SMC 28C 4000/5000 Hardcase Lipo part 2
09-29-2008, 07:47 PM
#1276
I have been getting some great help here, so I thought that I would keep the momentum going. I have been trying to find the right balance adapter for the Hyperion Duo charger I just purchased. There maybe an old and a new multi-adapter or just a different part #. Here's a pic of my situation. I have an email out to the supplier.
I still have not got an answer if everyone is using a balancer or not. Or does balancing get done rarely.
Thanks!
Brian
I still have not got an answer if everyone is using a balancer or not. Or does balancing get done rarely.
Thanks!
Brian
09-29-2008, 11:05 PM
#1278
10-03-2008, 05:58 AM
#1279
cars with lower top decks like xray and trf416 only just allow enough room for the battery to fit, and this is tougher even if you use a weight plate below the batt.... sorry if this has been asked before, but are there any plans to produce a slimmer pack to allow more clearance? is the new carbon case slimmer?
thnx
thnx
10-03-2008, 07:42 AM
#1280
cars with lower top decks like xray and trf416 only just allow enough room for the battery to fit, and this is tougher even if you use a weight plate below the batt.... sorry if this has been asked before, but are there any plans to produce a slimmer pack to allow more clearance? is the new carbon case slimmer?
thnx
thnx
10-03-2008, 12:06 PM
#1282
cars with lower top decks like xray and trf416 only just allow enough room for the battery to fit, and this is tougher even if you use a weight plate below the batt.... sorry if this has been asked before, but are there any plans to produce a slimmer pack to allow more clearance? is the new carbon case slimmer?
thnx
thnx
http://www.rctech.net/forum/4161632-post118.html
10-03-2008, 12:30 PM
#1283
I run the 4000 pack in my Xray 2008 with the PPD lower tray and it fits excellent.
Ps...
I got the new 5000 top wire red/black case battery and the Hyperion EH adatper does not work at all, thanks for the wrong info Still Bill. The balancer seems to be changed from the older pack.
What balancer adapter would I need for the Hyperion Duo Charger ?
Ps...
I got the new 5000 top wire red/black case battery and the Hyperion EH adatper does not work at all, thanks for the wrong info Still Bill. The balancer seems to be changed from the older pack.
What balancer adapter would I need for the Hyperion Duo Charger ?
Last edited by lbckevin; 10-03-2008 at 03:50 PM.
10-05-2008, 12:39 PM
#1284
Balancer question
I am planning to buy a balancer adapter for an SMC 5000 hard case pack. Is the SMC 5000 (new one with wires coming out on top) a 2S, 3s? I also own the new 4900 saddle, is it also 2s, 3s? I need to buy enough adapters for both packs unless they use the same type
I want to balance and charge at the same time. I currently have the Checkpoint balancer but I need an adapter (I read that the Checkpoint balancer is the same as the Great Planes Equinox). I located a Great Planes Elecrtify Equinox adapter GPMM3161 . Will I be able to charge and balance using this? If not and I use it just for balancing, how will I know that the cells are balanced? I know it's not necessary to balance all the time.
OR
Will I need the Great Planes ElectriFly Equinox GPMM3163 instead? The description reads that it is a high power adapter set and it comes with a deans adapter for charging. Does this have the Align-style plug?
Are there any other balancers, SMC adapters for the Checkpoint-style balancer or an all-in-one charger that can handle all forms of balancing plugs incl. Orion-style bullet balancing (still own some of those too)?
Thanks!
I want to balance and charge at the same time. I currently have the Checkpoint balancer but I need an adapter (I read that the Checkpoint balancer is the same as the Great Planes Equinox). I located a Great Planes Elecrtify Equinox adapter GPMM3161 . Will I be able to charge and balance using this? If not and I use it just for balancing, how will I know that the cells are balanced? I know it's not necessary to balance all the time.
OR
Will I need the Great Planes ElectriFly Equinox GPMM3163 instead? The description reads that it is a high power adapter set and it comes with a deans adapter for charging. Does this have the Align-style plug?
