
Being totally new to fpv I was super happy to find this video! It really helped me to learn the basics especially battery storage and I even ordered a lipo bag for added safety. Thanks for the great video!
I'm still happy on 4S lipos, and you are the first pilot to confirm my handling with them, not over-discharging and taking care of the babes made them live long and healthy! 😂😅 No, I don't give them names!
S means cells in a series configuration (most common) - used to increase overall pack voltage. P means cells in a parallel configuration (less common) - used to increase overall pack capacity.
Yeah!!!! I love the duck on your side :D Duck power! Coincoin! Thanks Steele for all those info. One additionnal thing is: they don"t like cold, and reach the down limit very fast when you pull on them.
This is great! You summed up everything I needed to know in one video. -1 topic. Charging amperage for 4s, 6s, 1300mah, 1500 mah, 70C vs 100C batteries. Never mind. You did! Watching that 1 next.
I second that... Fly until cruise or hovering touches a steady voltage of 14.0 - 14.2v, once unplugged the battery will rest at 14.8 - 15.0v. My batteries have a longevity and never puff even though I fly em' hard. Happy flying to all.... 😎
Superb video, really informative and well put together. You’re knocking it out the park with this ethix stuff my dude! I have to say loving the S3’s man, there so responsive and have proven to be really durable. I didn’t expect any prop to drag me away from my long standing cyclone addiction!
You've nailed it man... I fully agree landing at nominal voltage (14.8V) although it's quite hard to comprehend for a beginner. Well, at least it was for me :D I tend to keep flying until it show 14.3-14.4 on the OSD while slow cruising that's roughly 14.8 after landing. Your video is super helpful, I've learned it the hard way though :(
Great vid Steele! I'm a destroyer of 1S batts in brushless whoops. Charging the 1S batteries at high currents just as to not run out of charged batteries for the next race. Batteries are almost hot after a race in my son's Blade BL. My HVs, 4.35V, last less time than another BL running 4.2V 1S batts. Keeping up with charged batts per race, with three chargers, my Bets 75 Pro and my son's BL, making it through a two minute race, just seems to be a recipe for battery death. My 4S Ghost though gets great battery life. I think for the reasons you mention. More voltage overhead. Luckily 1S whoop batteries are cheaper, yet I purchase quite a few at a time. Aw, the early days of Inductrix flying! Little kwads, cheap easy batteries, long fun flight times..... Peace...Guy
I have something to say about the Rotor Riot Practice Battery. It great! It's the first battery I bought for my hawk 5 and it's still like new in the way it performs. Sure it's a heavy 1500mah tank, but the cells are especially good. No joke. I'm not affiliated with RR in any monetary way. It's that good. I've ran it down to 11v multiple times. No puffing or loss of capacity. Slight volt sag is all I saw. Battery stays cool no matter what and it's the only battery that I never had to repair the balance leads on.
Great video man very good information. A lot of people don’t care of their packs. I learned a lot about what it means to care for lipo packs when I started buying 12s 5000mah for my helicopters 300 bucks a battery hurts when they go bad early because you didn’t take care of em.
Can you PLEASE do a follow-up discussing the amps at which you charge/discharge based on mah of batteries? And using a parallel board with do's and don'ts. THANK YOU.
Thanks... you've confirmed I'm doing the right thing. I stop at 3.5 in flight which is 3.7 resting. Not because I can't get more but because the thing flys terrible.
I was able to revive a pretty new LiPo that was connected to a flyaway that was found some days later. That battery was flat. I charged it on a NiCd setting at 100mA until the cell voltage was high enough that lipo mode would accept the battery.
Its funny to hear your opinion on this. Ive started trying to be landing my kwads at 3.7-3.6 per cell if possible. The only time I go lower then that is if Im trying to get back to myself from a long-rangish flight. Ive had friends tell me its fin to go down to 3.5-3.4 per cell but I like to be on the safer side and thats probably why I get about a years worth of life from my batteries vs their 2-4 months of life.
