This is a great guide for beginners. There is so much inaccurate information out there on lipo-charging so it's nice to see a guide by someone who actually knows what he's talking about.
Thank you so much! I have just bought the Accucel and as a complete beginner didn't have a clue how to use it. I am so grateful to the RC community for taking the time to help us novices!
I am a system engineer and just got a mini erevo and love it. I was finding confilicting information online. I got the same charger you have and now feel much better about charging them now. THANK YOU
You know what?! Good review, built in repetition. Clearly spoken. Informative. Clear. Concise. Good starting point for beginners. Looking forward to other videos from this channel. Thumbs up from a teacher :-)
My son gave me a 4 button charger with a plane for Christmas. Don't know if they come with a manual, but this video stepped me through the process. Nice job producing this video and the information on Storage, Balance and Fast charges.
I found this video amazingly helpful. Maybe the most helpful video I've ever seen on TH-cam. I just got a plane which uses one of these LiPo batteries (a PZ T-28) and I got one of these chargers. My charger came with instructions but they were impossible to understand. They need a better English translator! Anyway, I came to TH-cam for help and found your video and now I have a complete understanding of how to use my charger. Thank you VERY much for taking the time to create this video!
I just purchased a Turnigy accucel 6 and am not good at interpreting the chinglish manual. You have produced a very good instructional video on this charger. Thank you.
Very helpful vid and thank you,...I am using a projecta 12v 2200ma charging power battery charger to power up my turnigy accucell 6 charger and want to no if this is a safe way to supply power to my accucell or should I be looking at another source.my lipos are a zippy 4000 and a redback 3300 mah,thanks in advance..
thanks for the tips, almost returned mine because I thought it was faulty till I watched your really helpful video, and now I'll ensure I store mine at the storage level and not on full charge, learn something new everyday,thanks for saving me so much money! Dave - UK
Hmm. I remember the happy days when information came in magazine form and you didn't need to have somebody scanning through video timelines for you to highlight salient points... Just think - you could flip through pages yourself and find stuff! Some magazines even had an index so you didn't even need to turn pages. There's a whole generation of frantic, short-attention-span people now who see a 12 minute video thumbnail and refuse to watch it all the way through because the guy who made it didn't provide a list of the times when the juicy bits occurred. How sad. All that work for nothing... In a way it's quite an insult. People can't be bothered even to watch what you've spent hours putting together. No wonder so many TH-cam Channels are abandoned by their makers: the feedback they receive is basically, 'Just give me the facts, immediately, then shut the hell up and get out of my life'. Enjoying a hobby and learning something new is so much more civilised with a magazine, a hot drink, and a packet of biscuits...
Thanks! I am one of those newbie's. I bought the turnigy charger after watching this review ( sorry you get no $.) on opening it I saw there is no instruction so I was very happy to be able to watch your video again. Keep up the good work I enjoy watching and combining your video with the flite test guys in the US. You both make RC interesting. Hope you get you licence soon and you can legally fly again. Thanks, Nigel, UK
Bless you, this is by far the most helpful and coherent information that I have been able to find. My HK Eco Six came with a nice 'instruction' book BUT with my eyes I needed a strong light and a magnifying glass to read it. Thanks again from the UK, R
As a novice to battery charging this has been so very helpful, I've just purchased the same charger as you are using in the video and you have answered every question I had and then some, thanks so much!
I used this video to help me with my new X-Charger. Settings were almost exact. I'm using this to charge a few Parrot AR Drone 2.0 2300mAh aftermarket LiPo batteries. Thanks RCModelReviews!!!!
Thanks for this, I just got a Traxxas with a couple LIPOs off eBay and picked up a four-button charger off amazon, the instructions were horrible! I needed this - thank you!
I just bought a Hitec X1 AC Plus which is a very similar 4 button charger (though balance board is external) but it does 2-6S batteries and the screen is the same blue 2-line LCD. It looks like I have the exact same programming as this unit so you literally just went through and answered pretty much every question I had as to how to use it. So thanks, this video was super helpful!
I watch this video every 3 months or so when I get the urge to fly R/C. Having forgotten everything (old-timer's disease) I need help. Thanks for this! My only whine is the narrator's accent is so thick, and he speaks so fast, I only understand a small part of the audio. I'm glad for the video portion - at least I can get the sequence of button-pushing in order. P.S. I'm unilingual (American English) and very poor at understanding UK accents. My bad.
