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AMA 74894
hmmm, there certainly are too many wires on that balance plug, there seem to be six wires on that plug, I'd imagine that's the four required for balance charging plus the main pack + and - leads...
the safest thing to do would be to check with a voltmeter which of those wires shows 11-12.6volts ...
have a look at this picture, I'm pretty sure what you have there is this typical setup, but with a balance plug that includes the two 'extra' wires shown here...
Yes that's what I'm stuck with. Well if you look at my balance plug, I guess both reds are shorted and so are both black. Therefore, there are only 4 leads. reds, the two middle ones and the blacks. That is right for a 3S pack, as per your diagram. The problem is I won't be able to plug it in like that to a LiPo charger.
I guess my best bet is still to charge the lipo unbalanced, i.e. to use a lipo charger at 11.1V against the output.