Atomic Li-Po Battery Charge Adapter

[arch2b]

Atomic Li-Po Battery Charge Adapter
DN-007

[arch2b]

any electronics guru out there care to explain to everyone the benefits of using this with a proper charger vs. the stock base charger?

[nitrojunkie]

I'm not an electronics guru the main reason is;the stock charger most likely does not fully charge the battery and you can't monitor the charge rates or discharge with the stock charger.This will allow you to be able to fully charge the battery and see what available voltage you actually have and if you have a charger that cycles you can also cycle the battery.You will also be able to see how many mah you are using based on how many you put back in'again if the charger has this feature.With these batteries being so small you will have to have a charger that will adjust down to a low mah setting I'm thinking .1amp
This would be an economical price and probably pretty good.But you have to supply power for it from a power supply or a larger battery.There are plans on the net that show how to use a power supply from a computer to power battery chargers.
http://www.xheli.com/tht6bach16ce.html

[arch2b]

exactly, but its nice to have someone explain it thoroughly.

[lornecherry]

... well, it's an odd shape that probably won't lay flat in my box ...and does anyone else think that it is quite uuugly?

It takes about three minutes to rewire the stock charger to do exactly the same thing. That's my rant for the evening.

[MrNanoTrax]

uhhhh.... isn't kyosho about to release the USB charger?

[nitrojunkie]

Originally Posted by lornecherry

... well, it's an odd shape that probably won't lay flat in my box ...and does anyone else think that it is quite uuugly?

It takes about three minutes to rewire the stock charger to do exactly the same thing. That's my rant for the evening.

That is what I was thinking.Just isolate the circuit board in the stock charger and wire up and mount a pair of terminals for banana plugs or the connector of your choice.The isolation of the board could be done several ways.
1-cheapest and easiest cut the connections from the circuit board but you will not be able to use the batteries to power the unit anymore.

2-Put a switch between the circuit board and final connection to the battery being charged you can then isolate the onboard circuit at the flip of the switch so to speak and keep the total portability that the unit was designed for.

3- Put diodes in line with the original connections at the point where the circuit board connects to the contacts for the battery being charged.My thinking is that as long as there is no external charger hooked up the charger will work as designed.With the charger hooked up and powered the diodes will work as a check valve of sorts to keep power going only to the battery being charged and not backfeeding into the circuit board or onboard batteries.Now this is just a thought..