Everyone here is saying thankyou, I'm going to say THANKYOU!!!!!! Champion stuff; this is my first time charging for electrics, been into IC for 20+ years, you have helped me wade through some of this Electric Flight Voodoo. Cheers.
I have the iMax B6 charger - if you have this charger you will find all the information in this excellent tutorial is identical. Great vid Bruce and so much easier to understand than the instruction manual which came with the charger. Thanks.
Easy to understand and bloody BRILLIANT!! I've been in the Hobby for over 37 years - but only just recently started using Lipo Batteries. 😱😵 All I've learned so far is - I've got a LOT to learn!! 😫 Thank you so much for this. This Old Fart is just trying not to burn down the House!!! 💥🔥🔥🔥
Very useful video! My charger came without instructions and the shop set it up for me for a 2S Lipo. Now I've got some 3S Lipos and couldn't figure out how to reprogramme the damn thing. Then I remembered saving your vid to my favourites and I'm back in business!
Very informative. What is the best charging current to use for a 2S battery with 1000mAh capacity. Your video recommends 1.0A for this battery. From what I gather this is a 1C charge rate. My battery has a maximum charge rate of 5C as defined by the manufacturer. If I charge at the 5C rate, will the battery life (# of charge cycles) be reduced? If I charge at .5A or .5C will the battery life be greater? I know the charge times will different, but I'm looking for the maximum battery life.
Hey Bruce... my charger is slightly different, it automatically starts charging as soon as it detects a battery in the circuit - with the last settings made on the charger. Hence if you were to recommend a standard practice for charging, that would be to make sure the settings are made in the charger for the correct battery type BEFORE connecting the lipo for charging. I have an Orbit Pocket ladder, and it auto detects the number of cells for charging which you have to accept to start charging
Thanx man for this vid,im a newbie to this hobby,i was well aware lipos needed respect but honestly had no clue on how to do things correctly and the basic info is some what hard to find. thanx for taking the time to expain simply and clearly.
Nice video. I used it to learn how to use my Turnigy charger. Please make a video demonstrating the proper settings needed to store lipo batteries. I'm having a hard time finding good information on the subject. Thanks again.
thanks very much for this guide, having read the manual that came with the charger we were completely confused - everything's clear now - saved our Christmas.!
Thanks Bruce for all your great videos- can you tell me why we would not always balance charge our lipos? Is balance charging slower than normal charging (without balancing)? Why not always fast charge with intermittent balance charges? Is there a disadvantage to fast charging- does it reduce the life of the lipo? thanks for your reply
I am quite new in this field and would like to get some info on how to charge a 5700mah zippy Lipo correctly. the charger I currently have with me is an Imax B6. Would you please be able to give me some tips on the main points you mentioned in this video on how to Lipo Charge/ Lipo Balance/ Lipo Fast Charge/ Lipo Storage/ Lipo Discharge for this model. On the battery it's mentioned Voltage: 2S2P / 2 Cell / 7.4v Discharge: 50C Constant / 60C Burst Max Charge Rate: 1C
Hi good video i have a iMAX B6 charger just wondering about discharging on my charger there is a discharge setting witch you don't show i am using a 11.1 v 3sell 2200Mag but it is 18c what is the discharge & charge rate thanks Phil
Thanks so much for doing this video Bruce, I have two questions, I want to buy a simple wall socket 12v power adapter and am wandering what how many amps it should be? and the connector is just called a bayonet connector? Thanks
I cannot begin to thank you enough for this video. I have the exact same charger and this really helped me wrap my head around it a lot better than doing it on my own with instructions. I'm not using the lipos in RC applications I'm actually using them to power heavily modified foam dart blasters. This is an absolute great video though! A+!
These chargers are a gem, also will bring car battery's back from the dead. You could never find a charger like this at a automobile store especially with its options like this. Great charger!
Thanks for your help, I was trying to understand more about what I need to know, but could not find it. Until checking out all your tutorials, now I am light years ahead of where I was and closer to where I need to be. Fantastic job thanks again.
Awesome job!! I'm a complete newbie to electronics and I just got all my stuff to build a tricopter. This and your DIY power supply video are very complete and detailed. THANK YOU!
