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Old 05-23-2007, 12:13 AM   #1
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What is a good Battery charger for a cheap price
it must have "peak Charging"
so give me some ideas please
all help is aprciated

i was thinking this one?
http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/produc...ducts_id=16901
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Old 05-23-2007, 11:39 AM   #2
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This one:

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXCLD5&P=ML
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Old 05-27-2007, 07:37 AM   #3
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hyperion EOS5

which can only handle the usual suspects but A123 as well with new firmware
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hyperion EOS5

which can only handle the usual suspects but A123 as well with new firmware

Can you explain in more detail?

I've been using a Triton and an Integy 16x4 with great results out of both. The Hyperions look VERY nice. When I buy another charger,it'll be a Hyperion from Holmes Hobbies. If they'll charge the A123 cells as well,that's even more appealing.
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They charge a123, lipo, nimh, nicad, and lead acid. Quite the feature packed little chargers.
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Old 05-27-2007, 08:26 AM   #6
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Can you explain in more detail?

I've been using a Triton and an Integy 16x4 with great results out of both. The Hyperions look VERY nice. When I buy another charger,it'll be a Hyperion from Holmes Hobbies. If they'll charge the A123 cells as well,that's even more appealing.
Here's a recent thread about charging A123 cells with the Hyperion EOS 5i:
Charging A123 cells (Li-Ion?) with a Hyperion EOS 5i

EDIT: I type too slow...
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They charge a123, lipo, nimh, nicad, and lead acid. Quite the feature packed little chargers.
he is the god!!! sho
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Old 05-27-2007, 11:34 PM   #8
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What is a good Battery charger for a cheap price
The Hyperion doesn't exactly fit in the "cheap" category. But there is something to be said about spending alot up front. I'm now on my 4th charger. I have (had) the 5i and it is indeed an awesome charger especially the newest version. If you're gonna race or think you'll go lipo in the future, you'd be better off buying a more expensive charger like the 5i or the Duratrax ICE from the start. I've spent more money on 4 chargers than I would have if I'd bought the 5i from the get-go.
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Old 05-27-2007, 11:45 PM   #9
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I learned the hard way as well K B. Bought several cheapies and never had good luck. After I bought good chargers,I realized a good charger and good batteries are worth their weight in gold in electric RC's

You'll get better performance with a good charger and cheaper batteries over a top of the line batteries and a cheap charger.
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I'm using a Graupner Ultramat 25 for fast and peak charge and a Graupner Multilader for slow charge, they works well...
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