Lipo Charger Question

Originally Posted by BrianG

For what you want, I'd probably go with the MRC 989. Has a built-in PS, so it's a all-in-one package, and will do 4s @ ~7A before hitting the power limit. The 3s is no problem. If you end up getting higher cell count lipos in the future, the 120w power limit will just mean it will take longer to charge the batteries instead of the typical ~1hr.

And the only reason for a built-in balancer IMO is so the charger can read each cell. But I prefer an external balancer so I can remove it during charging if I want. And this lets me use one of those little cell voltage monitors if I want to see the voltage. In summary, I personally wouldn't let the absence of a built-in balancer be a deciding factor, but that's just me...

Thanks for the input! That charger looks like a nice one. I guess it just depends how many cells I go with right off the bat (4 or 5). I guess I can just wait a bit longer to charge it as well. Im still lookin at power supplies for an alternative charger, but this one is close second on my list. Thanks!

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by cobra198

Thanks for the input! That charger looks like a nice one. I guess it just depends how many cells I go with right off the bat (4 or 5). I guess I can just wait a bit longer to charge it as well. Im still lookin at power supplies for an alternative charger, but this one is close second on my list. Thanks!

If you happen to want a 989 I have one for sale. Exc cond, with the blue backlight installed... Pm me if you are interested.

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

If you happen to want a 989 I have one for sale. Exc cond, with the blue backlight installed... Pm me if you are interested.

cobra, I'm usually not one for endorsing member f/s items, but I would go for this IMO. The one with the backlight also has the PS unit. And for the money you save, you can get the external balancer of your choice and still come out spending less. With a 120w power limit, this will charge:

1s @ 10.0A (limited by current rating)
2s @ 10.0A (limited by current rating)
3s @ 9.5A (limited by power rating)
4s @ 7.1A (limited by power rating)
5s @ 5.7A (limited by power rating)
6s @ 4.8A (limited by power rating)
7s @ 4.1A (limited by power rating)
8s @ 3.6A (limited by power rating)

Originally Posted by BrianG

cobra, I'm usually not one for endorsing member f/s items, but I would go for this IMO. The one with the backlight also has the PS unit. And for the money you save, you can get the external balancer of your choice and still come out spending less. With a 120w power limit, this will charge:

1s @ 10.0A (limited by current rating)
2s @ 10.0A (limited by current rating)
3s @ 9.5A (limited by power rating)
4s @ 7.1A (limited by power rating)
5s @ 5.7A (limited by power rating)
6s @ 4.8A (limited by power rating)
7s @ 4.1A (limited by power rating)
8s @ 3.6A (limited by power rating)

Im seriously considering going for it. I was doing some research on some other forums and some people are saying they dont recommend that charger for lipo batteries even though it says it charges them just fine. What is up with that? Just want to get all the info before I spend the money.

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by cobra198

Im seriously considering going for it. I was doing some research on some other forums and some people are saying they dont recommend that charger for lipo batteries even though it says it charges them just fine. What is up with that? Just want to get all the info before I spend the money.

i read this too, but it was after I bought the charger. I have never had an issue with the charger, it works as well as my Ice and hyperion chargers...

Maybe MRC had issues with a few chargers? I have 2 of them and they have never let me down... Nobody ever specified what was happeneing, so I figured that it was some internet "expert" running his mouth...