Hey, I've been doing it right since I started fpv😁. I heard only go to 80% of mAh when I bought my first batteries, forget who/where. I also charge to storage voltage after using them, don't know if I should or not. Maybe Mr. Steele covers this in the video. Thank Steele for the info, I will now finish watching.😎
Tnx for all this information. Could you tell more about the lipo pack for your transmitter? Why not use the default pack of your transmitter? Did you modify your transmitter for the lipo?
No mods needed. It’s a 3S 2200mAh pack from lumenier. Lipo just lasts a hell of a lot longer. Doesn’t come with a Lipo because they are highly regulated when it comes to shipping.
They should just chill there and not change No need to check at Storage voltage. Do make sure they are kept in s climate controlled environment. Maintained within a range of 60-85 F degrees
Regarding voltage that tells you I have to land: The voltage is changing all the time regarding if you are on full throttle, half the throttle or just slowly cruising. So about which situation are you refering to when you check your voltage and say "It is about time to land, my Batteryvoltage is about 14.8V"
Under load depending on the battery and it’s health i.e. how old it is and how much abuse it’s seem you should always look at your packs voltage either when cruising which will be around 13-14V. Or during a free fall. When you have no throttle input. Should be between 14.5-15V. You just have to know that when you’re under load the voltage will always be lower than it will be not under load. It takes some time to just play around with your setup and your osd to understand what works for you.
@@MrSteeleFPV Hi Steele, THX for quick reply. that's what I was talking about. During Powerloop or gaining fast much altitude with full-throttle my voltage drops to a voltage of 3.3V per cell, but during dive recovers very quickly (which is typical). I was jsut curious, because it sounds like that your batterys never reach this low voltage while you are flying (and you did some flying with longer full throttle scenes). So I just misunderstood. THX
When we are talking about what voltage to stop flying at, are we talking about the voltage that is shown once the drone has landed, or are we talking about what we see in the osd at like, say a hover or something?
Since videos 3-5 got through whoops, as a beginner I'm not flying a 5" yet, I was expecting this video to talk about basic lipos, chargers, how they work, safety, fire risk, fancy bags, and maybe even something about 1s batteries, since that's what came with the whoop you recommended. I'm going to have to come back and watch this one later. Edit: lol, all that stuff is in the next video, part 7.
You're much more conservative with the landing voltages than I am. I try to land them at 3.3v so they come up a little when resting. They seem to last at least a year like that. I do put them into storage after 3 or so days, though.
I plan to put FPV in my speed car build with 3S 4200am 120C X 2 in series. Can I power the FPV on one of the 3S charging leads without damaging the battery? Or connect the power directly to receiver 🤔
Hey Steele is there a way to correct the mah and voltage sensor consumption on the steele pdb? Mine doesn't feel like it's giving me accurate readings... is there a trick?
The mAh consumption should be spot on as it’s coming from the each individual ESC. I know there is a voltage adjustment in the osd menu. I don’t know if there is a mAh consumption adjustment. Most likely you’ll just have to compensate for the adjustment. So if 900 is really 800mAh. The. Go to 980-1000. Each pack. Make sense ? I do this subconsciously actually. Nothing is ever perfect. You just have to ball park it. :)
You can in betaflight. If it says 1300mah on the osd and when you charge it you only put in 1200mah your reading is of by 100mah. Then you need to calibrate it in bf.
i have some some adrenalines from 2017! they've degraded, but still flyable, i generally can still pull about 800-900 mah out of the 6 remaining packs in this series, but they are not as powerful as my new packs. great for a cruise or messing around, though they probably have only 100-150 charge cycles over that time period honestly
@@MrSteeleFPV I'm looking into this hobby but i don't want to waste my time or money. so I'm doing as much research as i can before buying. your videos have been very helpful
Hey Brother. So I'm going to Texas and what do you recommend . Do I put my lipos on discharge or storage. And what's the lowest I should have it on for traveling on plane for carry-on .
Hey, I'm planning on grabbing one of your 4s quads in the next few weeks. I'm just trying to figure out weather I can use 3s, 4s, 5s and 6s.... what ones will work well and what ones will either burn out the quad or just be to low?
