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RC Equipments => Batteries and Chargers => Topic started by: kplkum on January 13, 2011, 12:21:15 PM



Title: help with battery charging
Post by: kplkum on January 13, 2011, 12:21:15 PM
i have a hobbyking charger but i missing the charging lead for 3s. can i charge the battery with two wire of battery red and black.


Title: Re: help with battery charging
Post by: saurabhhsrivastavaa on January 13, 2011, 12:28:10 PM
Yes. Surely you can. But you will not be able to balance them.


Title: Re: help with battery charging
Post by: kplkum on January 13, 2011, 12:43:03 PM
i have this charger link is http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=11060
 sir how i can charge battery. can i make the socite. for 3s charging


Title: Re: help with battery charging
Post by: saurabhhsrivastavaa on January 13, 2011, 02:13:04 PM
can i make the socite. for 3s charging

What do you mean by this ?

For Lipo charging, juct connect the main leads of the battery to the + and - of the charger on the output side and start the Lipo charge program.. Whats the big deal here ?


Title: Re: help with battery charging
Post by: kplkum on January 13, 2011, 03:20:42 PM
i want to know that how i can balance charger the battery without charging lead.


Title: Re: help with battery charging
Post by: saurabhhsrivastavaa on January 13, 2011, 04:28:47 PM
Sir you need the balance cable (from the battery) to be connected to the balance port of the charger to balance a battery.

Balancing / Blance charging a battery is optional and should be done once in a while so that all the cells in the pack have similar lifespan and capacity hold. However, some people balace their packs everytime they charge. It is not bad.

You can charge a lipo even without balancing. Since you had mention that you had lost your balance cable, I suggest you charge with the main leads, obviously without balancing.


Title: Re: help with battery charging
Post by: kplkum on January 13, 2011, 04:30:50 PM
ok. thanks saurabh ji......


Title: Re: help with battery charging
Post by: kplkum on January 13, 2011, 06:21:29 PM
sir i am charging the battery with black and red wire. the battery is 3s 1300mah till how much volt i have to charge it.


Title: Re: help with battery charging
Post by: saurabhhsrivastavaa on January 13, 2011, 06:36:28 PM
sir i am charging the battery with black and red wire. the battery is 3s 1300mah till how much volt i have to charge it.

If you are using the HK charger, please follow these steps:
1.) Electrify the charger.
2.) Go to Lipo charge menu using "stop/end" and "Dec" buttons. Press start once.
3.) you should have "Lipo charge" on the screen.
3.) Now Connect the battery 'red' and 'black' wires to the positive and negative terminals respectively.
4.) Press "start" once and then choose the number of cells as 3 and set the current to 1.3Amps
5.) Press "start" long to start the process.

The charger will stop automatically once the battery is charged. You need not worry about the voltage. The voltage on a fully charged 3cell lipo pack is 12.6V