Lipos charger?
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Depends. What do you need it to do? You'll need a completely different setup for charging multiple high capacity 6S batteries at once than one low capacity 2S battery on its own.
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Trying to charge two or one at a time. 6s or less or more.
New to the electric cars still have gas but I do want speed and great run time. So what batteries do u suggest? And what down 2s, 4s, 6s, meen
New to the electric cars still have gas but I do want speed and great run time. So what batteries do u suggest? And what down 2s, 4s, 6s, meen
See this link to explain Lipo batteries, what all the numbers etc mean - all pretty simple once you get your head around it haha http://rogershobbycenter.com/lipoguide/
Personally I would get the below - plenty of power to last a long time, and will happily charge 2 6S batteries in parallel. You could save some cash and research converting a PC server power supply, but if your new to electric then it might not be something you want to do.
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-540w-dual-output-switching-power-supply-us-plug.html
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-mega-400w-v2-lithium-polymer-battery-charger-version-2.html
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This blog will tell you how to buy and choose a charger,
http://rcfpvplane.com/some-tips-for-buy-a-charger/
http://rcfpvplane.com/some-tips-for-buy-a-charger/
mrfurious40k
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This is what I use. With the coupon it costs about $85 shipped. I've been very happy with it. I plan to buy a second to charge 4 at once.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXFTFV&P=ML
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXFTFV&P=ML
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mrfurious40k
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That looks like it will take good care of you. I've run a lot of Hitec gear over the years but never tried a charger from them.
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travis328
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I have that same charger running on a dc power supply and it is awesome! Well worth the money, I would like to pick up a second one at some point.
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What's the difference between DC and the regular cord
travis328
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On AC it's only 100 watts split between the 2 channels, approximately 4 amps charge rate for a 3S lipo. On DC it's 100 watts per channel, or about 8 amps charge rate on a 3s lipo
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Slower charter is better right? And how much is the DC cord
travis328
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To run on DC you would have to have a DC power supply and then the cord to connect the 2 together.
As for charge rate... That seems to vary depending on who you ask. I usually charge at 1C which is mAh rating/1000.
As for charge rate... That seems to vary depending on who you ask. I usually charge at 1C which is mAh rating/1000.
Fuel&Fire
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Went through a bunch. Based on the fact I wanted to QUICK charge 2s-6s I needed something with 200w. The best bang for the buck I could find that was AC/DC was the Dynamite Prophet Ultra Touch 220w for $95 on Ebay. Works great so far, no complaints and charges quick!
http://www.horizonhobby.com/product...tra-force-220w-touch-battery-charger-dync3010
http://www.horizonhobby.com/product...tra-force-220w-touch-battery-charger-dync3010
NITROMAN2000
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Here is my upgraded charger setup. 23A power supply running (2) ISDT 20A chargers. I got these on special from HK but there are many sources for them now. These will charge a 6S battery at over 8A. That's my new number. Now I can balance charge my packs in about 30 min. ISDT is a new kid on the block but the chargers are tiny, they have a single button click-wheel interface, don't run hot, have upgradeable software. They are only available in DC but in my experience DC chargers are more durable.
