Can you charge GreatPlanes Lipo's through the ESC connection?
05-02-2008, 10:34 PM
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Can you charge GreatPlanes Lipo's through the ESC connection?
I have a 2-cell thunderpower Lipo and the guy who sold it to me said it was fine to charge through the Deans connectors (bigger wires). I also have a 3-cell Great Planes Lipo that has the Deans connectors for the ESC but also a smaller connector with smaller wires labeled for the charger...Can I charge the Great Planes one through the Deans plugs also??
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05-02-2008, 11:28 PM
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RE: Can you charge GreatPlanes Lipo's through the ESC connection?
yes you can just charge through the deans connector. However, the smaller connector is to balance the cells to make sure they are all at the same voltage. Balancing is recommended if you want the best performance
05-03-2008, 01:03 AM
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RE: Can you charge GreatPlanes Lipo's through the ESC connection?
ORIGINAL: pinoyboy
yes you can just charge through the deans connector. However, the smaller connector is to balance the cells to make sure they are all at the same voltage. Balancing is recommended if you want the best performance
yes you can just charge through the deans connector. However, the smaller connector is to balance the cells to make sure they are all at the same voltage. Balancing is recommended if you want the best performance
05-03-2008, 09:07 AM
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RE: Can you charge GreatPlanes Lipo's through the ESC connection?
You can charge through the deans but a few comments to clarify:
1) Are you using a lipo compatible charger. If not, don't attempt this. Fire most likely will result
2) charging through the dean's with a lipo compatible charger will not balance the cells. This is important for performance and life of the cell. I bought an equinox balancer that attaches between my DTX ICE and the lipo (connecting to the balancing connector on the lipo). It balances while charging. Without it I connect the ICE to the dean's to charge.
1) Are you using a lipo compatible charger. If not, don't attempt this. Fire most likely will result
2) charging through the dean's with a lipo compatible charger will not balance the cells. This is important for performance and life of the cell. I bought an equinox balancer that attaches between my DTX ICE and the lipo (connecting to the balancing connector on the lipo). It balances while charging. Without it I connect the ICE to the dean's to charge.
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RE: Can you charge GreatPlanes Lipo's through the ESC connection?
ORIGINAL: cjg
You can charge through the deans but a few comments to clarify:
1) Are you using a lipo compatible charger. If not, don't attempt this. Fire most likely will result
2) charging through the dean's with a lipo compatible charger will not balance the cells. This is important for performance and life of the cell. I bought an equinox balancer that attaches between my DTX ICE and the lipo (connecting to the balancing connector on the lipo). It balances while charging. Without it I connect the ICE to the dean's to charge.
You can charge through the deans but a few comments to clarify:
1) Are you using a lipo compatible charger. If not, don't attempt this. Fire most likely will result
2) charging through the dean's with a lipo compatible charger will not balance the cells. This is important for performance and life of the cell. I bought an equinox balancer that attaches between my DTX ICE and the lipo (connecting to the balancing connector on the lipo). It balances while charging. Without it I connect the ICE to the dean's to charge.
2) I bought a balancer but it doesn't have the deans connectors yet...As soon as I get it working I will use it as much as possible...It's good to know I can charge the GreatPlanes lipos through the deans if I need to.