Very informative.You've just given me the confidence to use my new imax B6 with my new Lipos.Was reading the manual that came with the imax and it hardly made any sense.You go Kiwi!!
hello i have the same charger i was wondering if you new if the end voltage on charging a 2s can be changed the end voltage on mine is 8 volts on a balance charge each cell stops at 4.0 thank you
I realize this video is pretty old, but thank you for making it. I just got a turnigy battery and a turnigy charger for a project and the battery charger manual was not helpful (I'm being polite). This video had what I needed. Thanks.
Good video, but I always use the "charge" mode. I was thinking it balances there as well when I have balance plug connected. Try to toggle 1 click on + button Bruce, when doing a "charge" (with balance plug conn.). On my 4-button Turnigy Accucell 8150 it seems to balance the cells. But a little confusing what the "balance" mode would be good for then. Hmm
Im new to this so i have a Quest....... Im chargin a 3300mah 3S 20C Lipo, I got in chargin, on a hobbyking charger like you are using here. How will I know when its done chargin, will it stop or do i gotta stop it & When ????
I have these and they work fine, the only issue is balancing, one of mine is quite a bit off in balancing, could you do a vid to show how to calibrate the accucell6, thanks.
Hi. I bought one of these online and its arriving tomorrow but just now I saw a couple of videos showing that these "newer" models have firmware which does not let the user calibrate voltage settings. One example is that when the voltage was supposed to be zero, the unit read 0.19 V. In turn, this would fully charge a lipo excessively by that amount which can damage it. What can you say? Thanks for any and all...
also if the lipo storage takes the cells down to about only 3.7V per cell, isn't that discharging about 89% (leaving only about 11% charge in)? I thought it's not good to discharge lipos more than 80%..? thank you for your opinion on this
Thank you for your very informative explanation on this. I read the manual cover to cover and was still lost. I plugged my charger and lipo to a car battery and charged it as you walked us through it. Thank you again
You need a 12-15 vdc output power supply of at least 5A to charge with the Accucell 6. I think the computer charging he mentioned was an old computer power supply where you can pick off the right voltage from the outlet wiring.
Does the power supply have to put out exactly 12 VDC? Mine, used for my Hobbico Accu-charger, puts our 14 VDC and doesn't work with the Turnigy Accucell 6.
Good review. I have a problem though, how to use my four button charger (in my case the Hitec X2) to charge a LiFe or LiIon battery. It says all through the instructions that it can charge these batteries but I cannot find how to set the charger to charge them. I've searched the interweb but nowhere can I find anything about charging anything other than lipos. Help!
When would you use the Discharge mode within the lipo settings? because with my imax b6 I have Charge, Fast charge, Balance, Storage and Discharge which has an end voltage of 3.0 volts per cell.
Would you say the imax B6 is of the same quality or higher? I just bought one because the turnigy was out of stock, but what do you know it comes back in stock the day after i order the imax B6.....
Should I throw away my lipo batteries after 2 years on the shelf? Should I try to charge them and see if they hold a charge? I have 2 2cell 7.4 5000 batteries. What is the safest setting to charge them at?
Hello, I'm still new and getting oriented and was wondering if there is one which charger would be a notch down from this one here. Otherwise I'll just get one of these. Thank you!
Ill agree with Al Magallanes, you have really helped me out with things i didnt know. But can you plz help me out Mr RCModelreview. Ive just brought the Turnigy Accucel-6 off Hobbyking and im unsure which power suppy to use with it, hobbyking do have one on there that looks like a laptop charger but dont know if it will work with the Turnigy, ive asked them over aweek ago but no reply.any help greatful.regards matt
I note the caution on ideal storage voltage, fine for RC applications. BUT what about LiPo batteries for flashlights? In this case you want to reach for your flashlight only when you need (maybe occasionally) it & know that there is plenty of capacity. One of my flashlights does not perform well at below 3.7V
Can i use my Esky stock balance charger power suppy to power the Accucel, not very good with eletrics, but i see its 12v but only 1.5A and i know it takes about 4 hrs to charge a 2200mAh Li-Po. thanks again MrModelReview, great man
i have got the same ZIPPY 3S battery from hobbyking..but my charger does not have a XT60 connector..so i could not charge it from the time it was shipped..when i checked the initial charge,it wasn't charged at all...does this state of the battery affect the working of the battery?its been like that for about 4 months
ya i think it may be a nock off, i bought it from ebay, i have a big race in two weeks and i have no way to know, do you think i should get the turnigy and return the other one when i get it? note ...the b6 is shipping from china so i may not even get it in time
Just Perfect. Thanks for this video (and many others) . I was able to follow along and not only learned WHAT to do, but WHY. I wish I could spend a week building and flying with you. I was going to say if you come to Auckland I'd shout you a beer, but I think I'll go donate that offer straight to rcmodelreviews instead... I can't wait to get ahold of your FPV backpack kits if they become available. Thanks again
thank you very much it help me a lot ive been looking for a demm toturial and your the only one that got it step by step. :) keep up the good work. and thanks again
how do you set the max voltage per cell for a lipo. i need to reduce my charge cut off for a 3s lipo from 4.2 volts to 4.0 or 4.1 because i live in a very cold climate and dont want them fully charged to 4.2 volts and then bring them into heated house and have the voltage rise.
