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  • Charger help! 6x MCPX batterys with adaptor lead...settings?

    Guys,

    I dont want to cause a fire. I have a fusion LX60b pro charger with the lead with balancing plug to charge 6x mcpx batteries at once.

    Im trying to set it up but im not sure i'm doing it right. The stock Eflite charger charges at 0.7 amps. This charger has a setting that goes from 0.1a up to 6.0a. It also has a "C" setting that seems to imply "Capacity" reading the manual.

    Am I to set capacity to 1300 (6x220) or just 200? (It only increments or decrements in 50mah chunks, so i assume I should undercharge rather than overcharge?)

    The batterys I have are 220mah except one which is a 260, So id assume charging them all to 200 is fine? I dont understand how this works, I'd of thought the charger would sense when the batteries are full?

    Id assume I either want to charge 1300mah @ 0.7a or 200mah @ 0.7a but the thing that worries me is if you decrement the mah of the battery it automatically decrements the ampage. You can increase the ampage after but the charger seems to want to charge 200mah at 0.2amps which doesnt seem right to me...

    Also any recommendations on discharge current? 0.2a maybe?

    Also, when I come to charge the 3000mah optipower packs for my 500, which settings do I want to use for that? 3000mah 22v? (6 cells 3.7v each?) what ampage?

    Thanks for help
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  • #2
    Or actually do I charge my 6 MCPX 3.7v batteries as 1300mah 22v? As there are 6 of them?! I dont get it! lol

    I understand cells wired in series make for increased voltage and capacity, but I dont understand how thatd relate to the ampage you charge at etc.

    heres the cable i have:

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    • #3
      6s 200 mah for that particular cable

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      • #4
        Alsoi it looks as if the balance plug will go straight into the charger, but theres also a balance board labelled "JST" that has a 6s connector that itll also connect to, which then has an uplink back to the charger.

        Plug direct or into board?
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        • #5
          What ampage then? 0.7 still? Thanks for quick response
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          • #6
            And just to confirm (Before i burn house down) I want to charge 200mah 22v 0.7a?
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            • #7
              This is series cable.
              When charging in series all batteries must have the same capacity. You can't charge your 200mAh lipos and 260 mAh at the same time using this cable.
              Do not connect your 200 mAh and 260 mAh lipo to this cable at the same time.

              Other than that charge like 6s 0.2 amp (this will charge them at 1C) assuming you have connected 6 batteries to the cable.
              If you are unsure what are you doing do not attempt to serial or parallel charge, you may really burn your house.

              Read here

              http://sites.google.com/site/tjinguy...arging-how-tos
              Last edited by AcidDrink; 25-01-2012, 09:40 PM.
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              • #8
                So I have 5x 220mah batterys, 2x 260 and 2x 200.

                I cant use this cable? Not even to charge the 5x 220mah and 1 more 260mah to 200mah? They are 25c 220's and 30c 260s.
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Delarado View Post
                  So I have 5x 220mah batterys, 2x 260 and 2x 200.

                  I cant use this cable? Not even to charge the 5x 220mah and 1 more 260mah to 200mah? They are 25c 220's and 30c 260s.
                  You can't charge your 200mAh lipos and 260 mAh at the same time using this cable.
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