HK Parallel Balance Boards

**CW.** · 20-03-2012, 10:36 AM

I've just ordered a PL8, and also have these 2 charging boards on the way from HK

PARALLELBOARD-16564.jpg PB-XH-EC5.jpg

Will these plug directly in to the PL8 or do I need an adaptor?

I also ordered one of these with the PL8 as a backup.

Revolectrix Cell Pro PowerLab PL8 Adapter Board JST-XH PL8GPKOSTD

**sacko** · 20-03-2012, 10:48 AM

Get the adapter lead. I got mine from the states.

The MPA one may even work.

**CW.** · 20-03-2012, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by sacko

Get the adapter lead. I got mine from the states.

The MPA one may even work.

Is it a male or female JST-XH on the end of the adapter lead?

**Nick B** · 20-03-2012, 10:54 AM

Need to be very careful with those type of boards as theres no fuses,i cremated a lipo ballance lead and fried a couple of 6mm bullets,far to compact for my fat fingers!

**Nick B** · 20-03-2012, 10:56 AM

That ballance board will be needed to plug in the par boards ballance lead

**CW.** · 20-03-2012, 11:00 AM

I thought about the lack of fuse, when they turn up I'll look at fusing them. I will buy the MPA board as an when I can afford it.. one step at a time

**CW.** · 20-03-2012, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by BladeStriker

That ballance board will be needed to plug in the par boards ballance lead

So this PB-XH-EC5.jpg in to this PL8GPLOSTD.2.jpginto the PL8?

**Nick B** · 20-03-2012, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by CW.

So this PB-XH-EC5.jpg in to this PL8GPLOSTD.2.jpginto the PL8?

correct.as long as its the same type of conector jst xh or whatever it is

**CW.** · 20-03-2012, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by BladeStriker

correct.as long as its the same type of conector jst xh or whatever it is

Yes it is mate, Thanks for your help..

**Nick B** · 20-03-2012, 11:35 AM

Your welcome,excellent bit of kit,enjoy

**sacko** · 20-03-2012, 12:07 PM

You can buy the lead for £3, why goes direct from the board straight into the PL6.

Then change the wiring node to XH in the cellpro software.

**CW.** · 25-03-2012, 11:49 PM

Originally Posted by sacko

You can buy the lead for £3, why goes direct from the board straight into the PL6.

Then change the wiring node to XH in the cellpro software.

Hi sacko
Which lead is that? The same as the one for the MPA board?

I'm using the cellpro jst-xh parallel board at the moment for charging turnigys, (1 at a time) should I have changed the wiring node to xh in this case?

**scuba steve** · 26-03-2012, 02:13 AM

i am also faced with this question ??

from reading the manual i believe the anwer i yes - you do set the node to xh as its the type of balance connector/plug that your batteries has that counts..... the Turnigy bats have the JST-HX balance plug

quote from manual :

When switched to XH/EH mode, the PowerLab will look for pack + on the last wire connected to the battery pack without any empty pins in between.

the diagrams in the manual quite clearly show that the FMA balance plugs have empty pins between the node wires and pack positive whereas the HX balance plug does not (no matter what the bats cell count it is)

i may well be corrected ....its what i'm going with though as it makes complete sense to my little brain

**Mark_T** · 26-03-2012, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by scuba steve

i am also faced with this question ??

from reading the manual i believe the anwer i yes - you do set the node to xh as its the type of balance connector/plug that your batteries has that counts..... the Turnigy bats have the JST-HX balance plug

It is the wiring between the PL6/8 and the balance board that determines the answer, not the battery packs.

The FMA MPA requires the XH setting, the standard FMA XH balance boards do not.

**Delarado** · 26-03-2012, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by BladeStriker

Need to be very careful with those type of boards as theres no fuses,i cremated a lipo ballance lead and fried a couple of 6mm bullets,far to compact for my fat fingers!

How did you cremate them? Im looking for any horror stories on this as Im about to make my own paralell charge board (mcuh cheaper than buying) and want to make it as good as possible!