DIY Charge any cordless tool/drill battery without a charger using Turnigy balance charger
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- čas přidán 19. 11. 2014
- If you have a variety of cordless tools, it's impossible to have too many different kind of chargers. In this video I'll show you how to charge any cordless tool battery with a Turnigy Accucell charger (which is usually used for charging RC batteries). Save your money on the original chargers and the clutters of keeping them around.
This charger will need a 12V power source. Here's how to power it with a computer Power Supply: • How to use a Computer ...
Man! Thank you so much for this demo! Solved all my probles with the dam chargers. I was using a Hobbico (12V) for 12 V packs, but this Turnigy is much better. To power the Turnigy, i used an old Vaio notebook Powersupply, output 16V 3.9A. Thx again, man.
Making use of the czcams.com/users/postUgkxcJ22tnHH9l1vjdIdEIG27iOG55P7LXI8 reconditioning plan, I just saved 2 auto batteries from being completely junked. The guides were very simple to follow. I wish I would have found this years ago! You may use the guide to recondition any battery type
Thanks for breaking this down. Look forward to seeing the power supply video.
Fantastic idea, explained perfectly!! Many Thanks!
Hello friend, I'm Wikkid or Danny and I wanted to thank you now for the second time, no it's the third. In case you don't have telepathy, I will rundown my thanks in chronological order real quick. First time I viewed your video you earned my sub after you help me get a deeper understanding of brushless motor controllers that I needed to upgrade my Bolt Pro. Kept watching other videos you posted and saw that you were running a high voltage cordless tool battery on your eBike. So when I found a 40v 6aH battery for $10, I just had to follow your lead and that Hart battery is still running as my girl's primary battery still. We both thank you on that one on #2. And tonight I'm looking to understand how to charge a 56v battery using a 58v charger and find out how the Echo smart charger works cuz it didn't start charging when I connected them directly together. I'm still looking for how the Echo works, but I saw your video about using a Teniagy charger to recharge basically any normally volted battery. I don't think you can pull 56v from a computer PSU without swapping a transformer or something. IDK how either. So there that's my 3 thanks I send your way. We have a lot of common interests and things we like to create and build. You live in Florida too? That would be starting to seem like fate was playing part of this, but who really knows. Oh and if you wondered where I got a brand new still in package Hart 40v 6aH battery, it was from a person I know who sells a wide variety of items at the largest flea market in the South East on a Wednesday. So now I'm going to see how much a variable Teniagy charger is and find my field multi-chemistry charger to see if it will work for such voltages. I revive lithium-ion batteries that people have run down too far and give them a second go round. Most people think they are faulty and sometimes they are. But usually it's the BMS or a single cell or handful of em causing the problem. But this is all prob things you consider childs play and are light years ahead of where I am leveling right now. Maybe someday our paths will cross and we can shake each others hand. I just wanted to express my admiration and send my genuine thanks in a wholehearted way, so I think I did that. Later, Wikkid.
second EVER like given to this video, I am SO getting one of those buggers for my solar battery bank.
thanks mate, awesome info!
I learned a lot watching this video - on to watch other of your videos.
Worked perfect for me! Many thanks!
You charged Lithium based packs without a balance connection in 2019?
Nice, I use an IMAX B6 to charge various drill batteries from different manufacturers. Going a step further, I have the IMAX connected to the 12 volt output on my solar power station, so I charge them up with a small solar panel. I found this video looking into the aspect of adding balance charging to the process. However, from what I've seen, apparently, very few drill batteries are actually wired up for the complete balance charging a B6 can do anyway.
How you ever tried adding balance leads?
@@hawsantiago3697 Well, i guess that is possible by disassembling the battery and perhaps adding the leads for a 5s or 6s cell pack. But some of these drill batteries can be a PITA to disassemble. Like I need 1 more project to do. I do use balancing leads on the packs I've built though.
Great video. Need something to do my 40V and 56V batteries as well. Anything similar?
Hi random question, can you please tell how I can check each component in my Rugdoctor X3 to find which component or components is stopping my carpet washer from working please. Excellent video thankyou for sharing this.
Great educational Video.
Very easy to follow you.
I have a few peak chargers for all my RC stuffed honestly didn't think to use one. .
My craftsman chargers for my 19.2 lithium batteries must have gotten moisture etc in them as won't put out current.
