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Hey guys,
I'm using a Hitec ePowerBox 50A and the Hitec H4 charger and I'm seeing some weirdness when charging.
I have the ePowerBox set at 17.2V out and I'm using the first of the 10A channels to power the Hitec H4. I figured out how to get it into Balance Mode, even though that was as clear as mud, but now I'm seeing some sporadic voltages during charging. I'm charging a 6S1P 21,000mAh LiPo and I have the balance connector plugged directly into the H4. All the voltages look good until about a minute and 45 seconds in and that's when the charger starts surging its fan and the voltage on C6 bounces around from 3.99 to 4.56V. Percentage of charge starts bouncing all over the place, obviously, since it thinks the voltage on C6 is bouncing. It will also stop charging because it sees those high voltages and throws an error because of it.
Tested this on two identical batteries and also on both ports A and B. Also tried with and without the balance adapter that was included, plugging the battery directly into the charger's balancing port as well as using the adapter.
Anybody had issues like this with the H4? After doing a Google search, it would seem like this charger is known for issues, but I had hoped they would have worked them all out by now.
Thanks for any input you have!
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I'm using a Hitec ePowerBox 50A and the Hitec H4 charger and I'm seeing some weirdness when charging.
I have the ePowerBox set at 17.2V out and I'm using the first of the 10A channels to power the Hitec H4. I figured out how to get it into Balance Mode, even though that was as clear as mud, but now I'm seeing some sporadic voltages during charging. I'm charging a 6S1P 21,000mAh LiPo and I have the balance connector plugged directly into the H4. All the voltages look good until about a minute and 45 seconds in and that's when the charger starts surging its fan and the voltage on C6 bounces around from 3.99 to 4.56V. Percentage of charge starts bouncing all over the place, obviously, since it thinks the voltage on C6 is bouncing. It will also stop charging because it sees those high voltages and throws an error because of it.
Tested this on two identical batteries and also on both ports A and B. Also tried with and without the balance adapter that was included, plugging the battery directly into the charger's balancing port as well as using the adapter.
Anybody had issues like this with the H4? After doing a Google search, it would seem like this charger is known for issues, but I had hoped they would have worked them all out by now.
Thanks for any input you have!
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