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Originally Posted by kingiggy262 (Post 157479)

I use the FMA direct Cellpro 10s charger. This is an excellent charger!

http://www.fmadirect.com/new_applica...0s_charger.htm

Wow, just checked that out and it looks like a really nice charger! 10s, 10A, 300w, built-in balancer, and the really neat feature that throttles down the charge rate according to your power supply current capability (nice!).

Is there some type of online manual or something I can peruse? I'd like to have multi-pack memory settings and the ability to set CC/CV threshold. And I'd like to know how the balancer plug setup works...

I know it's different on the 10s, but the 4s charged directly through the balance plug, and charged each cell by itself completely independent. I've seen as much as a 3c charge rate on my 4s, but it never lets the pack get even warm. Nifty.

Here is the manual on the 10s. It's on my shopping list just as soon as budget allows.

http://www.fmadirect.com/support_docs/item_1258.pdf

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Yeah, I don't particularly like charging high currents through the balance taps as they aren't designed for that kind of current flow, but from I gather, the FMA 10s charger works like most of today's chargers: main charge current goes through the main leads and the balance connector is used for balancing and cell monitoring...

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Originally Posted by BrianG (Post 157608)

thats how the Flightpower V balancer works

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Originally Posted by BrianG (Post 157608)

Yep, it charges through the main leads and balances through the balance connector. You can charge only through the balance connector but it will be limited to 4 amps max charge compared to 10 amps with the main leads. When charging you plug in the main leads from the battery to the charger and also the balance connector to the charger at the same time. During charging it will tell you the amount of maH put back in along with the internal resistance of each cell and the current charge rate.
I am still waiting for the PC interface cable so that I can view all the information while charging and even change settings on the fly from the computer. I have only had this thing for one day and so far I am really pleased with my purchase!

For a DC power supply I am just using a normal PC power supply that I had from an old computer and then installed banana jacks. It can output up to 25 amps so it has no problem supplying enough amps for charging.

MRC 989 chager and TP-205V balancer.