Flight power balancing leads

[justy]

Hi

I have just bought a trex 500 so, time for a charge. The battery is a flight power 2500 6s1p.
Why are there two balancing leads fitted to the battery, do both need to be hooked up?

Thanks

Justy

[marchambault]

Yes.

[justy]

Thanks for your reply.. beginning to think it must have been a stupid question. I am charging a Flight Power 6s 2500 Evo power battery with a Hyperion charger EOSO 606i. The adaptor for the flight power pack to charger has 6s, 4-5s, 2-3s sockets for balancing. This adaptor is for Flight Power packs.

My pack has two balance leads which fit for 6s and the other fits 2-3s socket, so you are saying that both of these need to be connected to their respective sockets in order to balance properly. I am sorry for the confusion as both Flight Power instructions and Hyperion are rather vague on these facts.

Why are there two balance leads?:confused:

(From a former nitro heli pilot new to electrics):)

Justy

[marchambault]

You got it... both connectors get plugged in. One in the 3s, the other in the 6s connector What charger are you using?.

Why 2 connectors versus 1 wider one? Don't know, that's the connector standard that Thunder Power / Flight Power decided to go with. At least being different widths you can't get the polarity wrong.

[justy]

Thanks Marchambault

It's now embedded in my pea sized brain.:thumbup: Charger is a Hyperion EOSO606i

Justy