Hi guys my name is Jorge, again from SIRS-electronics. And today I would like to tell you how can
you tell when a LiPo battery is a good quality battery and why are they so expensive.
OK, so first of all, let's talk about what are the features that make a battery a
High-Quality battery. OK, so we have here our batteries that we have set up, and as you can see this
is a 5V battery, 5000mAh battery and inside, it has a Protection Circuit Module, or PCM.
This PCM has a Low Cut-Off Voltage Circuit that allows you to not overdischarge
and also has a Overcharge Protection Circuit that allows you to not overcharge it.
This will help you eliminate any worries about the overcharging or overdischarging. It
also has this 5-LED Power Gauge, it will tell you what the battery voltage is. We also
have different connections for this; we have for example: this is an anyDMX to XT60,
connector. So you can plug in your battery here and then you can just plug in this to
your anyDMX device, pretty basic. We also have Y-splitters and other types of connections,
this Y-splitter basically, you just connect them and then you can run 5V out of this and
out of this at the same time or to have them for one LED strip connected from the front
and the back. Our Research & Design team ensures the best quality products even if
that means we're going to spend more time, researching the best materials possible
for these projects. So, how can you differentiate, how can
you tell the difference between a Low Quality battery and a High Quality battery. Well,
basically let me show you, Low Quality batteries are going to look like this. They are going
to be cheaper, they are not going to have any labels at all, they are not going to have
a PCMs, it's just basically the cells and the wires. As you can see, this one is already
damaged by the adhesive when removing it. High Quality batteries as you can
see on this ones, they are going to have all the proper labels. We have our logo label,
we have our power gauge label to show the LED meter, we also have our specifications
label and our warning label. Also inside you have your PCM to control the Low Cut-Off
and Overcharge voltages, and these batteries really make a good option when you're
using LED applications. Lastly I would like to talk about what
are LiPo batteries made of and what is their production process. OK, so I'm going to
show you guys a little Power Point Presentation showing some slides on what the LiPo batteries
are, ok? So, basically guys, LiPo batteries are Lithium-Polymer batteries that are made
from a lithium-ion cell covered by a polymer (plastic) casing. Lithium is an alkali
metal that is very light and electrolytic which can be made into a battery by ionization.
The lithium is ionized, which means adding and removing electrons, to give a cell cations
which are positive charged particles or anions which are negative charged particles, this
process makes a lithium-ion. Once the lithium-ion is prepared, it's turned into a long and thin
film which is then covered by a polymer electrolyte separation sheet which separates the positive
and the negative charges. Then the cells are assembled with a thin polymer cover and dehumidified
to ensure a high quality, 0% humidity environment, when filling the electrolyte. The electrolyte
is basically what gives, or makes the lithium-ion charge. Then the contact tabs are installed
to allow the user to have a positive and negative connection. Finally the cells are electrically
activated at their specific charges or voltages, they're labeled, they're wired and then finally packaged.
All right guys, well I hope you guys understood
how to tell the difference between Low Quality and High Quality batteries and what the LiPo
batteries are made of. If you have any other questions just make sure you comment down
below, remember to like us and subscribe and thank you for watching.