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05-21-2009, 07:18 AM | #1 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Desert
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| Best and cheapest lipo charger
Want to get into lipo, but want a good charger that's a good price. What do you use? And what's your average run time? |
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05-21-2009, 09:28 AM | #2 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southern Illinois
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I would look into Electrifly's chargers (triton) I run ckrc 3s 1500mah lipos and get in excess of 1 hour run time per pack.
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05-21-2009, 09:35 AM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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05-21-2009, 09:59 AM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Idaho
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I'm looking at the same thing right now, the best bang-for-the-buck charger I can find is the Onyx 230. Just about everyone raves about it, it will charge just about everything out there. The only down side I have heard is it will only charge one battery at a time and it doesn't discharge packs.
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05-21-2009, 11:19 AM | #5 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In the basement...
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Onyx 230 doesn't have a built in balancer though so you'd end up buying one of those - By the time you do that you are better off with a Hyperion 606i
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05-21-2009, 11:20 AM | #6 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: in line at the patent office
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TURNIGY ACCUCELL6 FROM HOBBYCITY LESS THAN $40.00 WORKS GREAT |
05-21-2009, 11:25 AM | #7 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheboygan Falls
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All I run is turnegy now, I have been running them in my planes as well as using there accucell 6 for over a year now.I have never had problems with it, and there batterys are well proven. My astro flight only goes on when my two accucells ae full. Hobbycity stocks the accucell in the US also. |
05-21-2009, 11:32 AM | #8 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: (rock garden) Tempe
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tunigy accell a-6 Imax b-6 they are the same thing. and you can usaullly find them for really cheap they balance and charge all in one. I have an Imax b6 ac that even has the power supply built in, I got it for 75$ off flea bay. |
05-21-2009, 12:36 PM | #9 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chula Vista
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I would recommend the Venom Pro AC/DC Charger. You can pick one up for about $129. The one thing I have learned is you don't want to go cheap on a charger. The Venom also has a balancer and when I am charging my batteries they do not even get warm. I definitely would not want to set my house on fire. |
05-21-2009, 01:27 PM | #10 |
I joined the Band! Join Date: May 2009 Location: anaheim
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The turnigy accucell -6 is the way to go. Its $40 and balances just as well as the overpriced chargers on the market. Not to mention it will pretty much charge any battery
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05-21-2009, 01:53 PM | #11 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Richmond, VA
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the good thing about the turnigy charger from hobbycity is that you can order some zippy or rhino lipo batteries at the same time and save some shipping charges |
05-21-2009, 02:17 PM | #12 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Castro Valley
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I have the ONYX 230 and it works great. Yeah I had to buy a balancer, but that was only $10. My batteries never get over room temp.
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05-21-2009, 02:58 PM | #13 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Michigan
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I bought the Imax b5 from ebay for $50 shipped and works great.
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05-21-2009, 03:02 PM | #14 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sumter
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the imax b5 works flawlessly for me too!!! |
05-21-2009, 05:24 PM | #15 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Rochelle
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ps dont get venom crap. over priced same thing is turingy and b5. I think the best bang for the buck is the triton eq with built in power supply and balancer. It cant compete with the charger that use a power supply seperate becuase they charge at much higher rates. But i would get a triton eq or triton eq2. the eq is only 125$ minues 25 on towers
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05-21-2009, 05:43 PM | #16 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hartsville, SC
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By far the finest charger for the money. http://www.hobby-wing.com/imax-b5-li-po-charger.html |
05-22-2009, 01:39 AM | #17 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Greece, sun, sea and rocks
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I will agree with the Imax guys. I have a B6 and a B8. The B8 outperforms in every single aspect the pricey pulsar 3 I had for my cars. Plus it was half the money shipped to my door. One year of abuse and it is still in great shape. Charge and balance everything up to 8 cells.
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05-22-2009, 03:20 AM | #18 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: gilbert
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check out this site https://fusion-pack.com/giftshop.aspx?cat=88 many of us use his batteries here in phoenix. his packs are killer!! great customer service too!!! |
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05-22-2009, 09:14 AM | #20 |
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