Smart charger?

[PFongemie]

I’ve been using the Venom pro Duo for about 2 years. I know there must be better out there. The Venom seems out dated. I mostly charge at home so plugged in to the wall, but occasionally I charge from my car. Any recommendations for a smart charger? Also everything I have uses xt60 plugs.

[Jboucher]

I like the SkyRC D100 or the S65 if you don't need dual.
Pretty easy to use and you can setup / monitor everything from your phone.

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[PFongemie]

Is anyone using the Hobbymate D6 Pro Duo?

[Benp]

Originally Posted by PFongemie

Is anyone using the Hobbymate D6 Pro Duo?

I believe the Hobbymates are rebranded Hotas.

I’m running the Hota D6+ and am very pleased with it, which is a variant of the D6 Duo pros.









Banggood has the Hota D6 Duo Pro for $112 and D6+ for $119 right now.

Down side is it took a month to get here but I wasn’t needing a charger right now.

Hopefully @Kingmeow will see this thread, he has really good input regarding chargers.

There was a great thread a few months ago about smart chargers so maybe check that out.

ETA- Found it. Lots of good discussion.

Reccomend a dual charger?
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/top...ink_source=app

[Kingmeow]

The D6 has good specs for something a little over $100. It can do 325 watts x 2 on DC supply voltage greater than 24V and with AC power, you can go up to 300 watts total with a cap of 200 watts on a single channel.

If you get this, it will put that Venom Pro Duo to shame. Not that the Venom is a bad charger but technology has been advancing. I'm sure the chargers 2-3 years from now will make the D6 look weak.

The fact that it's a dual channel and with pretty good specs for each channel, you will probably not need a new charger for a long time if you get the D6. Put parallel charging on each channel and go to town! With up to 200 watts per single channel, it makes parallel charging sensible.

[PFongemie]

Thank for the input. After reading the reviews I ended up ordering the Hobbymate D6

[OutLore]

Originally Posted by Benp

I believe the Hobbymates are rebranded Hotas.

I’m running the Hota D6+ and am very pleased with it, which is a variant of the D6 Duo pros.


Banggood has the Hota D6 Duo Pro for $112 and D6+ for $119 right now.

Down side is it took a month to get here but I wasn’t needing a charger right now.

Hopefully @Kingmeow will see this thread, he has really good input regarding chargers.

There was a great thread a few months ago about smart chargers so maybe check that out.

ETA- Found it. Lots of good discussion.

Reccomend a dual charger?
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/top...ink_source=app

SMC Racing has the D6 Pro + for $125 in the US if you don't want to wait... Also $10 more for 2 balance boards and 2 charge leads with your choice of connector.
https://www.smc-racing.com/Chargers?product_id=447
https://www.smc-racing.com/Chargers?product_id=541

[Benp]

Originally Posted by OutLore

SMC Racing has the D6 Pro + for $125 in the US if you don't want to wait... Also $10 more for 2 balance boards and 2 charge leads with your choice of connector.

https://www.smc-racing.com/Chargers?product_id=447

https://www.smc-racing.com/Chargers?product_id=541

Dang!

That’s a good price and won’t take a month to get.

Originally Posted by PFongemie

Thank for the input. After reading the reviews I ended up ordering the Hobbymate D6

Good deal! You should be happy with it.