NOCO GENIUS5, 5A Automatic Smart Charger, 6V and 12V

[berlinguyinca]

Hi,

I'm using the charger above, to charge several 30 and 60ah 12v lipo batteries.

Can I use this charger for RC batteries, before buying yet another charger for yet another addiction of mine?


NOCO GENIUS5, 5A Automatic Smart Charger, 6V and 12V Portable Automotive Car Battery Charger, Battery Maintainer, Float Charger, Trickle Charger and Battery Desulfator with Temperature Compensation https://a.co/d/6NMMyyH

 

[SrC]

Great charger there, but No you cannot use it for RC or any type of Lipos.
Your NOCO charger is only for 12v Lead acid batteries.
I use a Battery Minder, charger/desulfator/ temp compensation, with all my 12v Auto and Deep cycle 12v lead acid batteries only.

 

[berlinguyinca]

It is definitely for 12V lithium batteries, but these might be different than lipo.

Guess yet another charger to buy, once I get my hands on a truck

 

[Cereal_killer]

No sir. As @SrC said. It's a great charger. But it's for lead acid batteries/AMG Out of 50 of em I've only had one failure from NOCO. The g1 series at least. You can get a cheap lipo charger from Amazon for $31 even though it's cheaper. Always charge with caution!

 

[CrashBoom]

As above, no. Are you sure your other batteries aren’t LifePO4? Those often have a built in BMS. Otherwise you’re literally playing with fire.