Charging saddle lipo with v-balance

[JustARcFan]

How do you guys charge your saddle lipo's with a balancer?

In my lrp lipo's I have a connection for the balancer but in my saddle (vampire) lipo's I have no connection?

Thanks for the help.

[jeroen206]

look here http://www.trakpower.com/index.asp?p...s/products.asp
then under v-balancer and connection diagrams.

[JustARcFan]

Thanks but the site doesn't show a saddle pack without the 2mm connection?

[philpac]

Logically, if they're 2s1p, then each part of the saddle is a 1s lipo, therefore, by charging each one as a 1s lipo, then they should be balanced. AFAIK balancing just ensures that each cell in the pack is charged to the same voltage, and discharged to the same voltage.

Feel free to pick holes in that

[jeroen206]

Originally Posted by JustARcFan

Thanks but the site doesn't show a saddle pack without the 2mm connection?

Yes it does .
Under connection diagrams , and than scroll down (last picture)

[JustARcFan]

I've seen the last picture but the trakpower saddle lipo has a 2mm connection. The vampire saddle don't have that?

[jeroen206]

None off the saddle packs have a 2mm balance port
http://www.brca.org/BRCA/elecboard/n...%20List%20.pdf

[RichB]

You want to basically replicate the last picture on the page linked above - the balancer connects to the overall plus and minus terminals, and the third wire to the intermediate point i.e. the link wire between the two saddles.

[JustARcFan]

Got it!

Thanks for the help

[Martin-Barbour]

You can pick up 2mm corally type sockets on ebay for a few pounds. I've then modified my Vampire wiring loom so that I have a balance port on the link lead.... Only took a few minutes...