Thanks for your life saving DIY videos when we dont have money to spend paying someone else to replace a bad hybrid battery. I own a Gen 2 Prius and am using this charger to currently rebuild my battery pack. BTW way Gregg, someone commented if the fan ever goes out on these CQ3 chargers to buy a Noctua brand fan same size to replace yourself if needed.
Thank you for watching and providing feedback on the fan motor. I have had to replace fan motor before but used one I had laying around. Next time I need one, I am going to search for the Noctua brand. I love these chargers and have used them for years with great results. They pay for themselves after first use.
I just got the silver/blue version from GetFPV came with XT-60 charge cables, ordered four XT-60 female to Deans type T connectors for compatibility with my stash of lipos. As far as I can tell, the only difference between the silver/blue and red BGUAD is that the red version comes with charge cables with "T" connectors.
Thank you for watching. I do not have a link to the leads I used. I got them from Amazon. When you order yours, try to get the largest diameter wire you can such as 20Awg or more. I have had some feedback stating that thinner cables will provide errors in the charging/discharging cycle.
@@GreggFesto Thanks for the quick response! Would you please shed some light what setting (amp & voltage) did you use for discharging in the video? My cycle ran unreasonably fast on discharging so I guess I might have set the voltage too high (Discharge amp= 1A Voltage=6V). Thank you so much again!
@GreggFesto searched online about the setting for discharging, a charger manufacturer suggested the discharge voltage be 1.0v x number of cells. I will give it a try to see if that makes any difference. I would love to learn what your setting was in your case. much thanks!
There are videos on my channel showing all settings for the charger. The discharge setting you mentioned above is correct. Please write back when you are done and let me know how your pack does when you put it back in car.
Hello, I hope that you will make a video on how to save the data so that we do not have to set up the program every time, so we call the saved program directly. Thank you very much.
Hello Mohamad, Thank you for watching and commenting. My charger saves the last settings in memory so I do not have to enter them each time. If you have the same charger and it does not save your settings then you may want to contact the manufacturer to get a replacement. Please let us know what you find.
@@GreggFestocan you please let me know how I can use this to charge 8 at a time? I've asked all the people in the Prius DIY groups on Facebook and nobody can seem to figure out how you're cutting your time and half. Great videos by the way really appreciate this!!! Definitely subbed and looking forward to future videos and have shared your link in the groups
Hello Gabriel, Thank you for watching and writing in. I hope my video was not confusing, I am able to do 8 at a time because I now have 2 chargers, the silver one which was purchased years ago and the red one which was just purchased recently. I appreciate you sharing and subscribing. I hope you will share your results with us when you have tried on your own pack.
@@GreggFesto Get FPV sells the silver/blue version cheaper with free shipping. The silver blue version comes with XT-60 charge cables, the red version comes with Deans-type charge cables, otherwise both are identical.
@@GreggFesto Thank you for the answer. Then will you give me answer for couple other q-s: 1) Why my Prius 3 pack voltage at some moment of brake regeneration can go up to 270 volts?(if you experience the same) Some folks say this is normal. 2) Can I perform similar test, charge/discharge, moving cells around, balancing on my battery even it is not so bad: Health test - 56% remaining life, voltage different - no more that 0.1 with most noticeable difference on 7-th block, resistance - 30 mOhm on all of them. Or do everything but charge/discharge (so I don’t have to buy expensive charger)? I Just want to prevent farther damage to the battery. Thank you
The HV battery pack will experience higher voltage during regeneration for certain which I also read is normal. In my experience the new packs do not turn the app readout "color red" as often when compared to used packs. I believe that lower capacity cells (batteries) cause this condition. You can do this refurbish on your pack and gain performance back. If you balance the batteries and then reassemble the pack in different order without refurbishing them on the charger then you will end up in same situation because you skipped the steps most important. The charger conditions the batteries closer to good health. The reason you will not have good results without using the charger is the pack batteries are assembled in series so the capacity of the pack as a whole will depend on each one of the batteries in the line.
@@GreggFesto Thank you Gregg for the suggestions. But returning back to overvoltage during regeneration for me looks like Battery Smart Module with its voltage regulator does not do good job of limiting the voltage. I have tried to find answer to this situation - can not find it.
You mention voltage regulator not doing a good job of limiting the power back to battery. Think about this - the battery is what should be absorbing the energy from regen, when battery does not have the capacity to absorb the power due to low capacitance then the regulator must find another way to disburse the power. In a new pack the batteries are strong and can absorb the power without issue. I suspect the regulator is working correctly but the batteries are starting to lose their capacity to absorb regen power which is causing the voltage to spike.
Why you said you will cut the time half when the cq3 is also 4 channel 🤔😩😔🤥 Edit Nnvm i get it, you already had the old unit so you had 8 channels.. lol😅
Thanks for your life saving DIY videos when we dont have money to spend paying someone else to replace a bad hybrid battery. I own a Gen 2 Prius and am using this charger to currently rebuild my battery pack.
BTW way Gregg, someone commented if the fan ever goes out on these CQ3 chargers to buy a Noctua brand fan same size to replace yourself if needed.
