Looking for a dual charger that has built in balancer and does not need a pwr supply
 

Ok guys, taking a stab in the dark...my friend wants a dual charger with built in balancer and does not need a power supply. He only needs to do 4s and nimh batts.

I cannot talk him into a hyperion charger

I have been looking around for an hour or so with no luck...and ideas.


Thanks.

I think your friend may be SOL

tape two cheap hong kong chargers together with a taped on server power supply? :whistle:

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=10327
Appears limited to 50W charging power per port? If I'm reading it right.

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=11170
Doersn't look like much better of an option. The user reviews report the amp capability to be around 2.5amps when charging a single 4s Lipo, and that it takes forever.

Maybe seeing the specs of what (little) else is out there will sell him on a Hyperion. Or just get a couple cheapo chargers, one for lipo and another for NiMh.

overdriven, those both need a power supply. :)

I know he is. Been looking for almost 2 hrs on every site I can think of. I told him to buy 2 less expensive chargers to fill his needs, but, by the time he does that, he could almost buy a hyperion dual

looked at all those..me no likey and he is pickier that I am so I know he will not like them. He loves my hyperion duo, but he doesn't want to pony up the cash

Oh yea, the whole power supply thing. I gotta admit that took me awhile to get over that too, didn't want to drop the cash or deal with a power supply either. But if you look at the specs it becomes a necessary evil. Hitec has an X2 (dual charger) and X4 (quad charger) that look alot better than the HobbyKing ones I linked, need that pesky power supply though.

Buy a icharger 206B + 350w PS, and some paralell cables.. I charge 6 batteries at the same time like this (only same type batteries at the same time though)

200-250 bucks at progressiveRC

I was looking at something like that as well...not sure if he wants to spend $250- on a charger though. Although if he buys a single set up w/an external balancer it is still going to be a $100- + for a single unit.

Unfortunately, he's having a hard time believing me that no one makes a simple dual charger that is inexpensive and does not need a PS

Ummmmmm

Well maybe he should look for himself... Then when he can't find anything, he will believe you. :mdr:

220-250 bucks isnt that much, when you think about how fast it charges the batteries..

I charge my 6000mah lipo`s on 20A with this one.. Thats 3 batteries in 1 hour, or 6 in 2 hours! Heck, i even charge one at the time with 20A (Nanotechs, just over 3C) in just 20min :)

The thought had crossed my mind. His personality is such that if he can't see something for himself...well he doesn't always believe it.

I completely agree with you. I hate waiting for batts to charge..my least favorite part of our hobby.

I told him to get into the li-po scene was going to set him back $ 300- or so for a good charger and a batt or two



The best deal I found was a new hyperion 1420i for $ 180- Now IMO thats a good deal! It does everything he wants except the power supply issue which can be had for under $50 used

I agree with what's_nitro, tell him you did what you could to search and he'll have to look for himself.

Built-in PSUs work out on 50W chargers because they are small and cheap. But IMO it just isn't practical or economical to make a 200W+ charger with a built-in PSU. If it was they would be for sale!