I also need to revive many older lithium 12, 15 & 19 volt Craftsman batteries a nd am going to try giving them a zap with one of my auto battery chargers unless you have a better way when they won't take a charge as they are completely dead.
Thanks again and it's been years since I converted a pc power supply so looking forward to that video...
Jerry
Wow excellent job 👏 you are right on with your information and I definitely learned a few things. I hope one of your other videos shows how to replace the batteries because it is very confined on space. Working on my soldering skull and hope to never pay the insane price for a Milwaukee battery again
That's Soldering Skill.. (Not Skull)
Very good video,we’re can I get a charger like that ? and will it change both
Ion and nicad
ok cool, will also work for recupricating tool battery? its not the same
Wow, this was very informative! Thank you!
There is no slit on my 18v ryobi one plus battery to put that little metal tabs in. Any suggestions?
Always learning from your videos, I didn't even know what the "S" meant,now I know Thanks!
I just want to ask you,I have all 14v batteries but have two dead 18v batteries,can I hook up two 14v battery packs in series and jump start the 18v battery?
Good job brother
Nice! But what about balancing? Does makita 18v battery have balancing ability in it? If not than it will result a problem after a few charges...
Your video are useful from 7:27 onward
yes beginning is fluff
Where can I buy this charger? Got rc truck battery pack that didn’t get a charger. This seems to make it a useful battery with this to charge it? So grateful,!if I can find one to buy
Are those 3 extra pins on the 3s 12v batteries for Balance charging? 1ground and the other 2 are in between pos and neg for the other 2 cells?
Nestor Asuncion. 3s has 4 wires. First wire to plus first battery , second to plus second battery and third to plus third battery. Fourth goes to minus third battery.
Can you balance the cells with that? Thanks
Hi vuaeco, thanks for your nice video. Can you show us the terminal pair to charge Milwaukee 18V Red Lithium Battery (Cat no. 48-11-1815)? I don't know which pin is correct +/- connection to charge. I measured the voltages of these pairs: 16.5v/0.3v/16.0v/0.0v/mass. I tried to connect 16.0v/mass but it did not charge. Thanks a lot.
use your volt meter. The + and - terminals are on the outer most sides. If your volt meter shows negative sign then reverse it until you don't see any negative sign on the volt meter. Then you will know which side is positive and which side is negative.
I have a Milwaukee v18 battery like the one on your counter but it won't take a charge from the factory charger. Have you ever tried balance charging the Milwaukee battery?
Come back a few times to watch this, and thank you kindly for taking the time to film/edit for others. However, a question:
Is there a decent diagram someplace for the wiring of a 5s battery used to deliver 18.5v? That is to say, WITH the balance charger leads integrated inside? I’m using An IMAX b6, which is essentially the same thing you have there. I also have the 5s plug, but just want to make sure I’m not screwing myself.
As you say, makita batteries are terrible, and for some reason I ended up with about 15 power tools without chargers, or the chargers and no batteries. Am hoping to modify them all to take a universal. Just need to be sure of my attack plan for wiring. Any link is appreciated
Any suggestion on charging the Hilti B22 22.6v? Does it have a BMS inside that takes care of the balancing?
If you don't have an original Milwaukee charger, this is probably the best way to charge as long as you keep the current low. Milwaukee doesn't charge through the middle pin as some have said. That is a temp sensor. The other two inner connectors are for communication. The board inside the battery does have some balancing circuitry but does so slowly. Rapid chargers would rely on the temp sensor and communication to pause charging if the battery gets too hot or out of balance. I'm not a fan of rapid charging anyway as it shortens the life of your batter pack. But if you are a pro and time is money, it's probably better to buy new batteries often than sit around waiting for yours to charge. I'm planning on building a charging station out of an old Dewalt case where each charger will have CC/CV buck converter with some type of temp cutoff. It will also cut off if I close the lid. That way you can leave them in there and take the whole thing with you. I'll use 3d printed holders for charging so I can mix and match. I wont do a video but I may do an instructable. That way I can get feedback on how to improve it.
Pictures?
How did you make the jumpers cables on the connection?
Can I use sheep metal for a pin
Yeah, he is long winded BUT if you've got somebody who's not comfortable with doing something like this, it is reassuring. I have no issues with his method (which is what counts--his method that is) as I use my Triton 2 battery charger (for RC batteries) and as long as you know the capacity of the battery (hard to find sometimes as not all mfg's are forthcoming with these stats), you can use this type of charger with clips. And use your polarity tester (or something similar) to test for + and - as these are not usually marked on the battery.
