Batteries

Log charges and charger readings

Record each charge, and let Maiden read the numbers off your charger's screen.

Written for iPhone. The steps are the same on iPad.

Steps

  1. Open the battery and tap Log charge cycle.
  2. Tap Scan charger screen and photograph the charger when it finishes. Or type the mAh charged in.
  3. Leave Mark as charged on if the pack is now full.
  4. Tap Save.
  5. To add a resistance reading on its own, tap Add IR reading and enter each cell's value.

Good to know

  • Maiden reminds you when a pack has been left charged. Choose after how many days in Settings.
  • Bring packs you won't fly soon down to storage voltage.

Words used here

mAh
Milliamp-hours: how much charge a pack holds, or how much the charger put back in.
Internal resistance
How much a cell resists current, in milliohms. It rises as a pack wears out.
Storage voltage
About 3.8 volts per LiPo cell. Packs kept at this level last longer than full or empty ones.

Still stuck?

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