Hi i have been following you the past 6 days and i just want to thank you. I am new to fpv and trying to learn some things. Keep up the good work ! I just purchased a wizard X220hv and i am trying to learn i just want to ask you for any suggestions on a 6s lipo battery and a balance charger. Thanks in advance
Nice video, ths! Please, make video with storage lipo batteries. Bags, bunkers or something else. Safe charging, discharging. Im new in this hobby and i afraid of fire from lipos
Hover voltage or recovery voltage? I land on 3, 6V and it usually recovers to 3, 8V. My 4s last me about 8 months using same technique. What internal resistance do you recommend retirering pack. Thanx just convinced me to go 6s. I am however gonna build my own 6s packs because for some reason in South Africa their 30% more expensive per W/H. I guess it's the hype. Thanx for adding valuable info to hobby
Should a lipo battery that comes out of storage be immediately charged to full. Should I use up any remaining charge, then charged to full? Does it matter either way? Every video talks about storing lipos but no one talks about taking them out of storage.
this man freestyled everything, not one single cut, respect
clearly a sign he knows his shit. Like seriously knows it. Eat breathe sleep walk FPV
perhaps he was recording on a drone and battery life was limiting length of the video :P
Have you asked him out yet? That mustache is calling ya buddy
CRAZY!
When your hobby is your passion, you can talk about it all day. All the learning was never 'work' and was absorbed considerably easier than algebra I'm sure. Get me on topics like FPV, Electronics or guitar and you'll be looking for the door lol.
You have been contributing to the community for so long now !! Thank you for your hard work and thank you for passing on all that knowledge. Cheers Steele
One of the most comprehensive videos on LiPo batteries as it relates to RC Aircrafts that I have ever seen. Thank you!
1st thing: I love that you know your shit and explain it in an easy way ..2nd: There are no cuts in this video. That's rare today. Another guy mentioned it below and I wanna emphasize this: This is so so good, compared to cuts every 5-10 seconds.. Keep it up my man. I'm just starting my fpv journey .. Love your content!
got into fpv about 30 days ago. watched 100s of videos and learned a lot. Somehow you havent popped into my feed yet I have heard your name a dozen times. This was my first video and feel like I messed up by not watching your video's sooner. Great video !! Ill definitely will be watching more.
Steele is the shit
For new flier that wants to "future proof" (and have the "hot setup like Steele") of 6S, they can build/buy a 6S and limit the throttle to 70%. The bonus (besides being able to "turn it up" when ready) is about 25-30% more flight time. That's a very nice thing all by itself, and you will get longer battery life because you are babying them flying like that.
Good video!
I want to try that. Whats a good 6s grade motor for freestyle?
I fly a 5", with 4s, HT Cricket 2450s + 5×4×3s.
Looking for smooth maneuvering with good punchout for flicks.
@@jewishjitsu The Xing 2208 1700kv on the Mamba Stack is my go to setup turning 6" (or larger) props on a Iflight long arm frame with DJI video (it's worth the weight and money IMO). If you're new to the game, or just enjoy proximity and flying thru the air like me, consider the 6" setup. With good batteries (RDQ 6S1250) you'll get super smooth flight and long flights as well as a rugged package that you can fly more than fix. On 4S you'll lose quite a lot of flight time, but it'll still fly fine although not so "punchy" on the hit. 6" on 6S is my favorite and it'll still do the flippity flip thing, but a tad slower (and easier to master), but is much more enjoyable if you just enjoy flying and aren't making videos for the youtube gang. If you're looking for 5" extra light, extra full speed stuff - The Xing 2207 1800 (you can get them in 1700kv or 1800kv) would probably be better for a strictly 5" setup like yours. A Mamba stack on Betaflight defaults ought to fly great if you limit the throttle to 50 to 75%. Make sure you don't just chop the top off, you need to reset the span so you get full range throttle control.
Looks at Oscars rundown on setups like this (oscarliang.com/best-motors-props/).
The 2207 is a great motor, I'm using them on 6" machines on 6S, and they work hard, but pull plenty hard, and still live. For strictly 6" I run the wider 2208. Smooth thru the middle with a top on that comes on plenty hard, but not so abrupt it's just a moonshot. You can play with betaflight and smooth things out a bit if you want to go more cinematic.
