Is this a balanced charger? Has anyone looked inside? Some of these just strap the cells in parallel.
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I am not sure I can answer your question, but I can tell you that I've used it a few times and it seems to work just fine. Hope that helps.
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If you are asking if charging time increases for 2 batteries versus 1, the answer is yes.
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According to the manual on page 5 it says the red and green light blinking at the same time means it's balance charging. When the light goes solid green it is fully charged. Have you tried letting it go for a while and see if it goes solid green with no red?
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It does in fact charge deep cell batteries properly, however, I would advise you consider buying another unit. The instructions are in three languages, and is so tiny, you may need a magnifying glass to read it.
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Yes, this will make the charger think that multiple batteries are one big battery. The charger will peak all the batteries and stop. Works great for 1S lipos. I would not recommend it for 2S and above however because you cannot balance charge each.
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There are actually several types of connecters. Here is a site with a really good explanation. https://sites.google.com/site/tjinguytech/charging-how-tos/balance-connectors
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Hey Neil, You need a balancing charger like the Common Sense RC 6 s balancing charger. I am sure there are cheaper chargers out there. I think I paid about 80 bucks for mine but I have multiple batteries of different sizes I charge with it.Do not let that be a deterrent in your decision to buy or not to buy the Kumba cam. I have used the heck out of mine and it works great. The best thing is even in super bright sunny conditions the picture is still really easy to see on the screen. The system works flawlessly every time. Hoe this helps.Barry
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Yes, it's a great device. You could have just one battery charging in it if you would like. Not only does it know to only utilize whatever bay is in use, it can efficiently charge batteries with different charge levels at the same time. Since each bay functions independently, it will stop charging when each battery becomes full instead of many devices that keep charging batteries even if they are full as long as one battery in the charger still needs charging. The old school, "cheap" chargers really reduce a battery's life. I love this purchase.
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How are you going to charge it? It's Li Ion and needs a balancing charger because it is 4 or 5 cells. It could blow up if charged in a NiCd charger and the cells get out of balance.
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I bought my from Harbor Freight for $14.99 and it is a very cheap p.o.c. but mine works. I charged 2 D cells with a mAh of 10,000 to mostly full in about 6 hours. They were dead when I started. This charger has a setting for 1.2 volts. My D cells can be charged past that so this might be the best that this charger can do.
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No, the simple display shows 4 "batteries", each represented by an icon with 4 bars. It shows the charging/discharging progress by how many bars are present, with 4 bars being full. If charging one battery, when the battery is full, it will say "Full". If charging multiple batteries, it was say "Full" only when ALL the batteries are completely charged. You can NOT charge one battery and also discharge another battery at the same time. It's either charge or discharge. So, it's a pretty simple charger without a lot of bells and whistles, but for the price it does what it's supposed to do, and I'm still quite happy with mine.
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Your charger doesn't read each battery individually which is why the jumper didn't work. I like la crosse for their reliability and ease. You may want to look into a delta peak charger that can tell between a drained and bad cell. Read the reviews, some are nearly impossible to use if you use fast charging.
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I would imagine you'd have to make a parallel connection (modified balance plug) as a single cell lipo doesn't require a balance plug for charging, could be as simple as a servo lead cut and spliced into the power cables of your model. Depends on what the model is (dlg plane car size weight) which will determine how to go about it.
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Never had a problem w/the charger.just adjust the batteries.get a battery checker.best way to check any battery.also the batteries are old?best wishes.
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I just called Deltran (the company that makes these) and they said it is not intended to charge more than one battery because the charging circuit will only detect the charge condition of the first battery it is connected to, and so any other battery connected in parallel may not get fully charged.
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Hopefully the charger is set on "LiPo" , 2 amp, and you are connecting the balancing lead to the charger. If yes to all, I would return as defective.
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I have this charger and the Droid DNA and I charge it every night without problems. There is never a problem with alignment. I've even charged it with the phone a a 90 degree angle from the charger.
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When you connect them like this, they operating in parallel - same as if you had wired the batteries in parallel yourself. Each battery will receive the same charging voltage. For some batteries, this this will be the correct charging voltage, However, the other batteries could be over-charged or under-charged. All the Battery Tender sees is one battery! This is answered on the Battery Tender website. The explanations are excellent, with clear diagrams. Find this info in the education section - it's a on pull-down tab, at the top of the homepage. A good reference for all battery charging and connection questions.