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jlustig83 · **duo v1.5 question -** 01.21.2009, 10:15 PM

With the duo Do I have to have a battery conected to one of the channels im charging from in order for the charger to be turned on? Or is the charger supose to turn on when i turn the power supply on???

ssspconcepts · 01.21.2009, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jlustig83

With the duo Do I have to have a battery conected to one of the channels im charging from in order for the charger to be turned on? Or is the charger supose to turn on when i turn the power supply on???

As soon as I turn on my power supply, my Duo charger turns on....

jlustig83 · 01.21.2009, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ssspconcepts

As soon as I turn on my power supply, my Duo charger turns on....

mine doesnt turn on till i connect a battery with a balance tap on it .what firmware do u have?

ssspconcepts · 01.21.2009, 10:27 PM

Couldn't tell you what version it has. I just bought it from Amain Hobbies a couple of months ago. Although I have all the cables, I have not been brave enough to try and update the firmware yet...the instructions on how to update the firmware are dicey at best

redshift · 01.22.2009, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ssspconcepts

I have not been brave enough to try and update the firmware yet...the instructions on how to update the firmware are dicey at best

I just went thru that with a FlyCam, had to do it to sync audio and video.
jlustig you might want to contact Hyperion and see if they'll do a swap for a new unit. I love my duo- but I think it sucks the owners of the older versions have to shell ot more $ to get it up to snuff, they easily could have used a standard USB- it's things like that which detract from overall product satisfaction, maybe you could borrow someone's cable?

redshift · 01.22.2009, 12:31 AM

- Forgot to mention, it sounds like yours may have issues other than firmware, so you may have some luck getting it replaced- worth a shot....

01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ssspconcepts

Couldn't tell you what version it has. I just bought it from Amain Hobbies a couple of months ago. Although I have all the cables, I have not been brave enough to try and update the firmware yet...the instructions on how to update the firmware are dicey at best

as soon as you power up your charger it will tell you which version your firmware is on the first screen...
my charger starts up as soon as i turn the power source on without a battery connected

jlustig83 · 01.22.2009, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by redshift

- Forgot to mention, it sounds like yours may have issues other than firmware, so you may have some luck getting it replaced- worth a shot....

Ya i think it may have issues cause i got it from bishop power when troy still was there. I got it about 4 or 5 months ago and but i havent tried to use it till the other day when my power supply arrived.I will email bishop power and see what they think. By the way i got that 40a ps , im unable to test it yet but it looks cool, lol. later man.

ssspconcepts · 01.22.2009, 08:25 PM

Mine is V1.6

redshift · 01.22.2009, 09:01 PM

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By the way i got that 40a ps

That's gonna be all the ps you ever need, that will run 2 duos at a moderate charge rate.

The charger should definetely come on as soon as it gets power, and WITHOUT having a pack connected-hope you can come to a good conclusion with either Hyperion or BPP.

auto2 · 01.25.2009, 09:55 AM

after reading the firmware update process and seeing in BIG RED LETTERS you are SCREWED if the update does not work i would sell my charger and buy a new one before attempting the update.

marzac2 · 01.25.2009, 03:53 PM

Firmware update was simple enough.

I like the new features like: The fact that it automatically starts charging after a short count down if you forget to confirm with the button push (i would forget to do the final button confirmation a lot and would come back to my charger later on thinking it had started charging, but instead it was still waiting for me to confirm)

It also does standard charging and now "Store Mode", which will charge or discharge (depending on the state of your pack) your pack to 60% capacity for storage.

jlustig83 · 01.25.2009, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by marzac2

Firmware update was simple enough.

I like the new features like: The fact that it automatically starts charging after a short count down if you forget to confirm with the button push (i would forget to do the final button confirmation a lot and would come back to my charger later on thinking it had started charging, but instead it was still waiting for me to confirm)

It also does standard charging and now "Store Mode", which will charge or discharge (depending on the state of your pack) your pack to 60% capacity for storage.

to put new firmware on the duo do have to have the charger turned on cause my charger wont turn on unless i have a battery plugged in along with the balance tap to that battery. For some reason my duo doesnt turn on when i turn the ps on. it wont charge anything and its supposably brand new. I got it from bishop power products for $239. That is a pretty expensive bench ornament. To anyone that reads this i recomend they never buy anything from bishop power products because they arent replacing this charger i bought and i never even got to charge a single battery with it.

redshift · 01.25.2009, 08:53 PM

You need to deal directly with Hyperion then. Just give them all the same info and they hopefully will work with you.....

jlustig83 · 01.25.2009, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by redshift

You need to deal directly with Hyperion then. Just give them all the same info and they hopefully will work with you.....

I think hyperion is out of asia and I cant find a way to get in contact with them.