Recommend me a good charger

[Luck as a Constant]

It's time to replace. Currently I'm only able to charge my 5s packs at 2.7 amps. I would like to change that....
I'm not looking to break the bank but I would like something that can do two packs at once. I'm not opposed to single tho. I don't have power supply, I'm just not sure which direction to go. Acdc or dc with power supply....
So as the title says.,..
I've looked at Hyperion , sky and thunder....



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[HydroMike]

These are nice chargers I have a PL8 and love it ,all the power u need and more http://www.revolectrix.com/cat.chargers.htm

[madmikepags]

The FMA chargers are great chargers, the PL6 PL8 and the 10xp are all great chargers. easiest to use pl6 and 8 can charge at 35+ aamps the 10xp can do 15 amps. they need power supplies as does any good charger. Maxamps has a great 45 amp PS for $80. I use only these chargers.

[ron1950]

wow those might be great chargers but the duo at 369 is crazy expensive....I have a hyperion 720i duo ....works great and retails at 279......

[Rocstar]

The PL6 is an awesome charger, I just switch to one myself. However for the average sport boater who is only charging two packs, I like the iCharger. If you're not going to charger over 6s packs,the 206B charges at 20A and is a great unit for the money imo, and small. I would parallel charge four 4s 5000mAh packs on a 24v supply with the iCharger 208B. It really depends on your needs.

PL6 with 24v psu and balance board.
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iCharger 208B and balance board.
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[Luck as a Constant]

thanks for the replies. i don't need to do any crazy charging, but i would like to get my four 5s packs charged in under the current 3 hours it takes. I'm using two chargers now, basically I'm trying to have at least two chargers and one power supply or dual charger. or of course two ac units. it seems like the dc units are capable of more tho…

sorry I'm really clueless about chargers, i never gave them much thought until recently….

[Luck as a Constant]

really i just want to be able to charge two 5s quickly and affordably. with the 208b, i just need to charge in series basically? it'll do 10s if I'm not mistaken….

[Rocstar]

really i just want to be able to charge two 5s quickly and affordably. with the 208b, i just need to charge in series basically? it'll do 10s if I'm not mistaken….

No, it does up to 8s. You would need a parallel board like these. Then you could use one charger to charge both (or more) batteries.

http://www.progressiverc.com/adapter-cables-and-boards/parallel-boards?p=2

[Luck as a Constant]

oh okay i see. thanks

[Luck as a Constant]

one thing I'm confused about with parallel charging tho. say i have a 10 amp charger, and I'm charging two 5s 5000mah packs, does this mean each pack will charge at 5 amps? or does the charger continue to charge each pack at 2c ( 10 amps ) ?

since I'm not charging anything over 6s, i would think the 106 or 206 would work, but now i see i can charge all 5 5s packs at once …. is 20 amps sufficient? is 10 amps sufficient?

[Rocstar]

For 1c charging a 5000mAh pack you would charge at 5 amps (you know that already). For two packs in parallel you set it for 10 amps, three packs 15 amps, ect. So a 20 amp charger will be able to charge four 5000mAh packs in parallel at a 1c charge rate...So to answer your question, you're increasing the total capacity by them being wired in parallel so you would set the charger accordingly. Make sense?

[Luck as a Constant]

Yup that makes sense.


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[Luck as a Constant]

one last question for you joel, with the 106 i can use the 12v power supply, but the 206 would need 24?

[madmikepags]

To say the PL8 duo is crazy expensive is a rediculous statement? it is $90 more expensive for the the BEST charger on the planet, and considering the money most spend on this hobby $90 is a drop i the bucket. You can actually charge up to 18 packs at one time or charge single batteries at up tp 45 amps. There are no rediculous menus that u have to pick ur cell count and ur mah for each pack, its safer (you cannot charge w/out balancing) and their support is second to none. Also the 10XP at $179 will charge up to 2 5s packs at up to 15 amps.

[Rocstar]

one last question for you joel, with the 106 i can use the 12v power supply, but the 206 would need 24?

You can use a 12v power supply with the 206B, the input voltage range is 10-28VDC. Of course to get the max out of it, a 24v psu would be better. The 300W rating is with an 18VDC input.