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The Turnigy Accucel 6 Balance Charger utilises quality FET's and resistors to accurately balance and charge Lithium Polymer and NiMH batteries. The Accucel-6 will handle LiPo/LiFe up to 6S and NiMH/NiCd up to 15S and shows individual cell voltage during charge with realtime updates throughout the charge cycle. The intuitive menu system means charging and cycling is an easy process and can be done quickly and accurately either at the field by using a 12v input such as a car battery or at home with a 12v power supply. Bundled with the Accucel-6 is a bunch of input and output wires which should satisfy any charging requirement.
ATTENTION. There are several chargers now entering the China market that look similar to the Accucel. These chargers are produced with cheaper FET's and are unfortunately much less accurate and very unsafe. There has been reports of the copied chargers over-charging packs and not balancing correctly. The Accucel-6 is the first charger in the market with this PCB layout Circuit design. Any charger with the same circuit diagram is most definitely a copy. We have tested the copied chargers ourselves, their componentry is of a very low quality and the manufacturing company that has produced the copy has used a process of duplicating our CPU(MCU)'s hex file and flashed a similar chip(MCU) to produce a similar product. This means they do not have the original code and therefore cannot bug-test(QC) or update the charger at any point. Our chargers have CE and RoHS certification, proving their safety. Plus, thousands of customers the world over have used our chargers with excellent results. Your batteries are expensive. We understand this and thats why we will not carry low-quality charging devices. Trust only in TURNIGY® quality charging devices. Features; Microprocessor controlled Delta-peak sensitivity (NiMH/NiCd) Individual cell balancing Li-ion, LiPo and LiFe capable Ni-Cd and NiMH capable Large range of charge currents Store function, allows safe storage current Time limit function Input voltage monitoring. (Protects car batteries at the field) Data storage (Store up to 5 packs in memory) Battery break in and cycling.
Spec. Input Voltage: 11~17v Circuit power: Max Charge: 50W / Max Discharge: 5W Charge Current Range: .1~6.0A Ni-MH/NiCd cells: 1~15 Li-ion/Poly cells: 1~6 Pb battery voltage: 2~20v Weight: 355g
This charger has a JST-XH charge plug, which makes it compatible with Zippy, HXT, TURNIGY and any pack with a JST-XH adapter.
Just brought one of these, wont charge a battery over 4000Mha, which sucks big time. just brought 3 6000Mha batteries at the same time now I cant charge them...
Hi Ziggy459, what's the cell count on those packs!? Also have disabled the Capacity Cut-off in the USER SET PROGRAM MENU? Select USER SET PROGRAM MENU then keep pressing the right key until you get to Capacity Cut-off. You can turn it off set it to a capacity you desire. I tested mine and it goes well beyond 33000mah, I stopped there. Anyway mine remains off all the time. Hope this helps you to solve your issue.
Hi i have a zippy 800 7.4V lipo but cant charge on turnigy 6 charger it says connection break, i have read that you have to connect both leeds on battery to charger,no leed came with charger to connect the small leed to the bullet plug input. can anyone help me.
Hi there, the indications on you charger are correct. You need to plug in the main charge lead as a minimum to charge. The battery you have most likely has a small red connector with two pin holes. This called a "JST" plug, common for that battery size. You can purchase Multi-Char19 and you may not need to buy another charge lead for a long time. Unfortunately they're BACKORDER at this time. Alternatively you can make a JST charge lead if you can solder. I've posted pictures below of a home-made lead. Cost around $4 to make. Not as good value as the Multi-char19, but it will get you charging!
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thanks foam eater i had just made a leed up out of spare parts i had & i have all leeds connected to charger every thing working fine. thank you. Terry.
The saying is true. Nececity is the mother of all invention and today, the "Franken-Lead" reigns supreme. Amazing what you can find amongst the old speed controls and motors. Been known to fly the odd "franken-plane" at times. Enjoy your charger, the save and load data function will save you time entering charge parameters once you work it all out. Use it to save your common battery parameters, there's 5 memory banks. Happy flying!