Hi there. Thanks for great video. I have question. I'm new to this. I have Walkera Scout x4 quadcopter with 6S Lipo 22.2 5400mAh so I need to set Current charge at 5.4A on charger ? Many thanks.
Bruce, i have a imax b6, but i fried the balance ports, but i've found i can still charge my lipos using the power and ground, is there anything i have to be careful of to watch? It semms to be charging away fine.
Thank you for the video. Much more comfortable than a manual with micro letters... I am a bit confused with the 'C' numbers mine is a 7,4 1300Ma with 25C value. Am i correct to set the loader to a amp of 1,3?
Bizarre question: If I were to solder 3 3.7v iPod batteries together to get 11.1v, each at 1200 MAh, could I use a charger like this to charge the whole thing? Could I just set it to 1.2 A and 11.1v? I wouldn't have the balancer connection though
Thanks Bruce, very informative video. Can you show us how to calibrate the chargers balance port next? Mine is slightly out, 0.1 to 0.3 volts on some cells. SO I would like to recalibrate it asap.
I have just ordered this exact charger to use with some 6.6v LiFe 2S and 4.8v NiMh Rx batteries, the charger only seems to cater for 7.4v or 3.7v... will this be a problem?? Any help much appreciated
just got my new charger and ive got a 100-240v-50/60hz-180mA wall charger from Dick Smith that you can charge 5v to 23v yet when I plug it in to my Turnigy Accucell 6 to charge my Lipos it says "input vol err" Is the wall charger too grunty or not grunty enough or no good ??? not sure whats happening with it. Any suggestions ???
This is a great guide for beginners. There is so much inaccurate information out there on lipo-charging so it's nice to see a guide by someone who actually knows what he's talking about.
Thank you so much! I have just bought the Accucel and as a complete beginner didn't have a clue how to use it. I am so grateful to the RC community for taking the time to help us novices!
I am a system engineer and just got a mini erevo and love it. I was finding confilicting information online. I got the same charger you have and now feel much better about charging them now. THANK YOU
This is SURPRISINGLY rare information...so many things can go wrong. Thank you for doing this!
You know what?!
Good review, built in repetition.
Clearly spoken.
Informative.
Clear.
Concise.
Good starting point for beginners.
Looking forward to other videos from this channel.
Thumbs up from a teacher :-)
My son gave me a 4 button charger with a plane for Christmas. Don't know if they come with a manual, but this video stepped me through the process. Nice job producing this video and the information on Storage, Balance and Fast charges.
I found this video amazingly helpful. Maybe the most helpful video I've ever seen on TH-cam. I just got a plane which uses one of these LiPo batteries (a PZ T-28) and I got one of these chargers. My charger came with instructions but they were impossible to understand. They need a better English translator! Anyway, I came to TH-cam for help and found your video and now I have a complete understanding of how to use my charger. Thank you VERY much for taking the time to create this video!
I do not use LiPo batteries, but found this very informative.
Has taken a lot of the mystery away for me.
A really usufull video. Thanks Bruce.
I just purchased a Turnigy accucel 6 and am not good at interpreting the chinglish manual. You have produced a very good instructional video on this charger. Thank you.
Very helpful vid and thank you,...I am using a projecta 12v 2200ma charging power battery charger to power up my turnigy accucell 6 charger and want to no if this is a safe way to supply power to my accucell or should I be looking at another source.my lipos are a zippy 4000 and a redback 3300 mah,thanks in advance..
