Parallel charging Board for 6 packs 2~6S (EC5)

 Dmaan 43 points

Hi Carl, it is rated at 30 amps. Your 6x5200 packs would be a total capacity of 31200 mAh or 31.2 Ah. To charge at 1C that would obviously be 31.2 amps if your charger could supply that but you might be pushing it a bit. You would need a big 750 to 1000 watt charger minimum rated for at least 30 amps at 6s and a big power supply to boot. The board would probably take the 30 amps if HK is a little conservative. You could certainly start around 20 amps and work your way up until it feels warm! Parallel charging will not harm your batteries if you make sure that they are near the same voltage when you plug them in. A few points difference are ok. HK is wrong about must be same capacity. For future ref, charging a 6s 5200 pack and a 6s 2200 pack is perfectly acceptable with the charger set for 7400. This is parallel! Even HK is getting serial and parallel mixed up.

 sircol 13 points

yes it work with hyperion charger if you have
a jst adaptor board the balance lead has a jst plug

 Garfield2412 123 points

this board will work with any charger. it has 2 banana plugs and XT Balancer Plug.

 XTRA40 45 points

Mine fits like a glove no problem ????

 tom 5 points

My ec5 fit the board perfect fit :)
The only thing i could think is you have ther terminal mixed up male/female.
Female stays an batt side.

 Egholm 2 points

Traditionally the female side of the EC5 (both and - poles) goes on the battery side, hence the male plugs on the parallel board

 XTRA40 45 points

But do not put in the balans plug the wrong way around it wil blow up your board and melt the print plate But it is great bord for charge multiple baterys of the same valiu

 Etienne 3 points

I agree with above comment great board, just be careful that you don’t insert the connectors the wrong way around or accidentally touch a connector while the wire is not connected yet.

 tom 5 points

Very good quality for the $

 Dmaan 43 points

Xtra40, can I ask how you put the jst keyed plug in backwards or should I not ask about your experiences:) Etienne, thanks for the safety tips but totally lame. All connectors are shielded and keyed for proper insertion except for the banana plugs which should be in the charger before the batteries are connected. 'Touching' them won't harm you as the max voltage is only 25 volts DC. Shorting them is another story. For that reason, I like the other brands that are fuse protected that should limit the damage of the inevitable brain fart.

 tntpower 21 points

I have the same question, is it really female connector on the photo? Please confirm, thanks.

 Paulo uk 6 points

They are male connectors but with no tops for some reason!?

 retro 3 points

The female on battery fits nice and snug over these.

 Jodde73 166 points

Can I for example charge 2 x 4s 5000mAh packs at the same time with a Turnigy Accucell 8150? How come the balance lead only is 6s? Will all the 8 cells be individually balanced?

 ke123 7 points

Yes, it will treat it as essentially 1 4s 10000mAh pack. When connected to this board the batteries are wired to the charger in parallel.

 XTRA40 45 points

the conectors are realy male i am looking at it wright now and u can ownly charge baterrys of the same type and capacity so for example you can charce 1-2-3ore4 2cel 6000mha at the same time
but you can not charge 2 2cel 6000mha and 1 2cel 4500 mha at the same time

 Dmaan 43 points

Sorry Xtra40, yes you can charge different capacity batteries a the same time providing they have no bad cells, the same cell count and hopefully very close starting voltage when plugged onto the board. Always plug in the big leads for a few minutes to equalize the pack voltages before plugging in the balance leads. Your 2x6000 and 1x4500 batteries will be treated as a single 16500 mAh battery with a 1C charge rate of 16.5 Amps.