martin taylor 1 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Hi There I have a couple of dead 3 cell LIPO (15c 2200mah) packs with one dead cell in each (same rating & manufacturer). Can i take a live cell from one pack and replace the dead cell in another with it safely? Is this advisable or a no-no? any advice much appreciated - thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myron Beaumont Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Martin Not my cup of tea -More in Timbo's realm BUT I woud say that each pack has two dodgy cells left working & I would not think it a good idea to move things around anyway .Sounds as if you had a balancing problem that caused the partial pack failure to start with! There is a thread (I think it was yesterday it started about making up packs / soldering-aluminium/steel .All a bit dodgy PS Buy a nice 4 st Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdy Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 If you don't know about it, probably best avoid it. Playing with fire perhaps quite leterally! If you do, be careful, and don't try using the pack near the old spec. good luck if you try, birdy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Its a tough one really as we have no way of knowing how capable you are with electrics /soldering / balance tap configs etc. I think birdy has it pretty much right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin taylor 1 Posted June 4, 2009 Author Share Posted June 4, 2009 Thanks guys, The LIPOS are fairly new, unfortunately i had a cheap charger which developed a fault and spiked one cell on each battery when i tried to charge them with it (damn!). so i was hoping to salvage at least one working battery out of the 2 to save a few quid. I think i need to do alot more research before making any attempt so i'll leave things alone for the time being - seems the safest option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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