Hey brother, I need some advice ... been subscribed for a couple years and enjoy your ingenuity and humor.
Sooo, I got a two way radio that is super nice....actually 5 of them .... but no charger .... it's a 7.2 volt lithium ion battery with 2150 mah I think. What range of those transformers could I use to charge that if I cut the plug off and just put the wires to it. I don't think I have a 7 or 7.5 .... but I have a bunch of others ... so what Is ok you think??
The 'extra' terminals are there for a reason - Li-ion batteries are susceptible to overcharging and get HOT! Those terminals are for the temperature sensor to protect the cells.
Andy Webster they are for balancing the battery
@@robertw5607 Temperature and data pins. balancing happens with the circuitry in the pack (on ones that actually balance) not the charger.
What about different battery chemistry, aren't charge rates different in last 20% of charge?
How about difference in cell type, like 18650 or 21700, does your charger accommodate fo optimized life of battery?
I was thinking about I installed two 20v drill battery packs in my ebike now I'm not sure on how I can charge them at the same time anyways without removing the battery packs everytime
Hi! Thanks a lot for showing this here, this is just what i wanted to do!
Could you tell me if i can use the charge balancing feature of the Turnigy with the DeWalt batteries? Just need to find the correct pins, right?
Thanks a lot again!
***** I think the Dewalt batteries have the same pin out as the turnigy balance charger. So you just have to find the correct order of the balance leads on the batteries. But you don't have to balance charge it. Just use the positive and negative leads to charge it. Making the other leads for balance charging will take you a lot of time and there will be wires and wires hanging out and around. The chance of it getting shorted out is real! I'm not sure if the time invested in that and a risk of getting the system short out is worth it? Your call.
vuaeco Thank you so much for your reply!
I want to use the Turnigy as the only way to charge my batteries as I go off-grid and the original charger broke aswell. My concern is that i might damage the cells by not balancing them ... ever.
To avoid the problem of having to deal with the loose contacts i would just reuse the enclosure of the broken charger and wire up a balancing cord to the appropriate pins.
Here is what gives me a headache: The balance cord has 6 leads for a 5S pack. The DeWalt pack has only 5 pins in total named: (B+) (TH ID) (C1 C2) (C3 C4) (B-) How could I go about wiring this?
You have to open the battery case and solder the balance wires to the BMS board. The board will be labeled B1 B2 etc..
@@vuaeco i have a black and decker 20v lithium battery. I want to put it in a older rigid nicad case to use on my rigid tools. But i would like to be able to charge it using a rigid charger. Both batteries have 4 pins. The charger has 4 pins. But im not sure what the 2 pins in the middle of the black and decker lithium are for they arent labelled im guessing it should be the dame as the rigid but would you happen to know or know where i could look to find out ? Any info appreciated thanks.
Milwaukee m18 won't charge on this way. Do You have any solution to charge milwaukee battery whith power supply whitch CC CV function?? I connect two outer pins + and - , power supply indicate charging whith 18,9V and 1amp but battery don't charge. Sorry for my poor english. Regards
Hello Vuaeco, I am learning a lot from your videos, Do the Li-Io power tool batteries need to be balanced charged? I see you have another video (DIY Balance Charge Li-Io battery pack)
Thank you for all the great information on batteries and charging them :)
Yes they do need to be balance charged. If you do this, you will need to plug in a real charger and balance charge them once in a while.
@@vuaeco Thank you Vuaeco, I am watching your balance charge video right now, I just purchased the HTRC T240 and Obus chargers. Thanks for all the great videos :)
Can you please confirm that you dont need a balance lead to charge in series?
Can I charge Milwaukee 18v (non lithium) batteries in this fashion? I think I read something in the comments below that state you cannot. I'm curious because I just acquired a Milwaukee hammer drill and sawzall. Both have batteries but no charger.
You might be able to charge it with the Turnigy charger. It has an option for Ni-Cad batteries. Each Ni-Cad cell is 1.2V and you need to find out how many cells there are in your battery pack.
curious if any one can suggest the best way to run a imaxb6 directly from a 12v(battery) solar set up by passing the need for an inverter. Basically wanting to use it as a vehicle charger for a makita batteries.
