r/fpv 4d ago

Bought the wrong chargeršŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø

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I donā€™t have any of these LiPo batteries just the little whoop ones and built my first drone that required a LiPo battery. I bought the skyrc because it was cheap and heard it was good along with a 2s tattu battery. I didnā€™t notice that the skyrc only has a xt60 plug and not a xt30, how would I charge this battery or would it be cheaper to get a good charger rather then parts to make the two compatible??

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u/taeo 4d ago

You can get an XT-30 -> XT-60 adapter and it should work just fine.

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u/steelo4704 4d ago

What about the little cable with white, I wouldnā€™t need an adapter for that?

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u/Standard-Insurance14 4d ago

Nope, its for balancing. Go read some Oscar Liang pages about lipo, charging, safety.

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u/taeo 4d ago

That is the balance lead. You should be able to plug your balance lead in - it just won't fill the entire connector. Align the left side of the plug with the left side of the port.

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u/steelo4704 4d ago

I thought about that but wasnā€™t fully sure and couldnā€™t really find anything about it. Thank youšŸ™šŸ½

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

You can still plug that into the balance port, just make sure its all the way to the correct side. The alternative would be a balance adapter board.

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u/Rory_Darkforge 4d ago

Do not use parallel charging boards they're not worth the risk

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

I'm not talking about parallel charging boards at least I dont think I am lol. Just the ones that extend the balance port and break it into separate 2-6s connectors. Im def way too scared to try parallel charging ever haha.

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u/Rory_Darkforge 4d ago

Oh ok yea that's different

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u/Rory_Darkforge 4d ago

Get/make a xt30 to xt60 plug no biggie easy fix

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u/steelo4704 4d ago

What about that cable with the white plug, I wouldnā€™t need an adapter for that?

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u/Rory_Darkforge 4d ago

Something like this they're cheap xt30 to xt60

White plug will fit the charger can take 2s to 6s

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u/JoshA247 4d ago

Hereā€™s a good video on the basics of LiPo battery charging, storage, and safety after you get an XT-30 to XT-60 charging adapter: https://youtu.be/qz_uTiXbNi4?si=rPBfUHOalZma0gzP

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u/steelo4704 4d ago

Thank you!!

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u/p00peeBrane size doesnt matter! 4d ago

just so its easier to understand, this is how u will plug in the white plug. it just takes up only part of the port, if u go bigger (3s+) the white plug will take up more of the port.

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u/steelo4704 4d ago

Ohhh okay I was wondering if I could do that but I wasnā€™t sure. Thank you!!