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Charge FatShark Battery
#1
I just got some FatShark Dom V3's  Big Grin  I knew this was going to happen!! Had to have them.

My question is how do I charge the battery.  I have a venom charger that only balance charges so that won't work.  I also have a SkyRC E4 charger but it doesn't seem to work either.  It has the banana plugs but it seems to want the balance lead plugged in to do the charging.  

Any ideas?

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#2
Does this help?


I don't know your chargers... don't they have "normal charge" mode? where you just need to plug in the main lead without the balance lead? You just need to charge it like a normal 2S lipo battery.
The Fatshark batteries has "self balancing" circuit built-in so balance lead is not needed in charging.
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#3
No my charger appears to require that the balance lead be plugged in as well or it doesn't work.
Quads:  RealACC X6R ; RealACC X210 Pro, Omnifbus F3 FCs; RunCam Swift 2 & Swift 2 Rotor Riot, Emax OG Red Bottoms, Emax RS2205S 2300kv; Fatshark DOM V3 YouTube - Mr.E_fPv
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#4
Checking the voltage with a multi-meter it seems hooking it to the SkyRC charger is doing something. It got up from 7.8 volts to 9. Which is too high for a 2s 1800mah battery. The led indicator in the battery isnt showing any increase in charge.

I really dont want to buy a new charger just to charge this battery.
Quads:  RealACC X6R ; RealACC X210 Pro, Omnifbus F3 FCs; RunCam Swift 2 & Swift 2 Rotor Riot, Emax OG Red Bottoms, Emax RS2205S 2300kv; Fatshark DOM V3 YouTube - Mr.E_fPv
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#5
some charger require to also have the Balance lead connected even if you are just doing a regular Charge. I had the same Problem with my Accucell 6 (80Watt) charger and needed to do a Firmware update to solve the Problem. I think there is nothing else that you can do then buying a new charger that is capable of charging the FS Lipo. Or go for the 18650 case…much better!
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#6
Guys I found a work around. My charger requires I have a balance lead plugged in. So I used the FatShark banana to charge the FS battery then hooked up a separate 2200mah 2s to the balance port. This worked, it is charging the FS battery.

It should be noted, I did this method for 15 mins in a lipo safe inside a metal tool box. Neither battery got hot after 15 and everything seemed good. I can't guarantee safety here but it does work.
Quads:  RealACC X6R ; RealACC X210 Pro, Omnifbus F3 FCs; RunCam Swift 2 & Swift 2 Rotor Riot, Emax OG Red Bottoms, Emax RS2205S 2300kv; Fatshark DOM V3 YouTube - Mr.E_fPv
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#7
To be honest i don't even use the battery that comes with the Goggles... i get a 2000mah 2S pack and it lasts at least 3 times as long than the original pack..
Some people even get the 4000mah pack designed for the Specktrum TX... but it's quite expensive.
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