New to lipo - charger doing my nut in...

[Reptile Smile]

Hi all,

 

Have finally sourced a charger off ebay and wired it up, only to find that the balance plug on the battery doesn't fit the RC charger.

 

Grr. Any suggestions?

[Baz JJ]

Never seen one like that !

 

How cheap was it ?

 

You could try and source an adapter, rewire the charger connector or buy a better one.

 

One area of airsoft I wouldnt skimp on is a lipo charger. Not only will bad ones cook your batteries but they might cause a fire.

 

Im not saying yours is a bad one, but I would be very careful what I bought.

[Reptile Smile]

Yeah, I don't think it's a bad one - it's this: http://www.multiplex-rc.co.uk/multi-charger-ln-3008-equ-192-p.asp

 

They seem to be well respected. It just doesn't fit..!

[Reptile Smile]

Think I've sorted it.

 

It seems to be a 'flight power' connected, and my guess is I need this lead: http://www.componentshop.co.uk/flightpower-male-to-jst-xh-female-balance-adapter-leads-for-2s-7-4v-battery.html

[Baz JJ]

Looks like a reasonable charger.

 

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Our range also includes matching adaptor sets for batteries fitted with other Balancer connector systems.

 

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Id send them an email or giventhem a ring and ask about an adapter for the connector on your LIPO.

[Baz JJ]

Our posts crossed. Yes looks promising, I would still give them a ring to avoid wasting money on the wrong lead.

[n1ckh]

Take your charger into an rc hobby shop & they can give you an adapter lead

 

The charger is jxt connector & the Lipo is jst connector

[Sitting Duck]

Is that a 11.1v balance port on charger

Looks like it might be 4 pins n 4th pin hidden by angle of shot

[Reptile Smile]

There are 4 pins but it says 2s-3s so I presume the right conversion lead will get round this..?

[Sitting Duck]

4 pins is 11.1v

3 pins is 7.4v

So yeah just need adapter