EMF
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I just recently committed all of my disposable income(if there is such a thing) to this great hobby. I'm looking for advice on which charger I should get. Any suggestions on a good all in one unit would be great.
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These chargers have my interest piqued.I'm liking my Hota S6.
+1. Great advice regarding the display. The more information & the better its presented to you, the better.ISDT K2 Air.
I'm sure you will get a million suggestions. I would look for a modern Smart Display type charger. More intuitive. Instead of the "2 line display" chargers, whatever you do choose.
I'm running a Big Rock 3s completely stock at the moment. Bought 2 Zee 6000mAh batteries through Amazon. They arrived charged. Well, that was according to my dvm. I'm sure the meter didn't have the right load on them to be accurate. But I ran them until the hit lvc. That was a week ago. Now here I sit with no charger. Are the batteries going to be OK resting at that voltage? There are no hobby shops within 100 miles of me. So everything has to be ordered online. I hate shopping blind and hoping I get what I ordered.ISDT K2 Air.
I'm sure you will get a million suggestions. I would look for a modern Smart Display type charger. More intuitive, the GUI and all. Instead of the old style "2 line display" chargers, whatever you do choose.
Question... What kind of Lipo packs will you specifically be charging there???? # of Cells and capacity?
You want to consider future proofing your Charging ability for subsequent larger capacity/higher voltage packs down the road. As you progress in the hobby.
Honestly, it was pretty snappy. Didn't get much time out of them but they must have had more than storage in them. I found that to be odd in itself. If these batteries are so damn sensitive and temperamental then why would the manufacturer ship them at such a high charge(per my meter)?They most likely would have arrived with a storage charge in them, the proper voltage that a LiPo battery should be left at when not in use. If the truck hit LVC, you would want them put back to storage charge ASAP. I can't say how long they could sit before they risk becoming a hazard, but certainly will start to degrade the longer they sit like that. I'm also pretty picky about how I maintain my batteries. There are also people out there who run them dead and forget about them until who knows when and might not have the issues we all worry about. But sooner rather than later is ideal. Lots of good info and suggestions so far in this thread
But as an add on, if you ran it at storage voltage, you should be in for a pleasant surprise when you run it fully charged. Should have even more jam.
I've tried so many chargers.
Isdt, toolkit, hota. These are all very similar to each other.
I don't think you can really go wrong with any of the new chargers available.
My favorite setup is the charger of your choice and a dedicated discharger. With this combo you can't go wrong.
If I were to do it all over, I'd just stick with a dual icharger setup(and a powerful power supply) and an isdt discharger.
I'll post a picture here tomorrow after work!Pic of your current setup?
You should really learn everything about Lipo's and charging them before you spend alot of $$ on a charger. The better ones do a lot of other functions besides charge. There is much to learn and other peoples priories may not be your own.Let's just assume, and it's a safe assumption, that I am completely ignorant regarding lipo batteries and everything needed to use them. Does that unit come with everything? I don't want to have to find another unit to discharge, then one to balance, then another to balance the discharge. It's all a bit overwhelming. I just want to hook my batteries to it and have them ready for use.