Good video, how can I get them little metal clips to connect to the drill batteries, you made them yourself?
You can use an aluminum heatsink from a computer. The fins of the heatsinks are usually good enough. Just use an aviation snip to cut it out.
Thanks for vid- where does one get those terminals from...can I make one from tin can?
I'm trying to recharge 20v L-ion mastercraft....
Tin can is good but might be too thin. But you can double it up.
will look for thicker gauge then...thanks
I would like to modify my Makita battery charger so it can charge all kinds of batteries. Do you know how to do something like that? Could you show us if you know how to?
As far as I know, most Lipo battery chargers, at least smart chargers, require a balance port?
I have a 18v lithium Porter Cable drill,by chance will a20 v lithium battery work also
Joey Priddy what you gotta do is take the 18v battery off the 18v li-on porter cable drill.. so now all you have is a porter cable drill.. right? Ok gold the drill and set the 18v battery down(DONT DROP IT) ok now with that same hand grab your 20v.. do you feel the excitement? Now.. this the the most important part so whatever you do.. DONT FUCK THiS UP!! If you fuck it up then it won’t work now or later.. line the 20v up to the drill where the 18 came from.. line up all the slots.. now push it on there? After you confirm with yourself that the batteries aren’t the same.. go ahead and go get some sleep and maybe tomoro you will learn other common sense DIY activities!
Oh.. almost forgot.. good luck on that tomoro!
U know most turnigy chargers can change chemistry to Li Ion for the correct voltages. The setting shown here is for Li Polymer which no power tool uses I don't think.
Great video thanks for the info. Where did you get the clips at?
I got the aluminum clips from old heat sink salvaged from old TV's, computers, and other electronics.
vuaeco do you think it would be worth buying the 80w accucel 6 and the ac adapter plus that extra piece to plug the adapter in? All together it's going to be like 85 dollars. Could I really get that much use out of it? I have like five power tools with no charger. Please give me some advise. Thanks a lot
Thanks.
Hi can u please show me how to revive & recharge my 6cell 7.2v rc battery pack?? Thanks
If you want to revive dead batteries. Look up a tutorial on yt at replacing cells. This will mean buying 18650 lipos and opening the battery case and installing new batteries, unfortunately you can't revive dead cells. Also don't discharge lipos past 30%. That damages the cells
Hello,
With your method, you are connecting only the positive and negative from the power supply to the + - terminals of the battery and do not use any of the balancing terminals. For example, the Milwaukee red battery has 3 terminals in addition to the + and -.
I tried your technique with my Ryobi 18V Li batteries. The tool stops
working when battery is down to 18V. The battery has 3 terminals/ contacts marked + and -
and third is unmarked (call it Y). The meter reads 18V (fully charged
is 20.5) between each of + and - / + and Y. Nothing between - and Y.
By your method, simply applying a charge between + and - or between + and Y
should work but it does not. I applied 20.4V and the battery did not
change. Looking at the original charger (I borrowed). It has 3 terminals
corresponding to the battery's 3. When the charger is plugged in with
no battery in it, meter reads Y as positive and there is 3V between Y to
+ or Y to -.
Any one has suggestions? Thanks.
Why you did not try to charge it in balanced mode?
Probably because the charger looks for the balance leads.
Can you use this method to bring a li-ion drill battery back to life?
If the cells are dead then the battery is good for the bin. If it charges then your in luck
I have an imax b6ac v2 charger. And i m trying to charge a handycam battery, however i cant get it to charge on Lipo settings as it says No balance Lead connected. So i m charging in NIMH mode and its charging.
Can I use the positive and negatives run wires to each battery and run them connect together to run to an outlet?
Adam Erler if you want to lose a hand and be real ugly fod the rest of your life go for it. That's 120v
No!!
Won’t the cells become unbalanced if you charge it this way. Or is the balancing done in the battery casing?
Most battery packs (for sure those 18v and 20v) have the balancer in it. Those 3 cell models he showed I am not sure if they have a balancer in them or not.
@@generalawareness101 if the original charger has balance leads then the battery probably doesn't have a full blown BMS that balances the cells all the time i'd guess, IMO it's a bit risky to do this with the dewalt batteries for example... or is there another valid reason to have balance leads on the battery even if there's a BMS balancing the cells?
