s6 30amp(or 40) discharge without resistor bank

Quick video on how to discharge at 30amps with an icharger, without using a resistor bank.
This example uses an old boat battery and the icharger s6. The s6 can do up to 40 amps, that's just beyond my comfort level.

[@excchp2284]

Thanks for sharing. So simple yet effective. You literally saved me $$$ since now no need to buy a discharger or resistor bank. Can use an old automotive battery I have laying around which ironically came out of my boat.

[@StewMac570]

Awesome vid. Took me a bit to find a good vid that walked through the settings like you have. Appreciate it!

[@WR3ND]

I'm gonna need to get some "dumb" power storage batteries. 👍

[@automoto95]

the exthernal disharge option is for external resistor bank not for battery i thing you shoud disable that option if you use the battery

[@ExaltedRC]

It's actually termed as regenerative discharge, which by design, is to take power from your lipo, and send it to another lipo, or battery source. In this example, it's going to a battery. You can use a resistor bank also, and that is just burning off the energy through resistance, which works too. I shared this because I also thought I'd have to have a resistor bank..but, if you're using a battery to power it, you can simply send the discharge juice right back into your source battery, and at a high rate.

[@TheMrbonacho]

@@ExaltedRC the extra discharge enabled the internal mosfet for the additional 40w drain. if you are just cycling packs you want it disabled. it you a surge testing packs, you might want to leave it enabled

[@TheNewnan3]

If Im using a 12v 75a 900w power supply do I need to change the default 9v to 12v in the input and power limit menu?

[@weemanvr6]

U didnt show how to wire the battery or lipo ?? Or do you just use a battery instead of a power supply as input ??

[@ExaltedRC]

Yeah, exactly. You would be using the battery as your power supply. You'd never use regenerative discharge while plugged into a power supply, because it can't accept voltage back, it would just literally explode. Whereas a battery is like a bank, where voltage can come in and out. As far as wiring goes, you'd have to be able to connect either. S6 uses an xt90 connection, so your lipo would have to have an xt90 connection. For the lead acid car battery, I had to wire an xt90 to terminals to attach to the battery, yep

[@donnienicholson180]

My regen in was always red not green.i was trying to do regen from a shorty 5200 2S race lipo into a Diehard gold TX5L power sport battery. Couldn't get above 5amps

[@ExaltedRC]

The green bar is the battery capacity. If your battery is in red, that means you've probably discharged it too far already, and it's not safe to discharge faster. I would double check all of your battery parameters, and if they're correct, you'll have to charge the battery to see increased discharge rate. Once the charger gets to its target voltage, it will gradually reduce amps so that it doesn't over shoot the target voltage.