Are there any other balancers, SMC adapters for the Checkpoint-style balancer or an all-in-one charger that can handle all forms of balancing plugs incl. Orion-style bullet balancing (still own some of those too)?
Thanks!
10-05-2008, 01:03 PM
#1285
Off topic but it seems to be the best place to ask. Do you have any 1/18th scale LIPO saddle packs?
10-05-2008, 06:04 PM
#1286
I run the 4000 pack in my Xray 2008 with the PPD lower tray and it fits excellent.
Ps...
I got the new 5000 top wire red/black case battery and the Hyperion EH adatper does not work at all, thanks for the wrong info Still Bill. The balancer seems to be changed from the older pack.
What balancer adapter would I need for the Hyperion Duo Charger ?
Ps...
I got the new 5000 top wire red/black case battery and the Hyperion EH adatper does not work at all, thanks for the wrong info Still Bill. The balancer seems to be changed from the older pack.
What balancer adapter would I need for the Hyperion Duo Charger ?
10-06-2008, 02:28 PM
#1287
Guys....
Got the Hyperion Duo charger today and the very first thing they comment about is be sure to use the balance tap and to connect and disconnect in the proper order. Right away, I see that the Hyperion 2S balance tap has 5 pins while the SMC 5000 has only 3. Was there an adapter I needed? Are you guys using the balance system?
Oh, and in the instructions, it did call out that if you create your own charge leads that they need to be a minimum of 14g and no longer then 8". So there must be a voltage drop concern.
Brian
Got the Hyperion Duo charger today and the very first thing they comment about is be sure to use the balance tap and to connect and disconnect in the proper order. Right away, I see that the Hyperion 2S balance tap has 5 pins while the SMC 5000 has only 3. Was there an adapter I needed? Are you guys using the balance system?
Oh, and in the instructions, it did call out that if you create your own charge leads that they need to be a minimum of 14g and no longer then 8". So there must be a voltage drop concern.
Brian
10-06-2008, 06:03 PM
#1288
I run the 4000 pack in my Xray 2008 with the PPD lower tray and it fits excellent.
Ps...
I got the new 5000 top wire red/black case battery and the Hyperion EH adatper does not work at all, thanks for the wrong info Still Bill. The balancer seems to be changed from the older pack.
What balancer adapter would I need for the Hyperion Duo Charger ?
Ps...
I got the new 5000 top wire red/black case battery and the Hyperion EH adatper does not work at all, thanks for the wrong info Still Bill. The balancer seems to be changed from the older pack.
What balancer adapter would I need for the Hyperion Duo Charger ?
http://www.maxamps.com/HYP-MULTI-ALIGN.htm
10-09-2008, 06:42 PM
#1289
So i have had my 4000SMC since the spring, have used it in my buggy and now my sedan... My history with this pack has been to charge at 8amps and repeak repeak repeak.........
So i grabbed a Equinox balancer last nite. First time i had ever used a balancer...... Within 10seconds my pack was balanced!!!
So looks like SMC makes the perfect 2cell matched LIPO packs!!!
So i grabbed a Equinox balancer last nite. First time i had ever used a balancer...... Within 10seconds my pack was balanced!!!
So looks like SMC makes the perfect 2cell matched LIPO packs!!!
10-09-2008, 07:47 PM
#1290
So i have had my 4000SMC since the spring, have used it in my buggy and now my sedan... My history with this pack has been to charge at 8amps and repeak repeak repeak.........
So i grabbed a Equinox balancer last nite. First time i had ever used a balancer...... Within 10seconds my pack was balanced!!!
So looks like SMC makes the perfect 2cell matched LIPO packs!!!
So i grabbed a Equinox balancer last nite. First time i had ever used a balancer...... Within 10seconds my pack was balanced!!!
So looks like SMC makes the perfect 2cell matched LIPO packs!!!