Hi guys,
I tried to charge my battery the other day using this charger, but it said that the battery wasn't connected to the charger properly. Can you tell me exactly how you connect it up so can see if I'm doing anything wrong?
I suggest you download the instructions form the files tab above, connect your battery as shown with charge and balance leads and set the charger to charge at the correct setting for your battery
Hi finnc,
For balance charging, Accucel6 requires both balance and main charge lead to be plugged in. Otherwise a unbalanced charge can be achieved in the normal way by plugging in the main charge lead (banana)only. Will not work with balance lead alone. Cheers, FoamEater.
Whenever I plug in the balance lead for balance charge it starts beeping even though I've got it set up with the banana leads in as well. The only thing different setup wise I do when going from a normal charge to a balance charge is put in the balance leads as well. Should I be doing anything else?
basically, the balance charge isn't working and the charger says that it is a connection problem. It's all connected up properly though so it must be a setting problem but I can't see anything wrong with that either.
Hi finnc, I fear that something might be wrong so I've uploaded this youtube clip just for you. The audio is a little ordinary so you may need to turn up the volume. It should be up within 38 mins from this post. The video illustrates normal process for setting up a balance charge and normal indications. Hope this assists you in troubleshooting your issue. Cheers, FoamEater
New to this but have this charger and when I hook in my turnigy 1800mah 30c 3s and try and charge it checks battery and comes up with error battery check ..low voltage. I am setting it at 2.0ma and 11.1 v and lipo. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?
this happened to me one charging a 3s, it happened because i selected 2s charage and when it started to charge low voltage appeared and error signs poped up, then i new i selected 2s as i exited from the charging screen.
ayden
How do you connect a 3s liPo with a jst 2 pin plug to this charger? Its fine for the big xt60 batteries but did not come with any leads to plug in a jst main lead from the battery discharge. Does this mean it only needs the balance plug from such batteries...
Hi Finnius, You can get one of the multi-adapter leads which are useful if you think you will be using lots of different sizes/styles of gear down the road. If you think you'll be charging mostly LiPo with XT60 or JST connectors, you can get a simple JST to XT60 adapter lead that will plug into the XT60 lead that came with the charger. See PRODUCT ID: FXT60-MJST, $1.95 for 2 of 'em. Cheers, EA!
Hi Finnius
If you have two pin JST cable or an old brushed motor with a JST plug, perhaps you could make a cable. I've used mine for my JR packs for years. See pics below.
By the way, you need JST plug balance plugs in if you intend to balance-charge. Otherwise it's just the JST from the main output on Accucell6
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Hi,
newbie question. I have one of these which I use for my Lipo batteries, but I want to be able to use it with my LSD 2400mAh NiMh batteries. How do I go about doing that. Do I need to buy an adapter to plug the batteries in?
Cheers
Chris
Yes buy an adaptor to suit
maybe this
PLUG-KING Multi-19 Mega Charge Plug Adapter Set
SKU: Multi-Char19
or this
MEGA-ADAPTER. Connect almost anything to anything!
SKU: MF_adapters
Many people appear to have problems with this charger. Even when both the balance lead and the charging lead are plugged in, it gives an error message when trying to balance charge. Buy a different charger.
Hi Jeremy, I'm not sure where you're getting "Many people appear to have problems with this charger." I just had a quick read thru the reviews and almost every one begins with the words "Great Charger!" It's one of the most popular chargers sold by HK so the numbers are huge. Of course a few people are going to have problems, either due to faulty units or personal incompetence, but that's not a reason to declare that the charger is fundamentally bad. I've had mine for 2 years and it has never skipped a beat. My other HK charger has a fan that sounds like a truck and a screen that's so dim I can barely read it. So what, it was cheap and it still works. I'm happy. Cheers, EA!
