Fun Flyer Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Can anyone shed some light on this please? A clubmate has a GT Power C60 charger. When he connects one of his LiPo it starts to charge but then displays the message "Connection Break". Thats well and good but, his batteries charge fine on my, more simple charger, and my LiPos charge fine on his charger! The problem only appears charging his batteries on his charger! Any ideas welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickw Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Possible broken/high resistance connection (perhaps in balance lead) on one Lipo which is not being picked up by your "more simple" charger? Sounds like it needs investigating. Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun Flyer Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 Apologies, the phrasing of my post is misleading. The problem occours with ALL his LiPos. They ALL charge fine for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) The charger is analysing and reporting an interruption in the charge lead. this can be poor sockets too, in the charger. substitute the charge lead Or test the broken charge lead with a multimeter. Check the sockets and pins are not bent on charger and charge lead Trying to cover all poor connection bases, as if all the batteries report a fault, then it is the lead. Edited July 24, 2021 by Denis Watkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outrunner Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 I've had the very same problem a couple of times now. Both times it was the charge lead banana plug having a broken wire into them probably caused by many connection/disconnection cycles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Chaddock Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 I too had the same problem but it was a bit intermittent. It came down to a broken solder joint on the Deans connector on the charger lead. It was held in contact, most of the time, by the shrink wrap. It only took a momentary break for the charger to diagnose a problem. Now all gone away once the joint was re-soldered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Had to re bend the tabs on my deans plug charge lead to improve contact. One would start the charge ok and walk away only for the charger to start bleeping saying no batt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 8 hours ago, J D 8 said: Had to re bend the tabs on my deans plug charge lead to improve contact. One would start the charge ok and walk away only for the charger to start bleeping saying no batt. Same here, after a lot of use, also cleaning the contacts made a big difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Cottrell 2 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Hi Guys, just a thought. I have a charger that shows the same message occasionally, but I found it was generally I had not pushed the balance plug in fully. So, best to check balance connections as well as main ones. Hope this helps Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster prop Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Is it possible to buy balance boards for LiPo chargers? I ask because my Overlander RC-8S was giving a ‘Voltage Error’ when I tried to charge a 3S 1300. Tried another battery, just the same. A 2S one would charge so I suspected that the balance board might be the problem. After doing some continuity checks I found that one of the pcb tracks was open circuit. With the rubber sheet on the board underside pulled back I spotted a broken track (with a magnifier) and managed to bridge it with fine wire carefully soldered to the pins. I’m glad to say that the error message has gone away. What if I couldn’t have repaired the board? It would have been a shame to have to replace a perfectly good charger. Are balance boards all the same or do they have different connectors to the charger? My Overlander board has balance connectors for 2 to 8S batteries although at the moment I just have 2 and 3 cell packs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackinBlack Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Like these perhaps? Balance Boards Most model shops have similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster prop Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Thanks, B in B. I'll make some enquiries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 The charger actually did its job by reporting correctly " Connection Break " Most chargers do a great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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