Best video explaining how to see VOLTAGE CHARGE with the balance charge feature. Amazing!
thanks for the tips, almost returned mine because I thought it was faulty till I watched your really helpful video, and now I'll ensure I store mine at the storage level and not on full charge, learn something new everyday,thanks for saving me so much money! Dave - UK
09:10 Balance charging
12:48 Storage mode charge
Amandus Henriksson THANK YOU!
Thanks
Hmm. I remember the happy days when information came in magazine form and you didn't need to have somebody scanning through video timelines for you to highlight salient points... Just think - you could flip through pages yourself and find stuff! Some magazines even had an index so you didn't even need to turn pages.
There's a whole generation of frantic, short-attention-span people now who see a 12 minute video thumbnail and refuse to watch it all the way through because the guy who made it didn't provide a list of the times when the juicy bits occurred. How sad. All that work for nothing...
In a way it's quite an insult. People can't be bothered even to watch what you've spent hours putting together. No wonder so many TH-cam Channels are abandoned by their makers: the feedback they receive is basically, 'Just give me the facts, immediately, then shut the hell up and get out of my life'.
Enjoying a hobby and learning something new is so much more civilised with a magazine, a hot drink, and a packet of biscuits...
Djah1999 cheers
Best LiPo explanation video I have seen, been using them for 4 years but still learned a bit here. Thanks!
Stracky, excellent video , in 17 minutes I learn and understand everything I need to
charge my batteries, congrats
Anyone whishing to learn how to balance and charge a lipo- watch this vid. WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks! I am one of those newbie's. I bought the turnigy charger after watching this review ( sorry you get no $.) on opening it I saw there is no instruction so I was very happy to be able to watch your video again. Keep up the good work I enjoy watching and combining your video with the flite test guys in the US. You both make RC interesting. Hope you get you licence soon and you can legally fly again. Thanks, Nigel, UK
Bless you, this is by far the most helpful and coherent information that I have been able to find. My HK Eco Six came with a nice 'instruction' book BUT with my eyes I needed a strong light and a magnifying glass to read it. Thanks again from the UK, R
As a novice to battery charging this has been so very helpful, I've just purchased the same charger as you are using in the video and you have answered every question I had and then some, thanks so much!
I used this video to help me with my new X-Charger. Settings were almost exact.
I'm using this to charge a few Parrot AR Drone 2.0 2300mAh aftermarket LiPo batteries.
Thanks RCModelReviews!!!!
This is the best primer I've seen on charging in general, and this charger specifically. I refer people to it quite often. Thanks for this effort!
Thanks for this, I just got a Traxxas with a couple LIPOs off eBay and picked up a four-button charger off amazon, the instructions were horrible! I needed this - thank you!
I just bought a Hitec X1 AC Plus which is a very similar 4 button charger (though balance board is external) but it does 2-6S batteries and the screen is the same blue 2-line LCD. It looks like I have the exact same programming as this unit so you literally just went through and answered pretty much every question I had as to how to use it. So thanks, this video was super helpful!
Thanks for that. Been using this charger for a couple of years but never understood all the different options properly. That explained it nicely
I watch this video every 3 months or so when I get the urge to fly R/C. Having forgotten everything (old-timer's disease) I need help. Thanks for this!
My only whine is the narrator's accent is so thick, and he speaks so fast, I only understand a small part of the audio. I'm glad for the video portion - at least I can get the sequence of button-pushing in order. P.S. I'm unilingual (American English) and very poor at understanding UK accents. My bad.
I was about to tell this guys speak perfect UK British English ;) I'm not fluent but have no issue at all ...
Everyone here is saying thankyou, I'm going to say THANKYOU!!!!!! Champion stuff; this is my first time charging for electrics, been into IC for 20+ years, you have helped me wade through some of this Electric Flight Voodoo. Cheers.
I have the iMax B6 charger - if you have this charger you will find all the information in this excellent tutorial is identical. Great vid Bruce and so much easier to understand than the instruction manual which came with the charger. Thanks.
Easy to understand and bloody BRILLIANT!! I've been in the Hobby for over 37 years - but only just recently started using Lipo Batteries. 😱😵
All I've learned so far is - I've got a LOT to learn!! 😫 Thank you so much for this. This Old Fart is just trying not to burn down the House!!! 💥🔥🔥🔥
Very useful video! My charger came without instructions and the shop set it up for me for a 2S Lipo. Now I've got some 3S Lipos and couldn't figure out how to reprogramme the damn thing. Then I remembered saving your vid to my favourites and I'm back in business!
