What the heck is up with my batteries or charger????

[Zig]

Hello guys, I recently purchased a Tarantula X6 and hooked the battery up fresh out of the box and flew it. Then I tried to charge it and it would never charge. I then purchased a 2-pk of batteries that included a cheap 2 port charger off Amazon. I was only able to get one charge on these new batteries and then they would not charge again. Am I doing something wrong? Am I supposed to charge these before first use? Do these LIPO batteries expire and if so, could I possibly have old batteries? Or am I just getting lucky enough to obtain two crap chargers? I would like to know of a fairly cheap charger that can charge a couple of batteries at the same time? Any suggestions on what I should buy? Thanks for any help guys!!!!

 

[ringolong]

It does sound like a charging issue to me. You may want to look into something like this.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/iMAX-B6-AC-...7e37fb3&pid=100005&rk=4&rkt=6&sd=311016790622

 

[Jackson]

I recently purchased a Tarantula X6 and hooked the battery up fresh out of the box and flew it

They need to be charged before use. They do not ship them with a full charge.

 

[RENOV8R]

How low did you run the batteries? If you ran your quad until it wouldn't take off any more, you may have damaged them. You should stop when they get to about 3.6 volts per cell

 

[Jackson]

If you ran your quad until it wouldn't take off any more, you may have damaged them

Not really, the toys never get too low. They quit flying well above the damage point.

Zig you need to get a cheap multimeter and check your voltages.

 

[Zig]

Thanks guys for the helpful input on this stuff!!!! Wish I would have stopped by here first before flying.