FMA CellPro 10S

[Flybar-less]

Here is a pic of the CellPro 10S with 2S, 8S, and 10S balance leads. The power plugs are plugged into the 6-10S configuration. The yellow bridge allows charging through the balancer only at moderate rates.

[jmiceli11]

Are those custom made adapters for the Thunder Power/Flightpower balancing plugs?

[th3tick]

So on the adapters you built for the 10S pair of plugs, it's black to black, then in order across?

(probably obvious, but...)

John

[Flybar-less]

Yes the 10S are straight through. The 2S is black to black, FP2 to CP2, FP3 to CP red.
The 8S took a while to figure out per FP and CP drawings.

Made from FP test leads and CP leads.

[th3tick]

One further question, in case you know...

Would a pair of CP10S-TP/PQ (http://www.fmadirect.com/detail.htm?item=2270&section=72) be able to hook up any of the FP/TP packs, as long as you picked the right plugs?

TIA,
John

[Flybar-less]

Do they make those already?

[th3tick]

The website says "in stock", so I ordered a pair...

John

[Flybar-less]

I think you would have to make your own adapter for 6-9 cell packs as the common leads are different. Take a look at FPs wiring diagram versus CPs wiring diagram.
Like I said the 8S adapter I made was a little hard to figure out.

The CP10S-TP/PQ (http://www.fmadirect.com/detail.htm?item=2270&section=72) is for 2-5 cells only. 2 will work for 10S.

[BruceW]

A flying buddy of mine bought the Cellpro 10S and charges his FP 6S 2500 on it. He bought extra adapters and plugs the 3 cell (cells 1->3) tap into port 1 and the upper 3 cell tap (5 pins) into port 2.

[Flybar-less]

It looks like you can charge 1P6-9S packs through the balancer only, low rate, with the 5 cell adapter(s)from FMA. Like I said for 1P6-9S packs you will have to make your own adapters as the common wires are different, the charger will sense the wrong voltage through the power leads, for full power charge.

[jmiceli11]

Guys I spoke with the gentlemen from FMA at the Toledo show this weekend. I also purchased a CellPro 10s. You can use two CP10S-TP/PQ adapters to charge a 10s battery and they are available. Mr. Marks( not Fred) said that a 6s-9s adaptor would be available by the end of the month for purchase. If this works as well as the CellPro 4s I can't wait to get mine. They are back ordered and will ship in 2 weeks.

[Adam Turner]

Check out these vids of the FMA cellpro 10S, showing all the capabilities of the charger. Filmed by my good friend Ashley Davis:

Part 1:
http://www.trextuning.com/blog/?page_id=323
Part 2:
http://www.trextuning.com/blog/?page_id=326
Part 3:
http://www.trextuning.com/blog/?page_id=327

I have 3 on order. hehe. Cant wait to be able to charge my 10s packs at 7amps. Now all i need is a 70Amp (1000W) power supply!!

Those in the UK better get your name on the waiting list by calling Aurorra models on 0114270401
http://www.aurorra.co.uk/shop/product.php?productid=16232&cat=0&page=1

[Flybar-less]

I have set up some adapters so I can charge up to 4 2S airborne packs simultainiously.
The 2 sets of leads charge through the balancer port up to 4 amps, perfect for flight packs. Each lead puts 2 batteries in series, but charges each cell individually. The jumper (for changing from 2 to 1 battery on a lead) replaces one battery and tells the charger it is a 2S lead rather than 4S.

I can plug in batteries of fairly significant voltage differences because the charger "balance charges" up to 1 amp per cell. A real time saver.

I hope the picture tells the rest of the story.

[Flybar-less]

I am really liking this charger. With an input voltage of 15.75V it will balance charge an 8S 5350 pack at 9.5 amps continous. That is about a 40 minute charge.

[th3tick]

I've got my first small gripe with mine now...

The left-most negative post is basically held on with a metal nut on the back of a plastic screw that makes up the shell of the banana plug. Mine wiggles around with almost no hold at all. I've taken it apart and re-tightened it, but a week or so of use later, it's flopping around like a fish again.

Metal nut plus plastic screw is a bad start, and short of sending it in for a repair... I'm a little disappointed in this one small bit...

John

[d3sbo]

hi Adam
have you looked at this psu
http://www.rapidonline.com/Electrical-Power/Power-Supplies/Bench-PSUs/15V-DC-High-current-SMPS-with-remote-sensing-and-control/75295

i have the fma 10s charger and the 40 amp psuu