Thanks for understandable instruction. So many people make this sound complicated and don't go into the same detail.
That was better instruction than the photocopied Chinglish that came with my charger. Thank-you!
Chinglish lol
Very informative. What is the best charging current to use for a 2S battery with 1000mAh capacity. Your video recommends 1.0A for this battery. From what I gather this is a 1C charge rate. My battery has a maximum charge rate of 5C as defined by the manufacturer. If I charge at the 5C rate, will the battery life (# of charge cycles) be reduced? If I charge at .5A or .5C will the battery life be greater? I know the charge times will different, but I'm looking for the maximum battery life.
Hey Bruce... my charger is slightly different, it automatically starts charging as soon as it detects a battery in the circuit - with the last settings made on the charger. Hence if you were to recommend a standard practice for charging, that would be to make sure the settings are made in the charger for the correct battery type BEFORE connecting the lipo for charging. I have an Orbit Pocket ladder, and it auto detects the number of cells for charging which you have to accept to start charging
Thanx man for this vid,im a newbie to this hobby,i was well aware lipos needed respect but honestly had no clue on how to do things correctly and the basic info is some what hard to find. thanx for taking the time to expain simply and clearly.
A nice feature about the Turnigy Accucell 6 LiPo Storage function is that if the battery is below 3.7v per cell it will charge back to that voltage.
Nice video. I used it to learn how to use my Turnigy charger. Please make a video demonstrating the proper settings needed to store lipo batteries. I'm having a hard time finding good information on the subject. Thanks again.
When do you do a Storage Charge? Right after your done using the battery? A Couple hours later(Same day)? The Next Day?
thanks very much for this guide, having read the manual that came with the charger we were completely confused - everything's clear now - saved our Christmas.!
Thanks Bruce for all your great videos- can you tell me why we would not always balance charge our lipos? Is balance charging slower than normal charging (without balancing)? Why not always fast charge with intermittent balance charges? Is there a disadvantage to fast charging- does it reduce the life of the lipo? thanks for your reply
because of RCModelReviews i now know all about lipo batteries and how to charge them. Thanks!
I am quite new in this field and would like to get some info on how to charge a 5700mah zippy Lipo correctly. the charger I currently have with me is an Imax B6. Would you please be able to give me some tips on the main points you mentioned in this video on how to Lipo Charge/ Lipo Balance/ Lipo Fast Charge/ Lipo Storage/ Lipo Discharge for this model. On the battery it's mentioned Voltage: 2S2P / 2 Cell / 7.4v
Discharge: 50C Constant / 60C Burst
Max Charge Rate: 1C
Hi good video i have a iMAX B6 charger just wondering about discharging on my charger there is a discharge setting witch you don't show i am using a 11.1 v 3sell 2200Mag but it is 18c what is the discharge & charge rate thanks Phil
Thanks for the video. How about for 850mah lipos? How many A do you charge it with when you can't set the charger to 0.85A. Only 0.8A or 0.9A.
Thanks so much for doing this video Bruce, I have two questions, I want to buy a simple wall socket 12v power adapter and am wandering what how many amps it should be? and the connector is just called a bayonet connector? Thanks
Thank you for your efforts. I am now confident in handling my Lipo batteries and charger.
I cannot begin to thank you enough for this video. I have the exact same charger and this really helped me wrap my head around it a lot better than doing it on my own with instructions. I'm not using the lipos in RC applications I'm actually using them to power heavily modified foam dart blasters. This is an absolute great video though! A+!
These chargers are a gem, also will bring car battery's back from the dead. You could never find a charger like this at a automobile store especially with its options like this. Great charger!
Thanks for your help, I was trying to understand more about what I need to know, but could not find it. Until checking out all your tutorials, now I am light years ahead of where I was and closer to where I need to be. Fantastic job thanks again.
Awesome job!! I'm a complete newbie to electronics and I just got all my stuff to build a tricopter. This and your DIY power supply video are very complete and detailed. THANK YOU!
Any chance of a vid on connectors and what current they can handle.
