which lipo charger to buy???

[heliboy]

Hi Guys,

Im considering getting a new charger in the next few weeks and would like to know your thoughts about whats on the market at the moment.

However i do want to be able to plug the charger directly in the 220v and not have a separate power supply.And to be honest something that will really look after my batteries as i am going to spend some money in the near future on new packs.

Maybe the option to charge two packs at once??

Budgets about 100 ish-150ish.

Im considering the Fusion Eclipse L61B Pro Charger

please let me know your thoughts

[shikari_chaos]

Re: which lipo charger to buy???

haha funny thing i was going to post a similar thing I don't mean to be a thread hi jack but I was guna ask the same thing except I have a great PSU so wanted to run it off that

[asomaro]

Heliboy,

You have a budget of up to £150. You might want to think about the following set up which is what I use.

The advantage is that you can charge up to 4 lipos at once. I got a dual output power supply because I originally had two of the IMAX B6's one of which broke and the other I keep as a spare now. The power supply is fine for the Lipro Quad charger as its max charging rate is 5 amps for each of the 4 ports.

The set up:

Power supply (up to 20 amps) £39 at Channel 4 Models:
Pro-Peak Power Supply 20A-13.8V Twin Output - channel4models.com



Charger - £108 from Pegasus: Pegasus Models

Because this charger can put out up to 5 amps per port I can charge 4 of my 3s 11.1v 2200 "rapidcharge" lipos at 4.4 amps and all 4 are re-charged in less than 35 minutes. My 6s lipos will only charge at the max rate of 5 amps which is fine for me and the fact that I can have any combination of lipos on charge at any one time is great.


This may not be the most comprehensive set up but it works really well and I think would give you a great deal of flexibility and you are unlikely to need to change it for some time.

Hope this helps!

Cheers,

[heliboy]

Thanks asomaro i will take that into consideration.Thanks for your help

[helinut]

Heard good things about this one.
HobbyKing Online R/C Hobby Store : iCharger 208B 350W 8s Balance/Charger $198.00
Would definitely be on my short list if I was in the market for a new charger at the moment

[jimheli]

worth looking at as well , off corse its down to your needs the above are good choices , so hears some more to consider, cellpro 10s is a good unit still very usable but showing its age a bit , but has a new big brother . both do need psu .


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their are other chargers coming out from different companies i believe this year .



jim

[coptermanic]

Obviously it needs a power supply, but everyone talks highly about Cellpro chargers.

[heliboy]

Thanks alot really apreciated.

[sacko]

Id get a Cellpro if I was to buy again, but my Sigma EQ has been quality..

[amh]

Lipro Quad 6

Heliboy,

You have a budget of up to £150. You might want to think about the following set up which is what I use.

The advantage is that you can charge up to 4 lipos at once. I got a dual output power supply because I originally had two of the IMAX B6's one of which broke and the other I keep as a spare now. The power supply is fine for the Lipro Quad charger as its max charging rate is 5 amps for each of the 4 ports.

The set up:

Power supply (up to 20 amps) £39 at Channel 4 Models:
Pro-Peak Power Supply 20A-13.8V Twin Output - channel4models.com



Charger - £108 from Pegasus: Pegasus Models

Because this charger can put out up to 5 amps per port I can charge 4 of my 3s 11.1v 2200 "rapidcharge" lipos at 4.4 amps and all 4 are re-charged in less than 35 minutes. My 6s lipos will only charge at the max rate of 5 amps which is fine for me and the fact that I can have any combination of lipos on charge at any one time is great.


This may not be the most comprehensive set up but it works really well and I think would give you a great deal of flexibility and you are unlikely to need to change it for some time.

Hope this helps!

Cheers,

I notice you have had this setup for a little while and would be interested to get your opinion on it and if you would go this route if doing it again.

I am in the process of looking for a setup and really like the look of this.

Anyone elses opinions with the Lipro Quad 6 also greatly appeaciated.

Was it also necessary to go for this PSU due to the recommended 20-30A for the L Q 6 as I have been looking at the Fusion PSU's, but they all seem to be 15A max for the units upto £40.00.

I would be mainly charging 3s Lipo's

Thanks

[paul35]

Think this one is good value for money

Overlander RC-8S Pro Balance Charger

[amh]

Cheers Paul, although it has taken me ages to try and norrow it down this far - confused enough

Just trying to get my head round all the options.

Is the iMAX QUATTRO B6 the same as a Lipro Quad 6?

Which is better out of the 2 does anyone know after sales, build quality etc...

I can get the iMAX for £95 although it appears to normally be priced higher than the Lipro which is £108 cheapest seen.