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Raptor said:EMCSQUAR said:uscpsycho said:Thanks. I meant to say charger, not power strip :|
As I understand you have to power the batteries up while charging them with this distribution strip. Will the power level indicators all go dark when the battery is fully charged or do they stay solid green?
One of the eBay sellers says you shouldn't user a charger over 6 amps with this distribution strip if you are only charging one battery. Any idea what the highest amperage you should use for charging two batteries? Three batteries?
Just attach your stock P2 charger to the end and it'll charge up to 3 batteries no problem. I have one and use it all the time.
Yes you can use the stock charger to connect 3 batteries using this strip. But you need to spend 3 times the normal charging time. If you want to charge multiple batteries faster, you need to increase the amp. I can only charge up to 5.5 amp per battery (i.e. 16.5 amp for 3 batteries). Anything higher than this the smart battery will shut down itself.
Thats not entirely true, i have this strip and three batteries, if i charge my batteries one by one it takes roughly a little more than 1 1/2 hours to charge each for a total of 4 1/2 hours, if i use this strip and charge all three batteries at once it takes roughly a little more than 3 hours to charge all three batteries, thus saving almost 1 1/2 hours and the hassle of changing battery packs
About using a charger with more amp output, from what i have read and others experience, that is true, the more amp output (to a max amp of course) the faster the charge, the only problem is that you have another piece of equipment you have to drag with you when you go out flying or a vacation, etc
Btw when you ise this charger, first plug one battery and it will start charging, when you plug a second or third you will see that they will not start charging by themselves, what you need to do is turn them on just like when you turn on your phantom, push the button twice, they will turn on and they will start charging now, good luck
Sana