Hi Finnius, There have been a few of the HK/Turnigy chargers that come thru with bad solder joints (open connection) on the back of the white balancing plug board which causes the "Connection Break" error message. I had this problem with my HK ECO6 200W charger and it tokk all of 15minutes to disassemble/inspect/repair. If you have soldering gear and are reasonably confident in your hands on skills, open the charger up and inspect all the solder joints to the main sockets and balancing plug board. Cheers, EA!
i am a first time user life batteries and the accucell 6 charger.
The battery is a turnigy 2s 6.6v lifepo4 and is showing 6.5v on my tj6 tx.
I have the charger set at 1.0 amp 6.6v 2s but when i try to charge it comes up with disconnection.
what am i doing wrong or is battery holding to much charge?
Hi red911, A "Connection Break" error means you don't have both sets of leads from your battery plugged into the charger. You have to connect the balancing plug AND the main leads from the battery into the Red/Black 4mm banana plug sockets. Cheers, EA!
Hi Brendan, It will charge 1S batteries with no problems. I couldn't find a match for your 3.3v turnigy 25c-50c nano-tech. Is it a 1S LiPo (3.7V) or LiFe (3.3V) battery? Regardless, this charger will handle it okay. Cheers, EA!
One more question.. i just realised that my Accucel-6 only charges at max 5A, it must be an older version than the one above. With my 5800mah 2s Lipo, i obviously wont be able to charge it at 5.8A with my charger so is it ok to charge it at 5A? If so will it still reach a full charge at that rate?
Thanks
Hi Neil, You can always charge a LiPo at less than 1C (5.8A in your case) with no problems and it will reach a full charge in about 70 minutes starting from a fully discharged state. The real issue with charging LiPos is that you don't exceed the max safe charge rate (1C for most, higher for the newer nano-techs), as they can go exothermic resulting in anything from a ruined battery (best case) to an explosion/fire (worst case). That's why so many airfreight services won't ship them, because if one becomes short-circuited the resulting fire could cause a crash. Cheers, EA!
EA, So at 3.8vdc-4.0vdc per cell, would that be close to or at full charge? Considering the battery is 7.4v? Thanks for the help, new to lipo batteries here and a bit confused about them....
Hi Neil, Full charge on LiPos is 4.20V/cell fresh off the charger, so your 2S would get charged to 8.40vdc total voltage. The cell voltage will quickly settle to around 4.18V-4.19V (approx. 8.36vdc total) within an hour of coming off the charger. That's the "resting" full charge voltage. The 7.4V number is the "nominal voltage" which is about 1/2 way between the full charge voltage (4.2V/cell) and full discharge (3.2V/cell) voltage. "Storage voltage" is just above the nominal voltage because it's the least stressful state for the battery and allows a bit of loss over time without going too low. Cheers, EA!
Guys i have this charger and i need some help with storage charge on my Turnigy nano-tech 5800mah 2S Lipo. I received my battery in the mail and am awaiting the correct connector so i can charge it, i wont have the vehicle im using the battery in for a couple more weeks. Should i store charge it and to how many volts per cell? Thanks!
Hi Neil, As long as the cell voltages are between 3.8vdc-4.0vdc your LiPo will be fine until you get the rest of your gear. The key is to keep enough charge in the cells that they can lose a bit over time without getting close to the 3.0vdc red zone for LiPos. Cheers, EA!
I have decided to move to a battery with a 4mm bullet connector, instead of a 5,5mm bullet, cause it suits my buggy. I'm guessing I need an adapter for 4mm bullets?
Hi Lancaster, Buy a universal charging harness (PRODUCT ID: AM-5001A, $2.69) and it will allow you to hook up all the standard LiPo connectors. Cheers, EA!
Hi Lancaster, Yes you will need a Tamiya/banana converter too. Go the "Chargers and Accessories" menu above and select "Charge Leads" from the sub-menus. You'll find a Tamiya converter in there. Cheers, EA!
