Introduction: DIY Arduino Load Bank Lipo Storage/Discharger Station
Sometimes you charge your lipos but didn't flew, so you need storage the lipos.
I found in the flite test website one simple project, so my project basically its a remix.
My changes:
Added a SSD relay;
More Load resistor;
Cooler fan;
XT60 and balance connectors;
Small change in the code for better storage voltage value.
Step 1: Material
Material:
1x Arduino Uno R3
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1x SSD Relay DC-DC(Im using a 100A version)
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4x High Power Load Resistor(Im using 3R 100W)
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1x - 10k resistor
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6x - 220ohm
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1x - 4S Lipo Balance Conector
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1x - Cooler Fan
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1x - XT60 https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ALT7Sp
5mm Leds
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Jumpers for arduino
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Solder Station
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Drill Machine
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Solder
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Cutting Pliers
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Aluminium dissipator for load resistors
Step 2: Circuit Diagram
Step 3: Building
Position all components in your own box.
Put the load resistors into the dissipator.
Wiring the leds and resistors to arduino.
Solder the 10K resistor to balance connector.
Wiring all wires from balance connector to arduino.
Step 4: Arduino Code
Attachments
Step 5: Video
Thanks for watching.
Any question, please comment.
Step 6: Original Project From Flite Test

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4 Comments
Question 1 year ago on Introduction
Can this be made to work with 6S?
2 years ago on Step 1
Changed to include comments and added a switch to change between a target voltage of 11.1v (storage level) and 10.0v (discharge level)
Diagram as shown has the fan running the whole time the battery is plugged in.
Changed the wiring to suit(stepdown unit connects to green wire instead of the red) and did away with the stepdown unit as I will use max 3 cells.
Also changed wiring to accommodate a slightly different V/A meter which has only two wires for the current .
Thin Blk to negative, thin Red and Yellow together on input positive terminal.
2 years ago on Step 6
Badly written code (has no comments)
Question 3 years ago on Step 4
So to use this for a 2s, all I would need to change as far as code, is the "target voltage"?