help?

[ah_5500]

ive got a supermate dc6 lipo charger but cant get it to work properly. im hopin to get some insight on what im doing wrong. im tryin to charge a 3s lipo but as soon as i push start it says "input vol err" which means "the voltage of input power drops below limit." what exactly does this mean. thanks

[cave-man]

Im not familiar with that charger but it sounds like maybe your batt voltage has droped to low to charge. What is the Batt voltage for each cell?

[Rockcrawler]

Originally Posted by ah_5500

charge a 3s lipo but as soon as i push start it says "input vol err" which means "the voltage of input power drops below limit." what exactly does this mean. thanks

What do you have it hooked up to for a power source?

[ah_5500]

says on the lipo max 4.2 per cell and max total is 12.6. confuses me because the battery says 11.1 on the other side (front). i have it hooked to a battery.

[Rockcrawler]

Originally Posted by ah_5500

says on the lipo max 4.2 per cell and max total is 12.6. confuses me because the battery says 11.1 on the other side (front). i have it hooked to a battery.

The battery (guessing car battery) may need to be charged. Sounds like the voltage is going to low when you try to charge. You can also try charging at a lower amperage.

12.6 is what the pack will peak at.

[ah_5500]

thats what i was thinkin so i put the big battery on charge for a bit and it seems to be doing ok. fingers crossed. so when it gets to 12.6 i need to unplug it all or will it shut off? im assuming i have to set it to shut off at 12.6?

[Rockcrawler]

Originally Posted by ah_5500

thats what i was thinkin so i put the big battery on charge for a bit and it seems to be doing ok. fingers crossed. so when it gets to 12.6 i need to unplug it all or will it shut off? im assuming i have to set it to shut off at 12.6?

It should shut off automatically as long as it is a lipo charger.

[ah_5500]

ok. thanks for the help.