I mean, can it fit the 5,5mm bullets? Thanks, I*m sorry for all the questions, but I am getting an XTM XT2e, but I want to make sure I know everything I need to about batteries, chargers and the car, so I know what to spend, as the car is all ready just inside my budget.
Hi Nick, HK sells a 5.5mm bullet to banana plug adapter that I think is the one you need. Do a search (above) for "PRODUCT ID: 5.5MM-CHR" and you'll get the link. They're in stock and cost $2.72. Cheers, EA!
Hi EA, thanks for all the help so far, so how does this charge the batteries? Is it through the balance plug? And I was wondering, it can handle the 5000mah turnigy, but can it take the 5,5mm bullet connectors on the turnigy for discharge?
Hi Nick, Thanks for the credit. All of these LiPo chargers require that you connect both the balance plug and the main leads. In the photo you can see the little white sockets where the balance plug goes and next to the is the red/black socets for "banana plugs" to connect the main leads. You'll need some sort of adapter to connect the main leads plug(s) to the charger with banana plugs. Cheers, EA!
Hi Nick, It'll do a great job on the 5000mah/2S. It can output up to 6A or 50W. The max safe charge rate on your 5000mah pack is 5A which will be drawing less than 50W (5A x 8.4V = 42W), so it's right in the comfort zone for this charger. Cheers, EA!
No, I didn't get to read your last reply. i thought it was F**k because it was sensored lol, Thanks for mentioning that, I understand now. I will have a look at that HK. THANKS MAN!
Hi Nick, I don't swear on these boards because it'll just get instantly censored, but sometimes HK's censors will also dump a whole message just because it mentions other sources for gear. Cheers, EA!
Hi Nick, Did you actually get a chance to read my previous reply before HK censored it? They probably didn't like me mentioning the names of our local electronics stores. Anyways, take a look at the HK 60W Power Supply (see PRODUCT ID: 9052000014). This is what you need, but with an AUS plug instead of the USA plug shown in the picture. It converts house 240VAC current into 15VDC current needed to run this charger. The cord coming out of the power supply plugs into the charger and supplies 15VDC power to it. You can buy one like this at any electronics/computer shop. Just print out the page and take it with you so they can see the specs you're looking for. Cheers, EA!
Hi Electric Aussie, I can't seam to reply to you, so i shall write here. So basically, what you're saying is that I need an adapter that I can put the clips on, and plug into an Australian wall socket?
Great Charger. I just upgraded to this from the standard tiny balance charger you get with RTF kits and im loving it. Got an old laptop power supply that worked perfect. Balanced a couple of my 3 cell batteries that were starting to get a little out of balance. Bright blue screen is very easy to read and the im liking the alarm when its all done rather than having to check it every 10min. Looking forward to trying it at the flying field as well
this is a great charger at a great price it charges accurately to set voltage and amperage that is settable in the programmable part of the system settings also if you check the international page you will find under the files tab at the bottom of the screen the operating manuals in various languages great charger.
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Great Charger. I just upgraded to this from the standard tiny balance charger you get with RTF kits and im loving it. Got an old laptop power supply that worked perfect. Balanced a couple of my 3 cell batteries that were starting to get a little out of balance. Bright blue screen is very easy to read and the im liking the alarm when its all done rather than having to check it every 10min. Looking forward to trying it at the flying field as well
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I am impressed with this charger so far has charged my Turnigy 5000MAH 40c LiPos over 10 times each I own 2 LiPos and has perfectly balanced them everytime. Has a good amount of settings which can be saved into numbered profiles. I started charging the batteries at 0.1amps and after the long hours they took to charge I started increasing it by 0.5 so far I am upto 3.5A and everything is perfect and next charge I will continue onto 4.0amps and so on after the initial charge I do continue a balance charge at 0.1amps to top of the packs. Finish alert alarm is loud and perfect every time. I give this charger 5/5 fully recommend it.
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