Racing lvl Charger

[SunnyD]

hi guys i recently got into 1/12 scale pan cars and am in need of a competition lvl charger. so far I'm undecided between 2 chargers

1.http://duratrax.com/caraccys/dtxp4170.html (chargers lipo batterys)
or
2.http://magmarc.com/pages/catalog/aps.asp (motor dyno)

duratraxx charger would be great because of the ability to charge lipo battery as well. (have a mini-t and electric plane) that could use this but i was told that the aps racing charger is better (that big of a diff between the 2?) dont know enough about electrics because i have been out of the scene for about 17 years lol
can someone please shed some light on this for me? please checkout the stats between the 2 and help me decide on which one is better. the duratraxx goes for about 225 here and the aps unit sells for 260 but i can get the aps charger for 200 through a friend from a lhs. any and all suggestions are appreciated and if theres another charger in that ballpark that you think is better please let me know I'm all ears.. thanks
heres a few pics of my ride
EDIT: these are the batterys i plan on running
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5949609711&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT
also anyone know where i can get the same matched cells @ a better price? know ebay is prob the best place but never hurts to ask..

 

[RustlerDood]

to be honest the best charger for what you are doing would be the LRP Pulsar Comp. 2 from Towerhobbies http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHWZ1&P=7

The list is $169.99 so make sure you use the $25 off coupon. The charger is rated the favorite of racers for several years in a row. I have 2 LRP Pulsar Comps and they have never failed me once. With the money you save you can still get a great Li-poly charger here http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXCJG7&P=7 and if you buy a couple more items you can use the $25 off coupon again.

 

[Diver6127]

I will second the motion on that Pulsar2 Competition. I use that one for my 1/12 as well. I also got the new Magma charger. Geat charger, also has a dyno feature for the motors. Both go for about 160+

 

[RustlerDood]

if you buy from Towerhobbies make sure to use the $25 off coupon on the homepage!

 

[SunnyD]

cool looks like the Pulsar2 Competition is the one for me, thanks for your replys!!

 

[Diver6127]

Don't forget that you will need a 12V powersupply if you want to use it with 110V.

 

[710baby]

Get a higher amp power supply suggested 30amp so you will be able to run other elec like comm lathe,truer,2 chargers

 

[RustlerDood]

yeah I run 2 LRP Comps off my Victor 12amp power supply with no problem whatsoever.

 

[Diver6127]

I use the duracom 12v power supply, so does 710baby