Charging lipos with only balance lead

[chbronco]

Have a hbx crawler how can I charge the battery not using th included USB charger. It just has a 3 wire balance plug ,have a thunder power and imax b6 charger can't seem to charge it with them.

 

[ferp420]

contact hayok for a charge adaptor
or take a chance making your own

 

[chbronco]

Thanks do you have any more info pics or anything?

 

[OnTheTrail]

The original Lipo balance charges a few years ago, only charged through the balance leads so doing so even today is fine as long as the charger is capable. Not all are though but as mentioned, adapters can be made.

Here's an example of an adapter that lets you use a modern charger (i.e. where you plug the Pos and Neg wires as well as the balance terminals into the charger.) While it's tough to trace the wires form the photo, it allows you to do just that so as mentioned above, you could make an adapter to work if you're so inclined. Just a word of caution. Be careful to not go to too high of a charging current where the small balance plug wires can't handle that current. Frankly, that's why the new charges do both, to take advantage of the high C-ratings of today's batteries that can be charged a lot faster.

https://www.horizonhobby.com/product/charge-and-balance-adapter-2s-efl/EFLA700UM.html

 

[TheLetterJ]

I bought my kids some $6 Imax B3 chargers for balance lead only charging. They're slow, but still faster than a usb charger, and pretty much fool proof.

 

[Voodoobrew]

The battery main leads are the same as the outside 2 on the balance port.
Don't charge over 1A ever!

An adapter would look like this: