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Old 12-06-2021 | 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Maurito
ok, i try to do it, only another question, can you say me the correct connection between icharger-discherger-battery?
I use 4mm serrated bullets for my connections to the charger and to the power supply. You can also use standard 4mm bullets like what is available for connections to your lipo.
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Old 12-07-2021 | 12:09 AM
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I use 4mm serrated bullets for my connections to the charger and to the power supply. You can also use standard 4mm bullets like what is available for connections to your lipo.
Balancer cable Excuse me, I meant the connection diagram between icharger-discherger-battery and power supply, like the drawing that I am attaching, I know it is very crude but I did it quickly ....
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Old 12-07-2021 | 08:01 AM
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Balancer cable Excuse me, I meant the connection diagram between icharger-discherger-battery and power supply, like the drawing that I am attaching, I know it is very crude but I did it quickly ....
Not 100% sure on your question.

As for the balance cable, it always connects directly to the battery from the icharger. It doesn't go through the resistor load as the charger manages where the current is applied. As for your diagram, on a duo, the resistor load is connected to the charger on one of the charge ports. The battery is connected to the charger on the other charge port. Settings are changed to run the current through the charger to the resistor bank.

The X and S series chargers use a different wiring setup for the discharge bank.

I hope that helps.
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Old 12-07-2021 | 09:56 AM
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Not 100% sure on your question.

As for the balance cable, it always connects directly to the battery from the icharger. It doesn't go through the resistor load as the charger manages where the current is applied. As for your diagram, on a duo, the resistor load is connected to the charger on one of the charge ports. The battery is connected to the charger on the other charge port. Settings are changed to run the current through the charger to the resistor bank.

The X and S series chargers use a different wiring setup for the discharge bank.

I hope that helps.
Hello, first of all I want to thank you for the answers and information you are giving me but honestly I did not understand the last piece of advice. In practice i need a diagram of how to connect my icharger 406 duo with the battery to be discharged and with the resistor. From what you told me in the last message i should attach the battery to port 1 of the icharger as if i wanted to charge and balance it normally, then i should attach the resistor to port two, only the positive and negative, right? This is why i tried to draw a scheme in order to understand how to attach everything because currently i can't find anywhere a drawing that helps me to make the attacks ....
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Old 12-08-2021 | 05:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Maurito
Hello, first of all I want to thank you for the answers and information you are giving me but honestly I did not understand the last piece of advice. In practice i need a diagram of how to connect my icharger 406 duo with the battery to be discharged and with the resistor. From what you told me in the last message i should attach the battery to port 1 of the icharger as if i wanted to charge and balance it normally, then i should attach the resistor to port two, only the positive and negative, right? This is why i tried to draw a scheme in order to understand how to attach everything because currently i can't find anywhere a drawing that helps me to make the attacks ....
If you are using a 406 duo, the battery hooks up normal (lets say Channel 1), the resister load hooks up to the main +/- of the other channel (Lets say Channel 2), then you change the setting in the Charger to dump to the channel. No funny wiring required.
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Old 12-08-2021 | 06:03 AM
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Hello, first of all I want to thank you for the answers and information you are giving me but honestly I did not understand the last piece of advice. In practice i need a diagram of how to connect my icharger 406 duo with the battery to be discharged and with the resistor. From what you told me in the last message i should attach the battery to port 1 of the icharger as if i wanted to charge and balance it normally, then i should attach the resistor to port two, only the positive and negative, right? This is why i tried to draw a scheme in order to understand how to attach everything because currently i can't find anywhere a drawing that helps me to make the attacks ....
The video posted earlier shows how to hook everything up to the charger itself as described in the post just above mine.

What you described in the post I quote is correct. Battery hookup is normal. Resistor bank is just positive and negative. Then you have to go in and change settings in the iCharger to enable discharging to the other port.

Truth be told, the videos that are out there are the most helpful when it comes to the setting changes that have to be made.
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Old 12-09-2021 | 12:03 AM
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The video posted earlier shows how to hook everything up to the charger itself as described in the post just above mine.

What you described in the post I quote is correct. Battery hookup is normal. Resistor bank is just positive and negative. Then you have to go in and change settings in the iCharger to enable discharging to the other port.

Truth be told, the videos that are out there are the most helpful when it comes to the setting changes that have to be made.
Perfect you were very kind and very useful ....
Thank you very much (at least for now), i will keep you updated ....
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