Correct. When manually setting the charge rate, the fuel table is only used to display pack's estimated fuel level. It does not affect the charge rate.

Thanks

I just upgraded to the 10XP and the new MPA from my 10s. I have read the documentation and see that I have to change output for the MPA board. Am I just missing the documentation on the MPA board or is there not that much out there?

Any help on finding documentation for setting up and using the new MPA with the 10xp would be greatly appreciated.

MPA User Guide:




http://revolectrix.com/support_docs/item_1400.pdf

That is good information but what about other features like auto charge from 1c - 3c or do you manually select the charge rate? should I take the combined Mah / .001 X charge rate and if that is the case how do you compensate for different capacities?

One of the features I use most on my 10s is the auto charge, will this be an option with the MPA board?

Auto charge is a charger option. The adapter you use will not effect this.

Glen

Originally Posted by jhorton

That is good information but what about other features like auto charge from 1c - 3c or do you manually select the charge rate? should I take the combined Mah / .001 X charge rate and if that is the case how do you compensate for different capacities?

One of the features I use most on my 10s is the auto charge, will this be an option with the MPA board?

Hi:

The MPA is just a good way to connect multiple batteries to your 10XP in parallel. You can still use AUTO charge rates if that works well for you. The 10XP will calculate the AUTO rate based on the total capacity of the packs connected. For example, if you connect 2 x 3000 mAh batteries in parallel, the total capacity equals 6000 mAh. The 10XP should charge this at 6A if set to AUTO 1C. There's a safety limit on the Max Auto Amps, so you likely won't see a charge rate higher than 6A when using any AUTO charge mode.

AUTO is convenient, but it's not always entirely accurate. There are 3 different LiPo fuel tables available when using the CCS. You can assign these and see which ones match up best with your batteries.

But if you want the absolute fastest charging, set a manual rate. You can calculate it like this:

#P * capacity of individual packs = total capacity
nC charge rate = (n *total capacity) / 1000

Example:

You have 3 packs of 2000 mAh connected in parallel
You want to set a 2C charge rate:

3P * 2000 mAh = 6000 mAh total capacity
2C charge rate = (2 * 6000) / 1000 = 12A

Does this help?

Tim Marks

That is what i needed Tim, thank you for the great information.

Originally Posted by Tim Marks

Hi:

The MPA is just a good way to connect multiple batteries to your 10XP in parallel. You can still use AUTO charge rates if that works well for you. The 10XP will calculate the AUTO rate based on the total capacity of the packs connected. For example, if you connect 2 x 3000 mAh batteries in parallel, the total capacity equals 6000 mAh. The 10XP should charge this at 6A if set to AUTO 1C. There's a safety limit on the Max Auto Amps, so you likely won't see a charge rate higher than 6A when using any AUTO charge mode.

AUTO is convenient, but it's not always entirely accurate. There are 3 different LiPo fuel tables available when using the CCS. You can assign these and see which ones match up best with your batteries.

But if you want the absolute fastest charging, set a manual rate. You can calculate it like this:

#P * capacity of individual packs = total capacity
nC charge rate = (n *total capacity) / 1000

Example:

You have 3 packs of 2000 mAh connected in parallel
You want to set a 2C charge rate:

3P * 2000 mAh = 6000 mAh total capacity
2C charge rate = (2 * 6000) / 1000 = 12A

Does this help?

Tim Marks

Tim,
I'm looking at the 10xp as my new charger. I have a question about parallel charging relating to your example above. If I have several 4S packs of 2000 Mah. If I use a parallel charge board and connect 5 of these packs to it I know it would be
4P x 2000 Mah=8000 Mah total capacity
2C charge = 2x8000/1000 = 16A

If the charger has a max chare rate of 15 amps how would it handle this type of parallel charge situation? Would I need to only parallel packs that equal to less than 15A (charge 4 packs instead of 5 in this example)? Or would I only be able to charge at 1C (give me total of 8A)?

Thanks, for the information. I'm fairly new to parallel charging.