@@Reversed82 True.
Have no idea whatvyou did aftercare pins went in. Where did you getvthe pins? What wires were used. Confusing.
So what’s for sale?
aren't some of those batteried lithium ion? my sky rc charger has a separate setting for LiPo and LiIo
gtarbmx lipo and lilo are the same voltages. the difference is lipo usually allows a higher charge
rate
Lipo batteries are same but in a pillow type polymer bags ,instead of tubular Metal can.
I have makita BL1850 18v 5.0AH, do I set my charger to 5s ? Thanks for vid.
Yes, it is a 5S battery.
Yes and set charge rate @ 5a
was this before anyone made 60volt batteries? my snapper SBA260V only has about 49.5 volts and won't charge in the charger, any recommendations?
Try this method. It might help. czcams.com/video/3e-RwVawEOs/video.html
I have a Hilti CPC battery from a impact driver/wrench which I want to charge off of a UAC-50 model RC charger.I need help to identify what is the positive and negative out of the 5 pins. There are two paired together on the left and three together on the right.
Use your volt meter. You can determine both the voltage and polarity of the terminals at the same time.
i am struggerling with this, i have put the meter on many combinations on the pins with no clear readings. my meter is a new uni-t
this doesnt work on my mailwaukee m18 batteries..
i got a milwaukee impat driver and battery for early xmas present from my mrs, but she didnt realise it didnt come with charger too..
I have an imax b6 charger, But each time i connect to pos and neg, it fails to charge, because the 3 middle pins of the battery are for the bus of the pcb...
great
You lost me at the power supply source. Does the turnigy have its own power? Does it plug in to 110 then output proper volts according to the settings you choose?
You need a 12V DC power supply to run it. Here's the video to show you how to power it: czcams.com/video/ibWBglrGYsE/video.html
Just to clarify for anyone else wondering about this, the Turnigy and other such chargers (e.g. iMax B6) are powered by a laptop-type "brick" power supply.
Hey Man weird question the metal clips do they have a specific name, cant seem to find any anywhere.
Just seen another comment on the above question, aluminum heatsink. Thanks a ton :) great video
hello.i have a 120v,14W power supply,the amp is only 1/2 amps. i want to use with my charger,will this work for my kobalt 18v Li-ion battery?,thanks
Sil if you look at the specification list for the Turnigy Accucell 50W charger you will see the following:
Input Voltage: 11~18v
Circuit Power: Max Charge: 50W / Max Discharge: 5W
Charge Current Range: 0.1~6.0A
Balance Cells: 2-6 cells
NiMH/NiCd Cells: 1~15
LiHV /LiIon/LiPoly Cells: 1~6
Pb battery Voltage: 2~20v
Weight: 240g
So your power supply into this unit needs to between 11-18v DC. That is why he connected his charger up to his computer power supply as it takes 110-240V AC and converts it to 12V DC which is the required Input Voltage range for the Turnigy charger. Putting 120v into your charger is 10x more than it needs and it needs to be DC not AC. That is why if you are using a mains supply you need to step the voltage down to 12V and then convert the output current from AC to DC which is what the Power Supply unit does [110-240V AC input to 12V DC output]
czcams.com/video/jDuxFEgtSAQ/video.html
Anyone ever tried adding balance leads to their packs?
So you cant charge 36v hilti tools with it
the balance leads?
I don't think power packs for cordless tools are balanced charged. They don't get the same use as in model aviation in which the model's power pack may be discharged in 15 minutes. Power tools can go for weeks without discharging the batter pack.
Depends on the tool...roto hammers last 15 minutes of continuous use, not weeks. Higher end packs balance in the pack, and have specific pins for charging and dont use the pins directly connected to the cells in series. Those are for output to tool only.
Hey, tried this with mine charging each bank & couldn’t get past the Battery Check from the Charger..... Any Ideas ???.. on a m18 Milwaukee
0.5A is half an amp not five amps. Big difference! Charging at 0.5A is appropriate as chosen by the charger unit.