I'd bet if you use the 2207 1800kv in your setup with throttle set to top out from 50 to 75% (depending on how new you are and how smooth you'd like it) You'll find it flies great on defaults. Hope that helps. Try the 6" 2208 setup if you have the budget, you won't be sorry. It's a bit bigger and still rips, but slows down nicely, which is fun, especially if you have High def video. If you need to know more hit me back again. Happy flying!
@@scottmarshall6766 Thank you for the detailed response. Ill look into buying a Armattan 6" tonight. Thanks!
Sidebar, a 2208 would be taller than a 2207, not wider, wouldn't that only help with high end?
It’s really awesome of you to make this video series. I’m a relatively experienced pilot and builder, having been into FPV for almost 4 years now. Like yourself. But I still enjoy watching the videos, and it’s really cool to see that you are willing to share all of your knowledge. You are helping to bring new pilots into our hobby, and that is priceless. The more the merrier.
i like the ducky in the corner XD
@@caseharley6509 Wooowww damn, you are like the lowest tier of scammers then?
Might just be the best video on Lipos 🔋 on the interweb! ...runs 🏃🏻♂️ home in a panic to put lipos on storage voltage! 🤣 Keep up the great work!
The guy can speak! Thats always endearing.
I'm just moving from off the shelf "toy" quads to starting my own build(s). These videos are super-helpful. Thank you.
Your depth of knoweledge is very apparent in your videos. Thank you for sharing your advice with us. There's something about your demeanor that tells me you would rather be flying and this makes you more convincing.
Holy hell! It's Steele from the future! I'm watching this in January 2019, but for him in the video it's already Febuary 2019! Boom. Mind blown.
The best video on Lipos on RUclips so far. That was very helpful. Thank you very much 👏👏
Just finished my first build yesterday and wanted to charge my first lipo at the weekend. Perfect timing for this video 🙌
Excellent info. Only 2 people i trust for battery info & thats you & joshua bardwell. Not even manufacturer. Thumbs up, dromie! I feel good ive gotten 2 years out of most of my batteries
When to read this voltage numbers ?
1in flight ?
2 if landed and motors are spinning air mode ?
3 when dissarmed ?
I believe 3, so inflight u can go a bit lower in volt
3.7 after flight, in flight i drain my lipos down to 3.1/3.2 v per cell.
What should be right?
i use them for over 3 years now and I had no Problem whith this, the capacity is only slightly reduced becourse they are old. (
Being totally new to fpv I was super happy to find this video! It really helped me to learn the basics especially battery storage and I even ordered a lipo bag for added safety. Thanks for the great video!
I'm still happy on 4S lipos, and you are the first pilot to confirm my handling with them, not over-discharging and taking care of the babes made them live long and healthy!
😂😅 No, I don't give them names!
Hahaha. Naming packs would be funny though
Congratulations!!! Sorry I'm a little late but I just realized you passed 200,000 subs. Probably the only drone guy I follow with that many subs.
S means cells in a series configuration (most common) - used to increase overall pack voltage.
P means cells in a parallel configuration (less common) - used to increase overall pack capacity.
Series is used to control voltage delivery. It's easier to lower voltage than to rise it.
Parallel is for delivering large currents.
Mário Rui Santos and capacity is exactly the same, 4 1000mAh cells have the same capacity either in series or parallel.
@@dmalovic but it draws more amps because of less available volts, yes?
Yeah!!!! I love the duck on your side :D
Duck power! Coincoin!
Thanks Steele for all those info. One additionnal thing is: they don"t like cold, and reach the down limit very fast when you pull on them.
Who doesn't have a duck? I do! Hahahaha
I'm a noob in the fpv community. What's up with the duck??
@@opossumfpvSame meaning as an upside down pineapple.
This is great! You summed up everything I needed to know in one video. -1 topic. Charging amperage for 4s, 6s, 1300mah, 1500 mah, 70C vs 100C batteries. Never mind. You did! Watching that 1 next.
Legit info from a professional pilot! What more could anyone ask for?
Really great advice. I never knew how long to really wait after they've been charged, thanks.
You always inspire me in this hobby. Really dig how you take care of your equipment. That sponge bob trick was sick. Peace out Mr.Steele.
