Well, having charged my SMC 9000mah packs 3 times so far on the traxxas dual peak plus id, I'm looking into getting a charger that has a readout that actually tells me something useful about what's going on.
Since I intend on running packs of this size, from what I understand, lipo charge rates are rated in "C" vs "Amp". So, to charge a 9000mah pack at 1C, I'd need to supply 9 amps to it. Granted, I doubt I need to charge them that fast, but if I buy another set or two of those packs, I really don't want to wait 3+ hours to charge each pair. This charger maxes out at 4 amp's per pack when charging 2 packs. Also, it stops after sending 5000mah and I have to reset them and restart the charge.
Anyway, now I'm looking at a new charger. I've had good luck with Dynamite and MRC stuff in the past, so thought I'd start there. I found the DYNC2050 which will charge 10A X 4 packs at a time. I also saw the Venom Pro Quad VNR0686. What I don't fully grasp is that both say 100W x 4, but yet the dynamite says 10A x 4 and the venom says 7A x 4. I didn't see anything by MRC that doesn't require an external PSU.
Trying to find something simple that will handle charging the larger 2S packs (and perhaps 3S at some point, smaller capacity, but higher voltage) at a higher rate than the Traxxas charge that also has a display that tells me volts, time it took, mah sent, balance charge and storage charge capable. Without breaking the bank or eating up a ton of space. I kind of like the venom one due to it's size/standing footprint and the screen faces you vs faces up for where I want to put it, but the 7A vs 10A makes me look at the dynamite charger more.
I know there are other cheaper charges out there and god knows more expensive, but I know a decent priced device can last many years. I've been using the same $50 MRC charger for 10+ years and it's worked perfectly.
If anyone has any experience with either of these or has had good luck with higher capacity packs in other devices, please let me know.
Since I intend on running packs of this size, from what I understand, lipo charge rates are rated in "C" vs "Amp". So, to charge a 9000mah pack at 1C, I'd need to supply 9 amps to it. Granted, I doubt I need to charge them that fast, but if I buy another set or two of those packs, I really don't want to wait 3+ hours to charge each pair. This charger maxes out at 4 amp's per pack when charging 2 packs. Also, it stops after sending 5000mah and I have to reset them and restart the charge.
Anyway, now I'm looking at a new charger. I've had good luck with Dynamite and MRC stuff in the past, so thought I'd start there. I found the DYNC2050 which will charge 10A X 4 packs at a time. I also saw the Venom Pro Quad VNR0686. What I don't fully grasp is that both say 100W x 4, but yet the dynamite says 10A x 4 and the venom says 7A x 4. I didn't see anything by MRC that doesn't require an external PSU.
Trying to find something simple that will handle charging the larger 2S packs (and perhaps 3S at some point, smaller capacity, but higher voltage) at a higher rate than the Traxxas charge that also has a display that tells me volts, time it took, mah sent, balance charge and storage charge capable. Without breaking the bank or eating up a ton of space. I kind of like the venom one due to it's size/standing footprint and the screen faces you vs faces up for where I want to put it, but the 7A vs 10A makes me look at the dynamite charger more.
I know there are other cheaper charges out there and god knows more expensive, but I know a decent priced device can last many years. I've been using the same $50 MRC charger for 10+ years and it's worked perfectly.
If anyone has any experience with either of these or has had good luck with higher capacity packs in other devices, please let me know.
We were going thru a nasty cold snap right around this last post. Have you been able to test the charger out? Curious to know how it's working out for you.