Also, charging this way without using a balancing circuit is ok for a while but eventually the battery pack Will start underperforming as individual cells become less than optimized. The balancing circuit is there for a reason.
pbrin true. You could take the case apart and self balance after a while though if you only need it for 1 or 2 companies. But for all these batteries should have just chosen 1 company from the get go
Vu said "point five amp", you hearing impaired clown; the charger's LCD clearly says 0.5A at the point in the video (8:08) you so foolishly called attention to. Moreover, this video clearly shows a technique to be used in a pinch (e.g. charging a battery that has no remaining monetary value, or even an available charger), not a method by which to charge packs you really give a fuck about. To that point, many of those random tool packs probably ALREADY have cellular imbalance, thus why Vu even has them. Honestly, it's like you just spew this garbage to make yourself feel smart by denigrating others who you're too fucking stupid to even listen to in the first place. Shag you in the arse with a chainsaw, and make sure you start it first!
Oh, and to "Codie": Do you think matched towels dry your dirty Irish arse better than mismatched ones? Jesus Christ.
The content actually started min 7.
Hi,what setting do you put the multimeter on?thx
It's on voltage.
ok,thx. I put it on DCV 200
Is this only possible with Lithium style batteries? What about NiCd and NiMh?
Dominik Spencer.This charger has ni-cd and nihm selection to. Even PB for your car battery.
How do you balance? Just YOLO it I'm guessing.
How come it’s charged with the lithium poly setting and not one of the other lithium options?
Is there any chance of overcharging or does the Turnigy stop charging once the battery is full?
+Malek Ali
It won't overcharge. The Turnigy will stop charging when the battery is full. It works the same way as it charges the RC car batteries.
Hi I have got a Imaxb6 charger they are the best charger in the world.you dont have to worry about overcharging,heat,etc.
How much is that RC Trinity charger?
@@michaelmaxey7195 go on Ebay you can get a IMAX charger for 17 dollars thay work awesome!
Is the inlet 12V DC? Thinking to charge a 18V Li ion battery from a remote area. I feed that 12V battery from solar. Can I leave it on, so if I'm not around for a week, it still can maintain it after it's been fully charged (discharge+charge)? Thanks!
My Turnigy Accucell 80W charger won't start charging my li-ion drill battery, excuse me but I can't understand how did you start charging under balance mode without connecting balance cable ?
It was not on balance mode. It was just on regular mode. If you want to use the balance mode, you will need to pin out the inside of the Dewalt battery.
I tried on normal mode too, it still fails to start charge.
Did you choose Li-ion with 5S? If you have an 18V or 20V Li-ion battery, it's 5S. If you have a 12V Li-ion battery, it's 3S.
I choose 3s, connect positive and negative ports and press start button, "Balance connect error"
18V is 20v. they the same. 5 batteries.
Can I charge a 10.8v lithium battery with a 12v lithium battery charger?
Yes, it's basically the same thing. When you say Lithium battery, I assume you mean Lithium ion? They are not the same thing.
Hay
I totally would do anything to find a makita battery
If you're after VTC6 cells, you might try a Ryobi 9Ah pack. I can't swear that's what they have, but the math adds up and the cells have a green wrapper so...yeah. Cheers.
I just got my Turnigy Accucel 6, ATX power supply built, and a boatload of Lithium tool batteries, only to continuously receive a "BALANCE CONNECT ERROR". Please guide me . I want this to work. Thanks in advance.
You might want to watch this video: czcams.com/video/niZoOdip2Co/video.html
@@vuaeco I definitely will, as I love your videos. Sadly though, after two days of communication with HK, they claim that you cannot perform any type of charge on any Lithium based battery pack (2s+) without balance leads connected.
They must have upgraded the firmware between now and when you made this video. Not only is the instruction manual vague, but even one of HK techs told me I shouldn't need balance leads connected if I wasn't balance charging and that I should RMA the unit, as it must be malfunctioning. The response to my RMAwas that I was told incorrect information and that it is functioning as intended. The responder also stated that's the only way to make it perform as such would be to "hack" the unit, to which he did not recommend as it would void the warranty.
For the last three years, I have collected many batteries in an attempt to repurpose or repair them with this charger (or iMaxB6) as well as have an all-in-one charger, it seems, at this point, I have a glorified Pb/SLA, Ni-Cd/Nimh charger that will charge single Lithium based batteries (18650) unless I build individual balance harnesses for each brand/type/pinout.
I just wish this was made clear by HK or the Turnigy Accucel 6 manual/website before I purchased one.
I'm just trying to get this information out there so other people's time does not get wasted like mine has been.
Please keep in mind that this video being so high up in the search results, with the newest model of the Turnigy Accucel 6, this video is now inaccurate and/or misleading.