I second that... Fly until cruise or hovering touches a steady voltage of 14.0 - 14.2v, once unplugged the battery will rest at 14.8 - 15.0v. My batteries have a longevity and never puff even though I fly em' hard.
Happy flying to all.... 😎
As a beginner these videos are very helpful thank you for taking the time in doing them.
Superb video, really informative and well put together. You’re knocking it out the park with this ethix stuff my dude! I have to say loving the S3’s man, there so responsive and have proven to be really durable. I didn’t expect any prop to drag me away from my long standing cyclone addiction!
I came back a couple of time in the last year... Very valuable stuff! Thanks
You've nailed it man... I fully agree landing at nominal voltage (14.8V) although it's quite hard to comprehend for a beginner. Well, at least it was for me :D I tend to keep flying until it show 14.3-14.4 on the OSD while slow cruising that's roughly 14.8 after landing.
Your video is super helpful, I've learned it the hard way though :(
Awesome series, FPV needs this content so much. Cheers!
Thanks for the great info and all your efforts in helping the community!
Comparable power setups for 6s vs 4s please. Looking forward to that video
Great vid Steele! I'm a destroyer of 1S batts in brushless whoops. Charging the 1S batteries at high currents just as to not run out of charged batteries for the next race. Batteries are almost hot after a race in my son's Blade BL. My HVs, 4.35V, last less time than another BL running 4.2V 1S batts. Keeping up with charged batts per race, with three chargers, my Bets 75 Pro and my son's BL, making it through a two minute race, just seems to be a recipe for battery death. My 4S Ghost though gets great battery life. I think for the reasons you mention. More voltage overhead. Luckily 1S whoop batteries are cheaper, yet I purchase quite a few at a time. Aw, the early days of Inductrix flying! Little kwads, cheap easy batteries, long fun flight times..... Peace...Guy
I have something to say about the Rotor Riot Practice Battery. It great! It's the first battery I bought for my hawk 5 and it's still like new in the way it performs. Sure it's a heavy 1500mah tank, but the cells are especially good. No joke. I'm not affiliated with RR in any monetary way. It's that good. I've ran it down to 11v multiple times. No puffing or loss of capacity. Slight volt sag is all I saw. Battery stays cool no matter what and it's the only battery that I never had to repair the balance leads on.
THANKS STEELE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE VERY INFORMATIVE ANSWERS ALL OF MY QUESTIONS THAT I HAD ABOUT LIPOS 🙏
🙏🏼. Super glad I can help man. Video coming out soon about charging :))). Maybe tomorrow evening.
Thanks! I'm really looking forward to the 4S/6S video.
Great video man very good information. A lot of people don’t care of their packs. I learned a lot about what it means to care for lipo packs when I started buying 12s 5000mah for my helicopters 300 bucks a battery hurts when they go bad early because you didn’t take care of em.
Can you PLEASE do a follow-up discussing the amps at which you charge/discharge based on mah of batteries? And using a parallel board with do's and don'ts. THANK YOU.
Less that 24 hours away :). Video going live at 10:30am Friday
Great advice to put the date on the batteries. Thanks!
Thanks... you've confirmed I'm doing the right thing. I stop at 3.5 in flight which is 3.7 resting. Not because I can't get more but because the thing flys terrible.
I was able to revive a pretty new LiPo that was connected to a flyaway that was found some days later. That battery was flat. I charged it on a NiCd setting at 100mA until the cell voltage was high enough that lipo mode would accept the battery.
Its funny to hear your opinion on this. Ive started trying to be landing my kwads at 3.7-3.6 per cell if possible. The only time I go lower then that is if Im trying to get back to myself from a long-rangish flight. Ive had friends tell me its fin to go down to 3.5-3.4 per cell but I like to be on the safer side and thats probably why I get about a years worth of life from my batteries vs their 2-4 months of life.
Hey, I've been doing it right since I started fpv😁. I heard only go to 80% of mAh when I bought my first batteries, forget who/where. I also charge to storage voltage after using them, don't know if I should or not. Maybe Mr. Steele covers this in the video. Thank Steele for the info, I will now finish watching.😎
Great video, wish I knew how he did the insulation on that garage door though. I need to do that at my house and cant figure out a good way
Tnx for all this information.
