Anyone know where to get good 4mm banana charge leads?

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Quinton

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Moving up to 6S 10A lipos seems to be a different ball game when charging.

I have a chargery power supply 40 Amp 6-15v and a SKYRC Ultimate Duo 400W X 2 Charger (I know I should have got a larger power supply but I learned my lesson)

Even charging these 2 lipos at the same time at 1C it would require almost 40A (15v) output from the power supply.
I only have 18AWG 4mm bullet connectors which can only handle about 20 Amps which isn't enough.
The charger only has 10 AWG crocodile clips which I can also fit 4mm bananas into.

Does anyone know where I could possibly get 4mm banana plugs with at least 14 AWG wire in the UK?
Banana to banana leads would be perfect.

Can 4mm Banana connectors even handle high Amps?
 



Droider

Droider

Drone Enthusiast
Quinton said:
Ok obviously wasn't trying hard enough.
I could either use these and solder 2 together...
http://www.fast-lad.co.uk/store/product_info.php?cPath=45_498&products_id=22589

or geta couple of the xt60 ones and change one to female and would do the same job, and also could be used to charge other 3 lipos..
http://www.fast-lad.co.uk/store/qua...wg_silicone_wire_300mm_q-cl-0027-p-22591.html
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Niether If I where you.

I would get shielded 4 mm banana plugs from here as well as the wire and solder them up your sen. What are your battery plugs?

http://www.logicrc.com/?ItemId=O-LGL-CLEC5&s=
 
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Q

Quinton

Active Member
Droider said:
Niether If I where you.

I would get shielded 4 mm banana plugs from here as well as the wire and solder them up your sen. What are your battery plugs?

http://www.logicrc.com/?ItemId=O-LGL-CLEC5&s=
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That would be perfect, any ideas where to get them in the UK, the link on that web site did not show any dealers?
My lipos have xt90 plugs, although that doesnt matter as much, theres just a lot of amps coming out from the power supply to begin with.
I just need a good connection between my powr supply and the large crocodile clips, which goes into my battery charger using 10 AWG
What is the difference between these and ordinary 4mm banana plugs?
 

Droider

Droider

Drone Enthusiast
Quinton said:
That would be perfect, any ideas where to get them in the UK, the link on that web site did not show any dealers?
My lipos have xt90 plugs, although that doesnt matter as much, theres just a lot of amps coming out from the power supply to begin with.
I just need a good connection between my powr supply and the large crocodile clips, which goes into my battery charger using 10 AWG
What is the difference between these and ordinary 4mm banana plugs?
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Give James a ring at RC pitstop. He is not listing them but I am sure he has them thats where I get all my kit from these days. Sound bloke.

The difference is that when you pill them out a plastic shield covered the plug save any mishaps

Dave
 

Q

Quinton

Active Member
Droider said:
Give James a ring at RC pitstop. He is not listing them but I am sure he has them thats where I get all my kit from these days. Sound bloke.

The difference is that when you pill them out a plastic shield covered the plug save any mishaps

Dave
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Great thanks, maybe time to upgrade all my charge leads to smaller (larger or whatever it is) gauge cables.
Not something to mess about with, as I recently found out.
 

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