Using your 4-button charger -- loading and saving data

In this tutorial I show you how to store the settings for several different batteries you might use for RC planes in the memory of your 4-button charger and then recall them as needed.

By doing this, you can quickly charge any of your batteries without having to individually reset the cell-count, charge-rate and chemistry-type.

In this video I am using the Turnigy Accucel 6 charger, Gens Ace, Zippy and HobbyKing batteries.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• RC plane
• charger
• lipo
• LiFe
• Turnigy
• Zippy
• Hobby King
• HobbyKing
• lithium polymer
• A123

[MrJED698]

How do you know how many amps you need to charge it at?

[RCModelReviews]

@MrJED698 I did an earlier video that shows some of the basics like thus but basically, most lithium batteries are happiest if you charge them at 1C -- which means that (for example) a 2200mAH pack should be charged at 2.2A and a 1000mAH pack should be charged at 1A. Some more advanced batteries (like the Nanotech ones) can be charged at up to 5C (ie: 5A for a 1000mAH pack) but 1C is a safe rate for all.

[jodde73]

Great as usual Bruce!

Please focus on all the interesting projects you started but never finishes ;).

Fpv visor...

[RCModelReviews]

@jodde73 Don't worry -- I'm just clearing some space on my hard-drive by finishing off some of these older videos too.

[racem558]

Hi Bruce, Thanks so much for all the stuff on 4 button chargers, I did not know most of what you spoke about as there was NO instructions! How can we know unless we are shown or told, THANKS AGAIN!

[beemuh]

Very helpful. Thanks mate. Have one on order. Cheers.

[Toneslope]

Thanks

I just ordered one

Tone

[xjet]

@Soldier53flyer Use the 9.9V LiFe battery (orange one) from HK. IT's cheap as beans and works really well.

[Soldier53flyer]

Hi, I have a Turnigy 9X what 1500, battery can I use to replace the AAA's? Help and what do I have to us it?

[bnrusso]

Another job well done. Tnx

[estdenis1]

Many thanks Bruce. Very educative, & that is exacly the point! Newbie will not give up.... Thx! glad to see that I'm not the only old guy in RC... was questionning myself recently... Eric

[946HZJ]

Thanks Bruce. Snappy

[dinislam101]

Thanks for the vid, I have been charging my battery's at 1.0a (3s 2200mAh ) thinking that was 1c but now I realise it should be 2.2a. Got it all sorted now.

[ostidetabarnak]

i love hearing you say " arse-e " all the time too

[ostidetabarnak]

nice video, did you get your finger snapped by a prop by any chance? haha