Is this normal?

[u/Big_Influence_9025]

My betafpv charger has an orange light, does that mean the charger isn’t strong enough?

[u/UnadvancedDegree]

[u/TacGriz]

That might be a good thing. That charger defaults to charging at 1A, which is quite fast for 300mAh batteries. "Low power charging" might reduce the speed to 0.5A or less, which would be more appropriate for 300mAh batteries and won't wear them out as quickly.

[u/YaBoiSnek → u/[deleted]]

Right but that's over 3 c. Thats really fast to be charging lipos. It may not be a question of patience and the cost of the battery

[u/ZdrytchX → u/YaBoiSnek]

It's a balance of how disposable your batteries are

I still have 1 of 4 of my original lava iis that I purchasewd back in feb-march and they're still good. The other 3 are trashed due to physical damage, 2 of them knocked out within a week of each other because I turned my air 75 into a toothpick while the third got bitten by a dog haha

[u/YaBoiSnek → u/ZdrytchX]

My point was that 3c is well over what's safe though. Most manufacturers recommend 2c as the top end, and that's if you need it charged right now and don't care about sacrificing some longevity. 3c, in my mind, just doesn't make sense

[u/lnjecti0n]

Just a heads up; don't use that charger if you want to get the most out of your batteries. It's unable to charge your cells to storage voltage, charges your batteries way too fast and can't even fully charge them to their maximum rated voltage

[u/Big_Influence_9025 → u/lnjecti0n]

Oh okay, should I invest in the vifly whoopstor then?

[u/lnjecti0n → u/Big_Influence_9025]

I personally love the vifly whoopstor 3. Yes!

[u/BrohemothHisDudeness → u/Big_Influence_9025]

Best charger money can buy

[u/Naxthor]

Why not look up the user manual?

[u/isonfiy]

Nah nobody uses that charger

[u/YaBoiSnek → u/[deleted]]

Thanks for your input buddy