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@@RCVideoReviews yep😁...love what you're doing on your videos! Found them when I was looking for guidance on my Radiomaster(Open TX first timer). You've been a big help. Thank you!

@@durkkooistra4797 Appreciate the comment. Thank you.

You're welcome. Glad you got the help you needed.

1. Not sure. I haven't tested. 2. Continuous mode will start charging the next battery with the same profile as the previous battery with nothing but a battery change. 3. The M7 is a DC charger. You either power it with a battery or some other DC source like the P200.

Got it. Thanks for the note.

No it doesn't. That said I don't think any regen chargers balance the source. That might be a good product upgrade because they don't check balance under load either which wouldn't be a terrible idea.

I would think of the M7 more as a device to keep in/near your toolbox for builds. My M8S is like that, but I think after using the M7 for a while I may switch them around and use the M8S on the desk and the M7 in the toolbox.

Ok, it's not hard. I can do that.

Thank you.

The regen discharge focuses on the state of the battery on the output side. i.e. It changes it's state from current to discharged or storage based on parameters in the profile. i.e. If I set profile to storage @ 3.8v/c, the regen discharge takes the flight pack(s) down to 3.8v/c. If you flip the batteries and charge you can run into two issues: 1) The source voltage might be too low for the voltage regulator to upscale to match the output voltage. i.e. It can make chargers give up if they have to feed a high voltage/high amperage output battery with a low voltage/high amperage input battery. 2) There is no way to govern the correct stop point for the input battery (other than to use input profile settings which has its limits), this is the one you're trying to get into a desired state of 3.8v/c. The profile will simply charge the output battery to the configured state of 4.2v/c. If your output battery is the big one, that will kill the input battery. The whole point of all of this is which pack is the focus of the desired outcome. If we want the flight pack reduced to storage, the desired outcome is 3.8v/c therefore, it goes on the output side in regen storage which can be configured to reach 3.8v/c. Any more simple questions???? ;)

@@RCVideoReviews I think you covered it 😅

@@FL_Engineer It was an excellent question. My knee-jerk reaction was "hmmm....good question."

@@RCVideoReviews Excellent review as always! Keep the good work. I was wondering the same thing and I have an answer now. Just one more thing - do you possibly know what would happen if the battery on the input side gets fully charged? I hope the charger will stop on time.

There is no balance port on the input side. For regen discharging you really don’t want to be pushing the source to anywhere near its peak as there is no monitoring on that side.

I think the better way would be to plug batteries you want to discharge to the input and set cut off voltage to the desire sweet spot 3.8V * number of cells. Two bird with one stone. Discharging packs to storage and not possibly overcharging the "source" battery.

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You're welcome. Thanks for the comment.

It’s not a 1s charger. The product description specifically states 2-6s. “ToolKitRC M7 200W 10A 2-6S DC Smart Charger & Diagnostic Tool”

@@RCVideoReviews I took v2.01 update and now I can charge 1s lipo as normal.

I've never tried the membrane device, but I can say the scroll wheel navigation is becoming 2nd nature to me. It's showing up on so many different devices.

@@RCVideoReviews The old one is not even membrane, it's capacitive (but only on the buttons)! Works pretty well especially for a cheap unit, unless you're trying to fumble it with your fat fingers in low light lol. I prefer the scroll wheel to either any day, especially in long menus with many selections. I was going to buy a second to build in to a dual charging case, but now I might need an M7 as well lol.

@@maceliusfpv370 I think this M7 might make its way into my field box to replace my UP600s (which have been excellent by the way) but the M7's have more gadgetry.

No, the M7 like the M8S requires output to be stopped in order to change voltage/amperage.

Fast charge done just indicates a change from constant current to constant voltage so yeah leave it until it says it’s done.

I'm amazed at the tech they stuff into this little box.

Not sure, I've never tried.

This is a DC charger meaning you need some kind of power supply like this: amzn.to/3QoWMW4

@@RCVideoReviews thank you 😊 🙏

Not using a Lithium profile. It will complain about lack of balance info if charging with a lithium profile and no balance connection.

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Yes

@@RCVideoReviews Thanks for the fast answer :)

@@RCVideoReviews Oh and one more question: Can I charge a 6S LiPo (25,2V) with only 19,5V DC Input? Does it have a step-up or smth? I didn´t find any info in the manual.

It balances during charge cycles.

@@RCVideoReviews thanks. Can you tell me if there is a trick to charge only via balancing port? Because my 1s Lipo has only this connection. Thanks

Get an Ultra Power UP-S6 charger for 1s cells.

Hi, i believe the new firmware 2.01 fixes exactly that issue. the problem is that the powersupply function stops working. you can download the new firmware file from the official web page. if you do upgrade, please make a backup file of the original firmware file (just copy and pase it on your drive) and share it with me please. i don't use 1s batteries but i do need the power supply function so i would lie to go back to v2.00 but can'tfind the file. thanks

@ Nice, thanks for the information. I will reply again with a download link for you on saturday or sunday.

@@reajtime thank you!

@ i have connected it via usb but there is no file on it to copy?

if someone know how to repair a reverse polarity damage on that thing (but i bet its death .. i dont see where it burned on the board but the entrance plug is death when powered battery side u plug the mainlead and it say overcurrent ...

Thanks

The latest firmware fixes a few things. I found the issues and worked with them on the fix. Mine work well.

@@RCVideoReviews also 2.0? Maybe you know why it is not published on the website?

Don't know the answer to that one. Not sure what rev #.

@@RCVideoReviews Actually, I found 2.01 version on the website with the note "Only for V2.xx main board". So it means there is two hardware versions of M7. Curious what might be a difference...

@@alexey_sychev I was wondering the same. And how can I find out which one I have?

Appreciate that. Thank you.

Thanks for watching Richard.

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Freddie gets first when these videos render/post at 3am. I have this vision of an electroshock collar activating when an RCVR video posts. I SWEAR I've seen a few of his "firsts" before the video even posts. He's just dedicated.

@@RCVideoReviews it’s usually when I’ve been drinking earlier and wake up dying for a drink of water. 😂

@@FASTFREDDIE-R.C. hahaha..and brutally honest.