Thank you for watching and providing feedback on the fan motor. I have had to replace fan motor before but used one I had laying around. Next time I need one, I am going to search for the Noctua brand. I love these chargers and have used them for years with great results. They pay for themselves after first use.
I just got the silver/blue version from GetFPV came with XT-60 charge cables, ordered four XT-60 female to Deans type T connectors for compatibility with my stash of lipos. As far as I can tell, the only difference between the silver/blue and red BGUAD is that the red version comes with charge cables with "T" connectors.
Hello Gregg, this Charger help me to reconditioning 2006 Honda Civic HYBRID battery pack
Thanks for the very informative video! Do you have the link to buy the charging cable (banana to alligator)?
Thank you for watching. I do not have a link to the leads I used. I got them from Amazon. When you order yours, try to get the largest diameter wire you can such as 20Awg or more. I have had some feedback stating that thinner cables will provide errors in the charging/discharging cycle.
@ thanks a lot!!
@@GreggFesto Thanks for the quick response! Would you please shed some light what setting (amp & voltage) did you use for discharging in the video? My cycle ran unreasonably fast on discharging so I guess I might have set the voltage too high (Discharge amp= 1A Voltage=6V). Thank you so much again!
@GreggFesto searched online about the setting for discharging, a charger manufacturer suggested the discharge voltage be 1.0v x number of cells. I will give it a try to see if that makes any difference. I would love to learn what your setting was in your case. much thanks!
There are videos on my channel showing all settings for the charger. The discharge setting you mentioned above is correct. Please write back when you are done and let me know how your pack does when you put it back in car.
Hello, I hope that you will make a video on how to save the data so that we do not have to set up the program every time, so we call the saved program directly. Thank you very much.
Hello Mohamad, Thank you for watching and commenting. My charger saves the last settings in memory so I do not have to enter them each time. If you have the same charger and it does not save your settings then you may want to contact the manufacturer to get a replacement. Please let us know what you find.
@@GreggFesto Thanks for the reply No it is not the same charger as my charger is rc plus chr 211.
Thanks.
@@GreggFestocan you please let me know how I can use this to charge 8 at a time? I've asked all the people in the Prius DIY groups on Facebook and nobody can seem to figure out how you're cutting your time and half. Great videos by the way really appreciate this!!! Definitely subbed and looking forward to future videos and have shared your link in the groups
Hello Gabriel, Thank you for watching and writing in. I hope my video was not confusing, I am able to do 8 at a time because I now have 2 chargers, the silver one which was purchased years ago and the red one which was just purchased recently. I appreciate you sharing and subscribing. I hope you will share your results with us when you have tried on your own pack.
Is this available on amazon?
Yes, I got this one from Amazon
Thank you for watching and commenting.
@@GreggFesto Get FPV sells the silver/blue version cheaper with free shipping. The silver blue version comes with XT-60 charge cables, the red version comes with Deans-type charge cables, otherwise both are identical.
So it is the same - 4 channels only
Correct
@@GreggFesto Thank you for the answer. Then will you give me answer for couple other q-s: 1) Why my Prius 3 pack voltage at some moment of brake regeneration can go up to 270 volts?(if you experience the same) Some folks say this is normal.
2) Can I perform similar test, charge/discharge, moving cells around, balancing on my battery even it is not so bad: Health test - 56% remaining life, voltage different - no more that 0.1 with most noticeable difference on 7-th block, resistance - 30 mOhm on all of them. Or do everything but charge/discharge (so I don’t have to buy expensive charger)? I Just want to prevent farther damage to the battery. Thank you
The HV battery pack will experience higher voltage during regeneration for certain which I also read is normal. In my experience the new packs do not turn the app readout "color red" as often when compared to used packs. I believe that lower capacity cells (batteries) cause this condition. You can do this refurbish on your pack and gain performance back. If you balance the batteries and then reassemble the pack in different order without refurbishing them on the charger then you will end up in same situation because you skipped the steps most important. The charger conditions the batteries closer to good health. The reason you will not have good results without using the charger is the pack batteries are assembled in series so the capacity of the pack as a whole will depend on each one of the batteries in the line.
@@GreggFesto Thank you Gregg for the suggestions. But returning back to overvoltage during regeneration for me looks like Battery Smart Module with its voltage regulator does not do good job of limiting the voltage. I have tried to find answer to this situation - can not find it.
You mention voltage regulator not doing a good job of limiting the power back to battery. Think about this - the battery is what should be absorbing the energy from regen, when battery does not have the capacity to absorb the power due to low capacitance then the regulator must find another way to disburse the power. In a new pack the batteries are strong and can absorb the power without issue. I suspect the regulator is working correctly but the batteries are starting to lose their capacity to absorb regen power which is causing the voltage to spike.
Where do you buy it from?
Hello Roo B, Thank you for watching and commenting. This charger is available from Amazon
Why you said you will cut the time half when the cq3 is also 4 channel 🤔😩😔🤥
Edit
Nnvm i get it, you already had the old unit so you had 8 channels.. lol😅