What lipo charger is suggested?

[timido]

I got some battery ideas from the forum . The venom 250 was suggested.How about a charger recommendation. Thanks Tim

[RcLee]

Pretty much how much charger u want. You can make anything charge safe & good if its digital has a balancer & adjustable.

Things that upgrade a charger

Electric fans
Large range of lipo cells capable of charging
Ac/dc/Voltage-some take a power supply for dif kinds of batterys other than lipos
Multi chargers are now easily available

For a baseline single battery charger thats digital & has a balancer & will plug into the wall i wouldnt break $100.

[anuthabubba]

Been using an Ascend by Radient. Compact size, AC/DC operation, cooling fan, digital controls, charges 2s and 3s, has balance plug and costs about $30.

[kevinhayden]

I have a turnigy accucell 6 and an imax b6 which is basically the same chargers and both under $30. you will need a power supply for both and they can charge discharge and balance up to a 6s battery and has settings that go down into tenths so they are perfect for charging our below 1000mah batteries

[csb510]

I have a GT Power Xcharger C6 which is basically a accucell 6. Has built in balancing ports, does lipo, life, nimh, nicad you name it. Pretty good value at about $35 with the power supply. Just another model to consider.

[RootBreaker]

so interesting people referencing the balance feature..

I havent gotten up the cahones but I know Danally cuts off his balance plugs to make less wiring for these lil guys and hasnt had a problem yet..

I still prefer my balance plugs...

I have the thunder ac6 and it does well..

Thunder AC6 Smart LiPo Balance Charger/Discharger w/ AC Adapter for 1-6 Lipo/ 1-15 Nimh + USB to PC Software

[anuthabubba]

Had couple of Losi lipos without balance plugs for a while. Used the Losi charger and they did fine. My current charger won't charge one without a balance plug though.

[csb510]

^the losi lipos have built in overcharge/overdischarge circuitry. This probably limit the charge current from your charger.

[timido]

Sounds like the $30-$40 Chargers are all about the same. That or they are copies. I ordered up the Accuell 6. Thanks for the opinions. This little Trekker is fun on the 4.8v I cant wait till the lipo

[csb510]

Originally Posted by anuthabubba

Had couple of Losi lipos without balance plugs for a while. Used the Losi charger and they did fine. My current charger won't charge one without a balance plug though.

I just read about your charger and you are right, it wont charge any lipo without a balance plug. It appears it is a safety feature by design.