I have a Ryobi battery and it has fourth contact on the body. After I connect it to Imax B6, it charges for 10 seconds and then disconnects.
the fourth contact is thermal sensor for the official charger. The thing with ryobi lithium batteries is that they pulse charge to let the BMS balance every 10sec... so yeah not possible to charge them with an imax b6. or you would have to restart the charge every 10 seconds manually
I found a dewalt 20vmax drill in the street already have my favorite 18v dewalt that works just fine that I bought about 3 years ago now I don't like being played as a fool the cost of just the charger I could probably get another 18v, charger and 2 bat. So if I can charge this bat. Without buying a charger than I will or if 1 of you nice readers want to send me 1, I will greatly accept and appreciate it
@@williampowell239 If you can get 2 XRP batts and a charger for $35 Canadian, go for it. Good luck, pops.
If you really need to do this with a Ryobi lithium, open the battery pack case to bypass the BMS board and access the cell groups directly. That's how I charge the four Ryobi 9Ah packs for my ebike...with a DeWalt charger. ;-)
@@bastienrehm correction after more research: you don't have to disassemble to charge, use a 1.2k ohm resistor between mid and positive terminal this activates charge mode for the BMS. charge at 4.1 x 5 = 20.5 volts, rate 1c (1h)
What did you use for pins?
aluminum cut from computer aluminum heatsink
I see this a lot, so maybe this will help some later user: 16- 22 AWG spade terminal works for the ridged type with the small holes, as well as the bigger holes of the 18v bats. You can stick in one side of the spade, leaving the other side out to clamp your alligator clip to.
www.homedepot.com/p/Tyco-Electronics-Spade-Vinyl-16-14-AWG-Stud-8-10-75-Clam-EB0268-000/202204282
Later edit cause "spade terminal" covered to many types apparently. Talking this type that goes around a stud/bolt.
Thank YOU Vuaeco now were
can I get a turning charger.
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I bought it on ebay. You can get it from a lot of online stores nowadays.
i came here looking for a way to charge a cordless battery with a 12v charger which would be very useful but cant be done. what i dont get about this method is why go to all this trouble when you can just buy another charger for $20?
Ebay IMAX 6 charger is 17 dollars thay work awesome and are cheap af!
Is there a way I could email you or converse with you via discord or ? It would be greatly appreciated
no dick pics weirdo
I bought an IMAX B6 mini and I am getting an error reading "CONNECT ERROR CHECK MAIN PORT". Anyone have any suggestions?
Use more amp power supply for imax b6
You battery is to low bro . The charger won’t start charging when batteries are to low voltage
Excuse me man you seem to know a lot about this stuff I got my brand new terratek drill driver 18 v yesterday and it seems to be charging for ever the lights are still on maybe it's been 12 hours or more I've charged it it works the drill But why hasn't it full charged ??
"HEY ROBB STARK" I had that same problem & figured out it was the AC adaptor & maybe if like me you have several of them keep trying different ones till it tops off your battery
Hi man. Like your video.
Couldn't help to ask but are you Vietnamese?
You multimillionaire youtuber
How does it charge 18volt batteries with only a 12 volt input ?
how small UPS drive 110volt computer from 12volt DC battery inside? Electronics cannot be learnt from CZcams videos
Stepup converter inside charger
Balance Charge is very2 Useful Charger, I Have Original iMax B6 I use that for many Type of Battery.
Can you still do balance charging with a power supply ?
Fee if it’s for the odd charge then it will be fine. If you continue to do it wth out balance, not a good thing. Also. The turningy will do lithium iron batteries too. Make cure you change the charger from lipo as the end voltages are different
HOLD ON THERE A SECOND .Before the first minute.... HE describes the 7th and 8th Batteries as being 12 ( TWELVE ) volts when they both have been clearly marked with 18 ( EIGHTEEN ) volts on the side, or am I wrong ?
Doesnt the charger have a Lion charging option? Why are you charging them under the Lipo setting? Not the same battery chemistry! I am also curious how your packs are holding up never being balanced if you only charge this way
a bow. Li-ion and lipo are allmost the same. Accept for the structure. Li-ion can be charged with lipo or li-ion setting. Before using them you must charge them seperately to 4.2volt each. Its not a bad idea to make a balance lead to balance charge them once in a while.