Very informative.You've just given me the confidence to use my new imax B6 with my new Lipos.Was reading the manual that came with the imax and it hardly made any sense.You go Kiwi!!
hello i have the same charger i was wondering if you new if the end voltage on charging a 2s can be changed the end voltage on mine is 8 volts on a balance charge each cell stops at 4.0
thank you
Whats the advantage of normal charging over balance charging....and can you just always balance charge your batts?
I realize this video is pretty old, but thank you for making it. I just got a turnigy battery and a turnigy charger for a project and the battery charger manual was not helpful (I'm being polite). This video had what I needed. Thanks.
Thank you for your wonderful way of explaining fairly complex procedures, for us old flyers
nice to learn about charging lipo but 1 question do you need to a battery vault / bag to charge lipo batteries
Very nice and informative tutorial on Lipo charging. One of the best I've seen on a 4 button charger.
Good video, but I always use the "charge" mode. I was thinking it balances there as well when I have balance plug connected. Try to toggle 1 click on + button Bruce, when doing a "charge" (with balance plug conn.). On my 4-button Turnigy Accucell 8150 it seems to balance the cells. But a little confusing what the "balance" mode would be good for then. Hmm
Im new to this so i have a Quest....... Im chargin a 3300mah 3S 20C Lipo, I got in chargin, on a hobbyking charger like you are using here. How will I know when its done chargin, will it stop or do i gotta stop it & When ????
Thanks Bruce ...i fit the noob category and you have just demystified my brand new Accucell 6 . I can happily charge my first Lipo
I have these and they work fine, the only issue is balancing, one of mine is quite a bit off in balancing, could you do a vid to show how to calibrate the accucell6, thanks.
Hi. I bought one of these online and its arriving tomorrow but just now I saw a couple of videos showing that these "newer" models have firmware which does not let the user calibrate voltage settings. One example is that when the voltage was supposed to be zero, the unit read 0.19 V. In turn, this would fully charge a lipo excessively by that amount which can damage it. What can you say? Thanks for any and all...
also if the lipo storage takes the cells down to about only 3.7V per cell, isn't that discharging about 89% (leaving only about 11% charge in)? I thought it's not good to discharge lipos more than 80%..? thank you for your opinion on this
How many times over a month would you have to connect battery for storage charge to keep them at 3.8 V ? if you don't intend to use it ?.
Thank you for your very informative explanation on this. I read the manual cover to cover and was still lost. I plugged my charger and lipo to a car battery and charged it as you walked us through it. Thank you again
You need a 12-15 vdc output power supply of at least 5A to charge with the Accucell 6. I think the computer charging he mentioned was an old computer power supply where you can pick off the right voltage from the outlet wiring.
Does the power supply have to put out exactly 12 VDC? Mine, used for my Hobbico Accu-charger, puts our 14 VDC and doesn't work with the Turnigy Accucell 6.
Good review. I have a problem though, how to use my four button charger (in my case the Hitec X2) to charge a LiFe or LiIon battery. It says all through the instructions that it can charge these batteries but I cannot find how to set the charger to charge them. I've searched the interweb but nowhere can I find anything about charging anything other than lipos. Help!
when using my LiPo storage mode feature, should I also set my charger at the battery 1C rating?
When would you use the Discharge mode within the lipo settings? because with my imax b6 I have Charge, Fast charge, Balance, Storage and Discharge which has an end voltage of 3.0 volts per cell.
Why do you set the setting to 1.0A when you put it on Lipo storage? Can you set it to the 2.2 like you did to charge it? Kinda confused on that part
Very nice video. But what about LiFe batteries without XT60 plug?
Would you say the imax B6 is of the same quality or higher? I just bought one because the turnigy was out of stock, but what do you know it comes back in stock the day after i order the imax B6.....
great video! Could I plug a 12V 1.5A adaptor to this charger if I only going to charge baterries at a 0.5A-1A? any risks?
Finally! Great video, been using my charger "in the blind" for a year now.
Should I throw away my lipo batteries after 2 years on the shelf? Should I try to charge them and see if they hold a charge? I have 2 2cell 7.4 5000 batteries. What is the safest setting to charge them at?
Hello, I'm still new and getting oriented and was wondering if there is one which charger would be a notch down from this one here. Otherwise I'll just get one of these. Thank you!
