What is a good, reasonable price charger?

[YoMamaLlama]

I have a dynamite prophet sport mini charger, but I m needing something faster and somewhat "Smarter". I am looking for a charger that can read out battery percentage, 1-8 amp charging for all battery types (NiMH, LiPO, etc), discharge. I'm looking at this Tenergy charger. I have 4 NiMH 3300 batteries and getting LiPO soon. Would this charger be good? Or would something else be better?
And in LiPO, I need something in 8.4 V, any ideas?

 

[nino]

That's just about the weakest charger you can get that'll still get the job done.

Since you're planning to go LiPo, get something at least 80-100W, possibly dual channel. I have a 2x200W charger and it's nice to be able to charge two 6s packs quickly.

Say you want to charge a 2s 5000mAh pack. You need 8.4*5 aka 42 watts to charge at 1C. But maybe you go 3s on3 day, or want to charge faster (some packs can handle a higher charge current). Then you need more. For a 5000mAh 3s at 2C you need 126W... And some headroom is always good.

For batteries, Hobbyking (not their cheapest ones) or CNHL are good stuff with a very good price/performance ratio, but I'm in Europe so other brands may give you more bang for your buck.

 

[YoMamaLlama]

That's just about the weakest charger you can get that'll still get the job done.

Since you're planning to go LiPo, get something at least 80-100W, possibly dual channel. I have a 2x200W charger and it's nice to be able to charge two 6s packs quickly.

Say you want to charge a 2s 5000mAh pack. You need 8.4*5 aka 42 watts to charge at 1C. But maybe you go 3s on3 day, or want to charge faster (some packs can handle a higher charge current). Then you need more. For a 5000mAh 3s at 2C you need 126W... And some headroom is always good.

For batteries, Hobbyking (not their cheapest ones) or CNHL are good stuff with a very good price/performance ratio, but I'm in Europe so other brands may give you more bang for your buck.

Thanks, do you have any suggestions for charger brands? And which to avoid?

 

[WickedFog]

https://www.racedayquads.com/produc...attery-charger?_pos=1311&_sid=a4ef20a7d&_ss=r

 

[nino]

Thanks, do you have any suggestions for charger brands? And which to avoid?

Uhhh, off the top of my head... SkyRC, Hota, ISDT, Hitec... The one @WickedFog recommended seems perfect.

 

[YoMamaLlama]

https://www.racedayquads.com/produc...attery-charger?_pos=1311&_sid=a4ef20a7d&_ss=r

That charger seems good but has something just not needed, USB, wireless charging not going to be used. I have seen a single like the Hitec RDX1. Since I have 4 NiMH and planning LiPO, around 5000 mah, wouldn't I need a double charger? (Are channels the number of ports a charger has?)

sorry nino, replied earlier to wrong person

 

[Tunedfrog]

I used it for the first-time last night and it's as simple as it gets.

 

[olds97_lss]

This is a good one, gives you room for growth and you can charge 2 NiMH packs (or lipo's when the time comes) at one time:
https://www.smc-racing.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=113&product_id=541

15A x 2/150W x 2 on AC. Can do 15A/325W per channel when powered by DC. The DC capabilities make it a decent charger for parallel charging Lipo's if you want to.

 

[Addict Rc]

I have a dynamite prophet sport mini charger, but I m needing something faster and somewhat "Smarter". I am looking for a charger that can read out battery percentage, 1-8 amp charging for all battery types (NiMH, LiPO, etc), discharge. I'm looking at this Tenergy charger. I have 4 NiMH 3300 batteries and getting LiPO soon. Would this charger be good? Or would something else be better?
And in LiPO, I need something in 8.4 V, any ideas?

If you have traxxas battery’s get the dual charger
They have nimh and lipo charge it will identify it for you

 

[WickedFog]

That charger seems good but has something just not needed, USB, wireless charging not going to be used. I have seen a single like the Hitec RDX1. Since I have 4 NiMH and planning LiPO, around 5000 mah, wouldn't I need a double charger? (Are channels the number of ports a charger has?)

sorry nino, replied earlier to wrong person

You'd be surprized how the USB and wireless charging come in handy. I had a power outage and needed to charge my phone. So I plugged a LiPo in and charged it with the charger. It was a life saver. And sometimes when I am charging a battery, I'll toss my phone on top just to top it off a bit. I love this charger even more because it has those features I too thought I would never use

 

[Chubaka]

You'd be surprized how the USB and wireless charging come in handy. I had a power outage and needed to charge my phone. So I plugged a LiPo in and charged it with the charger. It was a life saver. And sometimes when I am charging a battery, I'll toss my phone on top just to top it off a bit. I love this charger even more because it has those features I too thought I would never use

That never crossed my mind.

I have a talentcell li ion battery I use, but thats good to know.

 

[WickedFog]

That never crossed my mind.

I have a talentcell li ion battery I use, but thats good to know.

Yeah, I have two powerbanks to charge my phone in case I really need to, and of course they were both completely dead. I hadn't used them in a couple years though.

 

[YoMamaLlama]

Yeah, I have two powerbanks to charge my phone in case I really need to, and of course they were both completely dead. I hadn't used them in a couple years though.

I have a Anker PowerCore+. Thing is a beast (Or a brick lol). 268 000 maH at 60 W

 

[WickedFog]

I have a Anker PowerCore+. Thing is a beast (Or a brick lol). 268 000 maH at 60 W

I have had that in my cart on Amazon for awhile. Just rarely have a need for one since I never leave home.