Are there any balancing cradle's available?

[ptolemy]

I been looking around but can't seem to find any. I am just looking for one to charge 3 x 18650's or 4 x 18650's while balancing at the same time using a hobby charger. I would connect to hobby charger via alligator clips on cradle end and banana plugs on charger end.

Seems simple, but I am surprised they are not popular enough? I know many made their own, but I, for example, wouldn't try to wire anything like that for myself.

If I missed any, can someone point me to some ready-made solutions>?

TIA

 

[SubLGT]

Try looking here:

How to charge 18650 batteries in a RC hobby charger site:www.candlepowerforums.com

 

[SubLGT]

……………..I know many made their own, but I, for example, wouldn't try to wire anything like that for myself……..

If you have good soldering technique, it is an easy DIY project.

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...Tech-Tricks-Homemade-Balance-Charging-Cradles

 

[kreisl]

If you have good soldering technique, it is an easy DIY project.

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...Tech-Tricks-Homemade-Balance-Charging-Cradles

That quoted thread shows the Imax B6. The original Imax B6 is a product by Skyrc. I subtitled the Skyrc DC2 thread with "< battery: adapter, bay, carrier, channel, cradle, holder, port, shell, solt, tray >". I own the Imax B6, iCharger and other hobby/balance chargers but instead of buying a commercial 4x18650 balance cradle (Does such a thing exist?) for them, i am planning to use the DC2 exclusively for all my round battery charging (and discharging and cycling) needs.

Point is, a commercial balancing cradle will most likely not support all battery sizes. A 18650 can have 65mm or 71mm length. And what about the other battery sizes?

 

[ptolemy]

If you have good soldering technique, it is an easy DIY project.

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...Tech-Tricks-Homemade-Balance-Charging-Cradles

not, not really

That quoted thread shows the Imax B6. The original Imax B6 is a product by Skyrc. I subtitled the Skyrc DC2 thread with "< battery: adapter, bay, carrier, channel, cradle, holder, port, slot, tray >". I own the Imax B6, iCharger and other hobby/balance chargers but instead of buying a commercial 4x18650 balance cradle (Does such a thing exist?) for them, i am planning to use the DC2 exclusively for all my round battery charging (and discharging and cycling) needs.

Point is, a commercial balancing cradle will most likely not support all battery sizes. A 18650 can have 65mm or 71mm length. And what about the other battery sizes?

On the Geman flashlight forum there was once an exemplary example of a universal battery size DIY balancer cradle.

I think it's possible to make it support 18650/26650 and 65-71mm by using a spring loaded contact on one end. i know many of these been done for personal use.

too bad there is no interested in these, i figured it'd otherwise since many 3x and 4s lights are available now

 

[kreisl]

On the Geman flashlight forum Kenjii presented a mod solution based on the commercial Voltcraft cradle, square74 presented several builds (photos are displayed after login!), one of which was based on the commercial H-Tronic cradle.

Great works.