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The battery must never heat up to more than +60 °C (observe any additional information from the
manufacturer!).
• If the battery is damaged (e.g. after the crash of an aircraft or helicopter model) or the exterior cover
is soaked/has expanded, do not use the battery. Do not charge it anymore. There is a risk of re and
explosion!
Handle the battery with care, use suitable protective gloves. Dispose of the rechargeable battery
environmentally compatibly.
Never keep such rechargeable batteries in an apartment or a house/garage anymore. Damaged or
bloated lithium rechargeable batteries may catch re suddenly.
• Only use a suitable charger to charge lithium batteries or use the correct charging procedure. Due to a
risk of re and explosion, conventional chargers for NiCd, NiMH and lead batteries must not be used!
Always choose the right charging procedure depending on rechargeable battery.
• When charging a lithium battery with more than one cell, always use a so-called balancer (one is
already integrated into the supplied charger).
• Charge LiPo batteries with a max. charging current of 1C (if not indicated otherwise by the battery
manufacturer!). This means that the charging current may not exceed the capacity value imprinted on
the battery (e.g. battery capacity 1000 mAh, max. charging current 1000 mA = 1 A).
With LiFe and LiIon batteries, you must observe the instructions of the battery manufacturer.
• The discharging current must not exceed the value printed on the battery.
For example, if a value of "20C" is printed on a LiPo battery, the max. discharging current is 20 times
the battery's capacity (e.g. battery capacity 1000 mAh, max. discharging current 20C = 20 x 1000 mA =
20 A).
Otherwise, the battery will overheat, causing deformation/bloating of the battery or explosion and re!
The printed value (e.g "20C") does not generally refer to the constant current, but to the maximum cur-
rent that the battery is capable of producing in the short-term. The constant current therefore should not
be higher than one half of the given value.
• Observe that the individual cells of a lithium rechargeable battery must not be deep-discharged. A deep
discharge of a lithium rechargeable battery will lead to permanent damage/destruction of the recharge-
able battery.
If the model does not provide protection against total discharge or possess a visual display indicating a
low battery, remember to switch off the model in time.
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