lipo problems

[b400newbie]

hi guys as u can tell im new to the site and i must say im impressed!!
any way my girlfriend got me a blade 400 for my brithday and im not a heli flyer by any means but im gonna have a go ! in the box the heli came with a brand new batterie which didnt work or the charger told me so with all the ligths flashing red? now having spoke to wonderland models they sent me a new batterie and discharger , i pluged it in when it got here this morning and now i have a solid red charge light but the cell lights flash red and green tellin me there is an error how the hell can i have two batteries die before iv used them ? is it me or am i really gettin bad stock please help... im at my wits end

[Sqwidge]

Get rid of that charger they are sh*t, mine actually destroyed a lipo, once you get a good charger connect as normal but make sure you also connect the little plug with 4 wires on it, this is your balance lead and ensures your cells are being charged equally.
You may however want to hold off if your a noob cause its the first crash that will decide if you continue in this hobby or not, if you know anyone that is involved in this hobby get them to look at your batts and get millions of hours of practice in on a simulator before you even fire you heli up, I know its exciting but if you fire it up now you will destroy it and be ****ed, if you wait and practice on a sim then when you fire your blade up you will enjoy it much more and be doubley pleased when you land it in one piece.
Just remember one thing, when you do crash its hard but its not the end of the world, everything can be replaced.

[b400newbie]

i have the phoenix sim which iv bin playin with for a few weeks now just gettin the hoovering sorted lol
as for the batteries what charger would say to buy as there are so many on the market i find it hard to pick one . i dont think ill give this up as a hobby cos i have a friend with a belt cp v2 and a trex 700 nitro watchin him fly makes it worth the hassle lol ,

[sacko]

Cellpro 4s Multi would be my first choice.

I had an Imax B6, which was very good tbh and only £35 but it only lasted 6 months.

[Butuz]

Another vote for Cellpro 4s - fantastic little chargers.

Butuz

[b400newbie]

hi guys
it seems that i may hav bin wrong about my batterie issue , i took it to the local model shop and left them the balance charger lipo and ac unit to check out and it turns out the ac unit was shoot lol less than a week old !!
and on a differant note after reading a few note about beginners buyin blade 400s i went out and got a blade mcx !! what a bit of kit lol im now startin to understand flying helis so a big thank you to you all !! great tip