[NSRCA-discussion] What is the difference between JST-XH/GP/PQ balance plugs

[Scott McHarg]

You may be right Mike.  You'd know better than myself.  I just remember
being told Koyosho from either Chris or the Revo guys.


On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 3:48 PM, Mike Mueller <mups53 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I always thought the KO was for Kokam. Mike
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 11:25 AM, Scott McHarg <scmcharg at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Being at work, I think I made a mistake.  I think the GP (Great Planes)
>> is the JST.  TP is for Thunder Power, PQ (Polyquest) and then KO (Koyosho).
>>  I don't think I've ever used the KO but have used the other 3.  Sorry for
>> the confusion.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Michael Cohen <
>> precisionaero at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Scott.  By the way, I should have added that I was looking at 4,
>>> 5, and 6 cell plugs.  Down at 2 and 3 cells, they are different.  From 4
>>> and up, I don't see wires crossing on the adapters or extensions I
>>> currently have.  I would like to reduce the number of connections I have
>>> and it looks like I can use the PQ board or GP board with just a 12 inch
>>> JST-XH extension to go from those boards to the balance plug of a Zippy
>>> Battery.
>>>
>>> Mike Cohen
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 10:34:44 -0500
>>> From: scmcharg at gmail.com
>>> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
>>>
>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] What is the difference between
>>> JST-XH/GP/PQ balance plugs
>>>
>>> There's not a functional difference per se.  The difference is what type
>>> of balance boards for your charger that you have.  The most common are the
>>> JST which some chargers accept without the need for an "adapter" aka
>>> balance board like the Cellpro 10S/XP use.  GP is used by Thunder Power for
>>> example and PQ (Polyquest) is used by Hyperion, Power Unlimited, and a few
>>> others.  Hobbyking batteries mostly use the JST.  You must be very careful
>>> as each connection type typically has a different wiring method to the
>>> leads as well, meaning the positive and the ground wires for each cell are
>>> in a different location.  They are not all the same.  Almost all chargers
>>> offer an "adapter" to fit the type of connection(s) that your battery has.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 10:14 AM, Michael Cohen <
>>> precisionaero at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Is there a functional difference between these balance plug types?
>>>
>>> Mike Cohen
>>>
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