Ill agree with Al Magallanes, you have really helped me out with things i didnt know. But can you plz help me out Mr RCModelreview. Ive just brought the Turnigy Accucel-6 off Hobbyking and im unsure which power suppy to use with it, hobbyking do have one on there that looks like a laptop charger but dont know if it will work with the Turnigy, ive asked them over aweek ago but no reply.any help greatful.regards matt
I note the caution on ideal storage voltage, fine for RC applications.
BUT what about LiPo batteries for flashlights? In this case you want to reach for your flashlight only when you need (maybe occasionally) it & know that there is plenty of capacity. One of my flashlights does not perform well at below 3.7V
Can i use my Esky stock balance charger power suppy to power the Accucel, not very good with eletrics, but i see its 12v but only 1.5A and i know it takes about 4 hrs to charge a 2200mAh Li-Po. thanks again MrModelReview, great man
For storage, should I put the same Amp as I where charging it?
i have got the same ZIPPY 3S battery from hobbyking..but my charger does not have a XT60 connector..so i could not charge it from the time it was shipped..when i checked the initial charge,it wasn't charged at all...does this state of the battery affect the working of the battery?its been like that for about 4 months
ya i think it may be a nock off, i bought it from ebay, i have a big race in two weeks and i have no way to know, do you think i should get the turnigy and return the other one when i get it? note ...the b6 is shipping from china so i may not even get it in time
Can't seem to find the charger calibration video that your referring to at the end. Could you please direct me to that one. Thanks!
Can you change the storage voltage higher then 11.4 v , I store my lipos at 11.5v ? Thanks for any help
Just Perfect. Thanks for this video (and many others) . I was able to follow along and not only learned WHAT to do, but WHY. I wish I could spend a week building and flying with you. I was going to say if you come to Auckland I'd shout you a beer, but I think I'll go donate that offer straight to rcmodelreviews instead... I can't wait to get ahold of your FPV backpack kits if they become available. Thanks again
thank you very much it help me a lot ive been looking for a demm toturial and your the only one that got it step by step. :) keep up the good work. and thanks again
how do you set the max voltage per cell for a lipo. i need to reduce my charge cut off for a 3s lipo from 4.2 volts to 4.0 or 4.1 because i live in a very cold climate and dont want them fully charged to 4.2 volts and then bring them into heated house and have the voltage rise.
Hi there.
Thanks for great video.
I have question. I'm new to this. I have Walkera Scout x4 quadcopter with 6S Lipo 22.2 5400mAh so I need to set Current charge at 5.4A on charger ?
Many thanks.
I also have a discharge function on my charger. When would I use that?
Do I need to do a balance charge before going out after doing a storage charge?
hi.. ive just bought the turnigy 80w charger.. what do i set it to, to discharge a 5400mAh yuneec battery..?
Bruce, i have a imax b6, but i fried the balance ports, but i've found i can still charge my lipos using the power and ground, is there anything i have to be careful of to watch? It semms to be charging away fine.
Thank You, for taking your time to get back to me. I balance charge every time and try to keep them around 3.8 per cell.
THANK YOU soooo much, i received my charger 30mins. ago with your video i was able to charge right out of the box
Thank you for the video. Much more comfortable than a manual with micro letters...
I am a bit confused with the 'C' numbers mine is a 7,4 1300Ma with 25C value. Am i correct to set the loader to a amp of 1,3?
Bizarre question: If I were to solder 3 3.7v iPod batteries together to get 11.1v, each at 1200 MAh, could I use a charger like this to charge the whole thing? Could I just set it to 1.2 A and 11.1v? I wouldn't have the balancer connection though
Thanks Bruce, very informative video. Can you show us how to calibrate the chargers balance port next? Mine is slightly out, 0.1 to 0.3 volts on some cells. SO I would like to recalibrate it asap.
I have just ordered this exact charger to use with some 6.6v LiFe 2S and 4.8v NiMh Rx batteries, the charger only seems to cater for 7.4v or 3.7v... will this be a problem?? Any help much appreciated
Finally; clear instruction for newbs! Thanks so much!
just got my new charger and ive got a 100-240v-50/60hz-180mA wall charger from Dick Smith that you can charge 5v to 23v yet when I plug it in to my Turnigy Accucell 6 to charge my Lipos it says "input vol err"
Is the wall charger too grunty or not grunty enough or no good ??? not sure whats happening with it. Any suggestions ???