RC_Noob
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Hi Guys,
I'm a complete RC Noob and after a bit of research I just picked up an AMP to get into the hobby.
I decided to go for LiPo batteries and received a Prophet Sport Mini charger and a Reaction 30C 4000 mAh battery this afternoon along with the car.
I'm trying to charge the battery but the charger flashes an error, 1 blink per second to indicate a bad connection.
From what I can see I've connected everything correctly (pictures below). The balance cable is inserted into the 2S plug, the EC3 connectors are in the appropriate sockets,, it's set to 3A for a 3C charge battery etc etc..
When I put a multimeter to the battery terminals I can see it has around 5.4 volts of charge, and when connecting the low voltage alarm to the balance cable it gives me a reading across both cells. Though the alarm is sounding as cell 1 seems to have much more charge than cell 2 - is that normal or should they discharge equally?
My initial feeling is there is a problem with the charger, although it is working ok for the stock NiMH battery. Before I send it back, am I doing anything stupid?
Thanks
I'm a complete RC Noob and after a bit of research I just picked up an AMP to get into the hobby.
I decided to go for LiPo batteries and received a Prophet Sport Mini charger and a Reaction 30C 4000 mAh battery this afternoon along with the car.
I'm trying to charge the battery but the charger flashes an error, 1 blink per second to indicate a bad connection.
From what I can see I've connected everything correctly (pictures below). The balance cable is inserted into the 2S plug, the EC3 connectors are in the appropriate sockets,, it's set to 3A for a 3C charge battery etc etc..
When I put a multimeter to the battery terminals I can see it has around 5.4 volts of charge, and when connecting the low voltage alarm to the balance cable it gives me a reading across both cells. Though the alarm is sounding as cell 1 seems to have much more charge than cell 2 - is that normal or should they discharge equally?
My initial feeling is there is a problem with the charger, although it is working ok for the stock NiMH battery. Before I send it back, am I doing anything stupid?
Thanks