FrSky X18 Transmitter Battery Charging

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  • rwtdiver
    Vice Admiral

    • Feb 2019
    • 1889

    FrSky X18 Transmitter Battery Charging

    I have a question about charging the battery to my FrSky X18 Transmitter.

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    This is the transmitter in question. All the information that I have gathered up states that I can use a UBS to a USB c Cable like the one below.

    Amazon.com: etguuds USB to USB C Cable 3ft, 2-Pack USB A to Type C Charger Cord Fast Charging for Samsung Galaxy A15 A25 A35 A55 A54, S24 S23 S22 S21 S20 S10 S10E, Note 20 10, Moto G, for iPhone 16 15, Blue : Electronics

    My understanding is I can plug this into my computer tower USB port and then plug the USB type C plug into the Transmitter for charging.

    For those of you using the X18 Transmitter I am going about this the correct way. The new X18 that I purchased from Nautilus Drydocks did not come with a charging system of any kind.
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    Any help with this question would be appreciated. Thank you,

    Rob
    "Firemen can stand the heat."
  • biggsgolf
    Captain

    • Jan 2020
    • 794

    #2
    Originally posted by rwtdiver
    I have a question about charging the battery to my FrSky X18 Transmitter.

    Click image for larger version

Name:	SHARK BUILD 82.jpg
Views:	88
Size:	65.5 KB
ID:	185753

    This is the transmitter in question. All the information that I have gathered up states that I can use a UBS to a USB c Cable like the one below.

    Amazon.com: etguuds USB to USB C Cable 3ft, 2-Pack USB A to Type C Charger Cord Fast Charging for Samsung Galaxy A15 A25 A35 A55 A54, S24 S23 S22 S21 S20 S10 S10E, Note 20 10, Moto G, for iPhone 16 15, Blue : Electronics

    My understanding is I can plug this into my computer tower USB port and then plug the USB type C plug into the Transmitter for charging.

    For those of you using the X18 Transmitter I am going about this the correct way. The new X18 that I purchased from Nautilus Drydocks did not come with a charging system of any kind.
    .
    Any help with this question would be appreciated. Thank you,

    Rob
    "Firemen can stand the heat."
    Rob, the linked USB to USB-C will work, that's how I charge mine, no charging system needed

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    • rwtdiver
      Vice Admiral

      • Feb 2019
      • 1889

      #3
      Originally posted by biggsgolf

      Rob, the linked USB to USB-C will work, that's how I charge mine, no charging system needed
      WOW! Thank you very much Bruce.

      You just made my day. I now have the two important things solved as to how to charge the transmitter and how to reverse the throttle stick I will be using my transmitter for my shark using the right and left sticks (Channel 1 and channel 3) and basically manually operating the shark.

      Thank you again Bruce, I do appreciate you responding to my question.

      Rob
      "Firemen can stand the heat."

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      • RCSubGuy
        Welcome to my underwater realm!

        • Aug 2009
        • 1884

        #4
        The battery is beefy, so it will charge very slowly off a computer. If you grab a 5V charging adapter off of Amazon or wherever, you can get it charging at up to something like 3A, which would be exponentially faster.

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        • rwtdiver
          Vice Admiral

          • Feb 2019
          • 1889

          #5
          Originally posted by RCSubGuy
          The battery is beefy, so it will charge very slowly off a computer. If you grab a 5V charging adapter off of Amazon or wherever, you can get it charging at up to something like 3A, which would be exponentially faster.
          Thanks for the input, Bob.

          I have always preferred to charge all my batteries on the slower side. No need for fast charging in my world.

          Rob
          "Firemen can stand the heat."

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