Originally Posted by ncsky

Tim,
I'm looking at the 10xp as my new charger. I have a question about parallel charging relating to your example above. If I have several 4S packs of 2000 Mah. If I use a parallel charge board and connect 5 of these packs to it I know it would be
4P x 2000 Mah=8000 Mah total capacity
2C charge = 2x8000/1000 = 16A

If the charger has a max chare rate of 15 amps how would it handle this type of parallel charge situation? Would I need to only parallel packs that equal to less than 15A (charge 4 packs instead of 5 in this example)? Or would I only be able to charge at 1C (give me total of 8A)?

Thanks, for the information. I'm fairly new to parallel charging.

Hi:

You would just set the charger for 15A, the max available, and it would provide slightly lower than 2C charge rate to each of the packs. Or maybe I don't understand your question?

Tim Marks

Originally Posted by Tim Marks

Hi:

You would just set the charger for 15A, the max available, and it would provide slightly lower than 2C charge rate to each of the packs. Or maybe I don't understand your question?

Tim Marks

Thanks Tim for the information. I just wasn't sure what happens if you try to parallel charge packs that the total Amps exceed the max charge of 15A from the 10xp. This answers it.

Thanks Again.

Hi Tim - can yiu help me out? I received a 10xp that does not seem to like to charge dual packs. Ive tried charging a single 6s just to ensure ch2 is working fine. But when i try 2 packs of 3s or 4s on preset 2, it always comes up with an error. I tried switching over from fma node connector to xh node and it does the same thing, either saying bad node connector of either kind. Am i missing a step? And yes i use the left side of the adaptor board from each of the boards.

Originally Posted by Gopedasia

Hi Tim - can yiu help me out? I received a 10xp that does not seem to like to charge dual packs. Ive tried charging a single 6s just to ensure ch2 is working fine. But when i try 2 packs of 3s or 4s on preset 2, it always comes up with an error. I tried switching over from fma node connector to xh node and it does the same thing, either saying bad node connector of either kind. Am i missing a step? And yes i use the left side of the adaptor board from each of the boards.

I also having the same issue but only with my 2s 450mah packs on dual. I an charge one with no problem but when I hook 2 up I get channel 1 bad s count fma node wiring. I have my other packs 2200mah 3s on dual and it works just fine. Help please

Originally Posted by Gopedasia

Hi Tim - can yiu help me out? I received a 10xp that does not seem to like to charge dual packs. Ive tried charging a single 6s just to ensure ch2 is working fine. But when i try 2 packs of 3s or 4s on preset 2, it always comes up with an error. I tried switching over from fma node connector to xh node and it does the same thing, either saying bad node connector of either kind. Am i missing a step? And yes i use the left side of the adaptor board from each of the boards.

Originally Posted by racerboy65

I also having the same issue but only with my 2s 450mah packs on dual. I an charge one with no problem but when I hook 2 up I get channel 1 bad s count fma node wiring. I have my other packs 2200mah 3s on dual and it works just fine. Help please

Hi:

First thing each of you should do is get a hold of an ohm meter. Without anything plugged into the charger, and with the charger power off, measure for continuity across the two center yellow banana jacks. The circuit should have a direct short. If the circuit is open, then at some point a battery has been plugged in across these two yellow banana jacks and the internal fuse is now blown. When this happens, the charger can not series wire two packs together for charging. The fuse will need to be replaced.

If you are using batteries other than Revolectrix "Cellpro" batteries, and you are using the 10s Revolectrix adapters, you must make sure the charger is set for FMA WIRING MODE. Do not put the charger in XH WIRING MODE in this situation because the REVO adapters already do the conversion from your battery's wiring to FMA Cellpro wiring.

If you continue to have problems, please contact Howard Matos at howard@fmadirect.com and he'll be happy to help you more. If you can send him clear photos of your batteries hooked up to the charger when you email him, that would help him a lot.

Tim Marks

Mine works tho with my other packs on dual charge just not with my smaller packs. I checked internal fuse it was a 40amp and it was still good