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guinness

25-02-2010, 03:10 PM

i want to make a Charge cable with integrated balancing connector for a lipo like this one.
i do have the - and + cables with corally connectors and the small balance corally connector to.
do i need anything else?how do i make the connections?
thanx
http://www.integy.com/IPCC2S5000V1(30C).jpg

blue_pinky

25-02-2010, 04:05 PM

It'll depend on the charger/balancer, but typically the positive, negative and link (miniature connector) are each connected to the relevant pins on the balance connector of the charger/balancer...and the the 2 main + & - connections are also connected to the output of the charger.

So wires connected as follows:

Large gauge wire from Charger output + to battery +
Small gauge wire from Battery + to balancer
Small gauge wire from Battery balance port to balancer
Small gauge wire from Battery - to balancer
Large gauge wire from Charger output - to Battery -

Large gauge could be 12/14AWG as you'd use for your ESC wiring, not sure on the smaller gauge, it's just to take a voltage reference off the individual cells, so doesn't need any large current carrying capacity.

The large and small gauge wires on the + & - connectors of the cells are normally soldered together at the battery connector end.

Hopefully that makes sense...a picture or diagram would help out a lot...but I have access to niether thing right now!!!

j.m.

25-02-2010, 07:18 PM

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/catalog/Tamiya-2S.jpg

I can take a pic of one I have if you need something more in focus.

Jon

mark christopher

25-02-2010, 07:24 PM

guinness

26-02-2010, 12:42 PM

thanx guys,i manage to make one ,just testing now............no bang....:woot:and seems to work ok.:thumbsup:
thanx again