dogman dan
1 PW
Here is what I'm trying for paralelling two 5 ah lipo bricks, before series connecting into 20s setup. This isn't a permanent pairing of the bricks, so I haven't bothered with paralell connecting the balance wires yet. I still plan to do any balance charging one brick at a time.
I found it hard to put 45 amp andersons on the fat 8 guage wires on my 30c turnigy batteries so I went to a crimp sleeve you can get at a home warehouse store, and a short piece of 12 guage wire. I also added a couple wires to lead to my LV beepers. So this time on the next four batteries, I have put two sets of 12 guage wires, with andersons. One long one and one short one will hopefully keep me from having as many KFF adventures as I hook em up.
This is the finished set up.
View attachment CIMG0091.JPG
I'm thinking that I'll redo the battery on the right, removing the added wires for the beeper and adding another set of 12 guage wire and andersons. Then when I pair up two lipo bricks, I still have a set of andersons I can use to connect the beeper. I'm not using the balance wires because I am finding the plugs unreliable when just two prongs are used on the plug to the beeper. no beep can mean everythings ok, or everythings unplugged. So I don't use the balance wires to hook up the beeper.
Here's how I did it. You need crimp sleeves, shrink tube, wire and andersons.View attachment parts list.JPG
Then you cut off the bullet plug, and strip the wire. Then put some shrink tube on the wire. I did this because I premade the andersons, so I wouldn't have to work on the energized wire once it's put on the battery. One wire at a time, don't even consider two bare wires on the table at once. View attachment Cut and strip.JPG
Assemble crimp tube and the two new wires.View attachment ready to crimp.JPG
The first crimp uses the part of the tool with the bump. Crimp the sleeve into a V shape.View attachment first crimp.JPG
I found it hard to put 45 amp andersons on the fat 8 guage wires on my 30c turnigy batteries so I went to a crimp sleeve you can get at a home warehouse store, and a short piece of 12 guage wire. I also added a couple wires to lead to my LV beepers. So this time on the next four batteries, I have put two sets of 12 guage wires, with andersons. One long one and one short one will hopefully keep me from having as many KFF adventures as I hook em up.
This is the finished set up.
View attachment CIMG0091.JPG
I'm thinking that I'll redo the battery on the right, removing the added wires for the beeper and adding another set of 12 guage wire and andersons. Then when I pair up two lipo bricks, I still have a set of andersons I can use to connect the beeper. I'm not using the balance wires because I am finding the plugs unreliable when just two prongs are used on the plug to the beeper. no beep can mean everythings ok, or everythings unplugged. So I don't use the balance wires to hook up the beeper.
Here's how I did it. You need crimp sleeves, shrink tube, wire and andersons.View attachment parts list.JPG
Then you cut off the bullet plug, and strip the wire. Then put some shrink tube on the wire. I did this because I premade the andersons, so I wouldn't have to work on the energized wire once it's put on the battery. One wire at a time, don't even consider two bare wires on the table at once. View attachment Cut and strip.JPG
Assemble crimp tube and the two new wires.View attachment ready to crimp.JPG
The first crimp uses the part of the tool with the bump. Crimp the sleeve into a V shape.View attachment first crimp.JPG