Could you tell more about the lipo pack for your transmitter? Why not use the default pack of your transmitter? Did you modify your transmitter for the lipo?
No mods needed. It’s a 3S 2200mAh pack from lumenier. Lipo just lasts a hell of a lot longer. Doesn’t come with a Lipo because they are highly regulated when it comes to shipping.
Great video Steele
The episode i was expecting the most! thanks dude!
Great vid thanks. Wondering if you could follow up with how to safely dispose of used/damaged lipos?
Cheers
Wish i had seen this video when i bought my first set of lipos. Thank you, very instructive and well explained! 🚀🙌
Thanks again for all the help in getting this info out there
Fresh packs means more trix`s... and good recoveries.. am glad your teaching fellow hobby est... cheers steel dog🐾
What about 1S tiny whoop lipos? Those sag to 3.5v not long after take off...
Good Video. Spot on advice. Just the facts, without all the Technical jargon, that goes right over the head of most newbs anyway.
Thx a million for this video. Helped me a lot :) High five from Norway
This was perfect to share on my Facebook group today.
Once you put the lipos at storage level, how long should you re-check the battery? For those long winter months.
They should just chill there and not change No need to check at Storage voltage. Do make sure they are kept in s climate controlled environment. Maintained within a range of 60-85 F degrees
@@MrSteeleFPV Good to know, also very informative video....not as fun as chasing race cars though but just as needed.
Very helpful video Mr Steele, as usual more info than expected and really nice tips! Thank you :)
Thanks for the easy lesson lipo. I fried all the original packs I got in a couple weeks. It's all clear now
Regarding voltage that tells you I have to land:
The voltage is changing all the time regarding if you are on full throttle, half the throttle or just slowly cruising. So about which situation are you refering to when you check your voltage and say "It is about time to land, my Batteryvoltage is about 14.8V"
Under load depending on the battery and it’s health i.e. how old it is and how much abuse it’s seem you should always look at your packs voltage either when cruising which will be around 13-14V. Or during a free fall. When you have no throttle input. Should be between 14.5-15V.
You just have to know that when you’re under load the voltage will always be lower than it will be not under load. It takes some time to just play around with your setup and your osd to understand what works for you.
@@MrSteeleFPV Hi Steele, THX for quick reply. that's what I was talking about. During Powerloop or gaining fast much altitude with full-throttle my voltage drops to a voltage of 3.3V per cell, but during dive recovers very quickly (which is typical). I was jsut curious, because it sounds like that your batterys never reach this low voltage while you are flying (and you did some flying with longer full throttle scenes). So I just misunderstood. THX
How bad can we abuse of a LiPo while flying? With full-throttle is there a minimum V (still 14V)?
When we are talking about what voltage to stop flying at, are we talking about the voltage that is shown once the drone has landed, or are we talking about what we see in the osd at like, say a hover or something?
Like when it’s landed and battery is not loaded anymore
Ive had near new lipos stored for nearly 4 years in storage mode and they have been fine except for one 3s pack that was slightly puffed.
Since videos 3-5 got through whoops, as a beginner I'm not flying a 5" yet, I was expecting this video to talk about basic lipos, chargers, how they work, safety, fire risk, fancy bags, and maybe even something about 1s batteries, since that's what came with the whoop you recommended. I'm going to have to come back and watch this one later.
Edit: lol, all that stuff is in the next video, part 7.
Thanks Steel, always good to get a reminder👌
The best video on LiPo care I have seen. Cheers.
You're much more conservative with the landing voltages than I am.
I try to land them at 3.3v so they come up a little when resting.
They seem to last at least a year like that. I do put them into storage after 3 or so days, though.
...thank you from sparing us from trying to verbalize all that....good work good sir. 🤘😎To those watching, set playback speed to 0.5...😁
I plan to put FPV in my speed car build with 3S 4200am 120C X 2 in series. Can I power the FPV on one of the 3S charging leads without damaging the battery? Or connect the power directly to receiver 🤔
Concise and to the point. Thanks as usual!
I was hoping so much for this video!!!! Thank you!
Love the random LiPo rubber duck..... hahaha Cheers :)
Dope dude . Learned a lot watching all these videos 🦅
Hey Steele is there a way to correct the mah and voltage sensor consumption on the steele pdb? Mine doesn't feel like it's giving me accurate readings... is there a trick?
