# Charging lipo batteries
**URL:** https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/charging-lipo-batteries/4169
**Category:** Electronics
**Created:** [March 5, 2017, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/charging-lipo-batteries/4169 "2017-03-05T12:24:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@rasputnik](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/rasputnik)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2017, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/charging-lipo-batteries/4169/1 "2017-03-05T12:24:34Z")
I got a couple of lipo packs from [https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/lipo-battery-pack](https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/lipo-battery-pack)
but just realized I don’t have a way to charge them.
Given the scary warnings and the need to avoid a Samsung level disaster,
thought I’d ask here what chargers are compatible and whether pimoroni
stock them?
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### Author:  [@major\_tomm](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/major_tomm)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2017, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/charging-lipo-batteries/4169/2 "2017-03-05T12:46:35Z")
Looks like they do a couple:
> **[Adafruit Micro Lipo w/MicroUSB Jack - USB LiIon/LiPoly charger - Pimoroni](https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/adafruit-micro-lipo-w-microusb-jack-usb-liion-lipoly-charger)**
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> Oh so handy, this little lipo charger is so small and easy to use you can keep it on your desk or mount it easily into any project!
> **[Adafruit Micro Lipo - USB LiIon/LiPoly charger - Pimoroni](https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/adafruit-micro-lipo-usb-liion-lipoly-charger-v1)**
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> Oh so adorable, this is the tiniest little lipo charger, so handy you can keep it any project box!
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### Author:  [@rasputnik](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/rasputnik)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/charging-lipo-batteries/4169/3 "2017-03-05T12:49:05Z")
Thanks Tomm, I did see those but also saw the caveat
“only for use with adafruit batteries”
and I’m too much of a noob to know if that’s a real thing.
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### Author:  [@major\_tomm](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/major_tomm)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/charging-lipo-batteries/4169/4 "2017-03-05T12:54:18Z")
Oh right, sorry I didn’t catch that. The voltages all seem to match up tho’ :S
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### Author:  [@major\_tomm](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/major_tomm)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2017, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/charging-lipo-batteries/4169/5 "2017-03-05T12:57:26Z")
FWIW Adafruit do seem to sell the same type of LiPo: [https://www.adafruit.com/categories/574](https://www.adafruit.com/categories/574)
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### Author:  [@rasputnik](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/rasputnik)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2017, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/charging-lipo-batteries/4169/6 "2017-03-05T13:22:53Z")
OK, I’ll do a bit of spec checking for peace of mind but that all sounds
reasonable. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@RogueM](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/RogueM)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/charging-lipo-batteries/4169/7 "2017-03-05T14:04:08Z")
our Lipos are essentially the same as those sold by Adafruit. The chargers @major_tomm linked above are in fact what we recommend to use with them.
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### Author:  [@sandyjmacdonald](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/sandyjmacdonald)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/charging-lipo-batteries/4169/8 "2017-03-05T21:40:55Z")
Just to add to this, I can confirm that I use one of the Adafruit chargers to charge our lipos, with no fieryness thus far. :-)
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### Author:  [@rasputnik](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/rasputnik)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2017, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/charging-lipo-batteries/4169/9 "2017-03-06T10:04:49Z")
Thanks all, your lack of burns is reassuring.
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### Author:  [@Roddy](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Roddy)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/charging-lipo-batteries/4169/10 "2020-09-16T16:48:33Z")
Does anyone know if these wee Adafruit USB chargers “switch off” when the cell is charged? It says a green LED comes on, so it presumably can sense the cell is ready for use.
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### Author:  [@Randal](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Randal)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2021, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/charging-lipo-batteries/4169/11 "2021-10-19T10:03:26Z")
I have an [LCD](https://www.stoneitech.com/) with lithium batteries, these lithium batteries should also be non-rechargeable, right?
