Looking For A Top Of The Line Charger!!
 

Title says it all, im looking for a good charger, Ive used a HK charger for ever thew 150WATT 8S version and im looking for the latest and greatest in a real name brand. Im building a 8S car and at 150WATT ill only be able to charge at 1C which kinda sucks. I also see my self later down the line needing a more heavy duty charger as id like to get into heli's but brushless ofcrouse.

I know hyperion is a great charger, i dual set up would be sweet ive looked at this one.

http://www.maxamps.com/EOS0720i-DUO3.htm

is there something better bang for you buck from another brand i might have not noticed?!!? or anyone else selling the hyperion brand as i refuse to give maxamp's a penny of my money.

Mike sells hyperion chargers ;)

http://www.rc-monster.com/chargers.php

I can't help much more than this, but I know others with more knowledge than I will be here soon.

See!!! i didn't know that!! that's a guy ill support!!! Thanks for the link!!! If i do end up going that route i hope mike will have it in stock by then!

I have the very charger you linked to and I love it.. I've had a long list of different chargers and I like the Hyperion line more than the others due to great performance and consistent updates and feature enhancements.

Love the Hyperion line of chargers, very reliable and great quality. Prices aren't too bad either.

I agree, I just wanted to ask!!! I didn't wanna buy it and then a day later someone tell me HEY WHY DIDN'T YOU GET THE _______ charger have you seen it??? And then I have a facepalm moment!!

I use the badass FMA Powerlab 8. If you like messing around with settings and tweaks, its the charger for you. If not, support Mike.

Man, i saw that charger in person ONCE and thought it was nuts..... a friend of mine had it hooked up to 2 marine batteries he charged a 10S 6000MAH pack in 15 minuets, his flight time was about 10 minutes. I couldn't believe it, thank for mentioning it, i wanted to look into that charger but my friend changed his number and i wasn't able to get a hold of him to asking him about it!

What else can this charger do?

PL8 rocks. Just love it and not even the slightest hick up. Rock solid charger with tons of features. I am thinking of buying the PL6 as well just as a back up or field charger.

Cut your lawn, wash your clothes, walk the dog, cook your diner and fake interest in your girlfriend's stories. What can't it do?:lol:

HAHAHA.. if I hadn't already owned so many Hyperion Chargers, this would PL8 would be my next choice...

Wish my Hyperion could mow my law... :)

I haven't used any of the chargers previously mentioned in this thread, but.............

Not too long ago, I purchased the Icharger 306B

It will charge 6S at up to 30 amps, if you can find a power supply that will support that.

Loaded with features, including high rate discharging.

So far, I love it. :yes:

I love my Powerlab 8. Its built very well with lots of features and I havent had any problems.

My powerlab 8 makes me balance charge anything over 2s, Errr BS! I hope the cpu interface has options to change that.

I charge 12s unbalanced on my Hyperion, it lets me do stupid things. I still prefer it for it's "just zap it up" attitude.

Are you charging lipo or a123? Because I believe that it can do 2s lipo unbalanced and 10s a123 unbalanced. Also, is it one 12s pack or two 6s packs? Snellemin can chime in (because I'm not 100%), but I think you can balance up to nine 8s packs in series. :intello: The powerlab 8 is the best / fastest charger for balancing that I have ever used....

That would be a 72s pack. You probably meant "in parallel". :wink: :na:

Dude my cheapo turnigy charger will do over 9000 packs in parallel.

Yea. That.



Lulz, on a more serious note, I'll look up that 306B, I was thinking i208. I just want a zillion amps at 6s, preferably on a 12 volt supply.

Dang, thats what I meant.

0.000000001c doesnt count. :no: Also, I guess that I should have specified, rtr out of the box. As it turns out its six 8s packs. http://www.usastore.revolectrix.com/...MPA-XH_Combo_2

I suppose a guy like you that has 9000 packs will need 9000 of these: http://www.usastore.revolectrix.com/...rallel-Adapter

feistyacorn or Snellemin: I would like a high power 3s(and up) Non-balanced lipo profile that uses the banana plugs only. Can that happen with the Powerlab 8?

(4 tiny)3s packs for 12s.

I just ordered a para board for the smart ass Powerlab 8 to be happy.

lol, I was thinking that too... it might take me over 9000 hours to charge too.

I do like para boards.... just got one.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...y/2e23c232.jpg

I've only made up 4 traxxas adapters so far.... but after I find a charger with more amps, I could see charging 6x 3s in parallel.


Good call.

http://www.revolectrix.com/pl8_specs_tab.htm I think it can only do 2s lipo in the unbalanced mode. I've only used the balance mode, but I'll check the software when I get home.

I'm about over it now but wish I knew that before I bought it.

I ordered the software/usb stuff for the PL8 months ago but it got lost in the mail apparently. Thanks for your help let me know what you find out.

¿saw the new imax b6 ultimate 800w? ........

-Operating voltage range: DC 12.0-18.0 Volt
-Circuit power: Max. Charge power 2x400Watts
Max. Discharge power 2x25Watts
-Charge current range: 0.1-20.0A
-Discharge current range: 0.1-5.0A
-Current drain for balancing Li-Po/Ion/Fe: 300mA/cell
-Li-ion/Fe/Polymer cell count: 1-6cells
-NiCd/NiMH battery cell count: 1-18cells
-Pb battery voltage: 2-20V

.....................

I played with the software some and profile 6 (unbalanced lipo) is locked at a max of 2s. Here is a link to the latest PL8 software (you can test it out without a PL8 connected): http://www.revolectrix.com/new_appli...ftware_v2.html

That's a sad and disappointing way to sell balance boards. I couldn't get the PL8 to discharge a slightly over charged lipo (even with the cell taps hooked up). My Hyperion wouldn't do it either though for that matter. I had to go to an A123 discharge mode on the Hyperion. Is 4.31v per cell bad?:whistle:

Thanks for the link. I'll give it a try.

Perhaps I could interest you in a hacked up heat sink with a resistor glued to it?

^No thanks, I'll pass.