The mAh consumption should be spot on as it’s coming from the each individual ESC. I know there is a voltage adjustment in the osd menu. I don’t know if there is a mAh consumption adjustment. Most likely you’ll just have to compensate for the adjustment. So if 900 is really 800mAh. The. Go to 980-1000. Each pack. Make sense ? I do this subconsciously actually. Nothing is ever perfect. You just have to ball park it. :)
You can in betaflight. If it says 1300mah on the osd and when you charge it you only put in 1200mah your reading is of by 100mah. Then you need to calibrate it in bf.
Thanks Steele for your input much appreciated! Happy flying :)
i have some some adrenalines from 2017! they've degraded, but still flyable, i generally can still pull about 800-900 mah out of the 6 remaining packs in this series, but they are not as powerful as my new packs. great for a cruise or messing around, though they probably have only 100-150 charge cycles over that time period honestly
Very practical and easy to understand. Thanks!
Steele you are my hero.
I have a 3s 1300 mah battery and a battery buzzer what should I set the buzzer to go off at and what should be storage voltage for it
say you had to discharge to storage levels... how would you do that without flying?
That’s when having a nice charger comes in handy
@@MrSteeleFPV I'm looking into this hobby but i don't want to waste my time or money. so I'm doing as much research as i can before buying. your videos have been very helpful
Glad I can help man
very informative for a beginner like myself. as are most of your FPV videos
The definition of “balls to the walls” killed me 😂😂
Batteries in A quick nutshell, thanks so needed this info!
Any way you can do a video of how to wire a spectrum receiver to the kiss v2 FC? I can’t figure it out, and telemetry would also be nice
Outstanding Steele 👍 thanks brother
Hey Brother. So I'm going to Texas and what do you recommend . Do I put my lipos on discharge or storage. And what's the lowest I should have it on for traveling on plane for carry-on .
I love how you have a para glider in the background
Is that a welcome mat?
Do you ever put your batteries in the fridge for storage after you put the battery storage charge
Hey, I'm planning on grabbing one of your 4s quads in the next few weeks. I'm just trying to figure out weather I can use 3s, 4s, 5s and 6s.... what ones will work well and what ones will either burn out the quad or just be to low?
Anything under 4S will work it’ll just be under powered.
6S won’t be happy. Most likely will burn out motors Because the 4S motors are to high of KV.
Thanks, I appreciate it. Especially when being au the exchange rate adds upto about a grand so burning out motors on the 1 day would suck. Thanks
Thank you for all that you do for us 🤘🤘
I have 1s battery’s for my little us65 drone. When should I land? Right now try to stop at 3.00
Thank you bro.what about amps delivered from one celle if we have 2200mah 3s battery 30c
also please talk about parallel charging in these batteries
10:30am Friday. Be there
Hi i have been following you the past 6 days and i just want to thank you.
I am new to fpv and trying to learn some things.
Keep up the good work !
I just purchased a wizard X220hv and i am trying to learn i just want to ask you for any suggestions on a 6s lipo battery and a balance charger.
Thanks in advance
Nice video, ths! Please, make video with storage lipo batteries. Bags, bunkers or something else. Safe charging, discharging. Im new in this hobby and i afraid of fire from lipos
Charging video coming Friday 10:30am EST
so when I'm flying, I should lande around 3.6 or 3.7v right?
Awesome paramotor back there, Im trying to get into that in a few years
Hover voltage or recovery voltage? I land on 3, 6V and it usually recovers to 3, 8V. My 4s last me about 8 months using same technique. What internal resistance do you recommend retirering pack. Thanx just convinced me to go 6s. I am however gonna build my own 6s packs because for some reason in South Africa their 30% more expensive per W/H. I guess it's the hype. Thanx for adding valuable info to hobby
best video about lipo´s, thank you! :)
Should a lipo battery that comes out of storage be immediately charged to full. Should I use up any remaining charge, then charged to full? Does it matter either way? Every video talks about storing lipos but no one talks about taking them out of storage.
Thanks Steele very well explained been looks for a video like this.