good all around affordable charger?

[Giller]

hi i am in need of a new charger and batteries and i am maby planning on getting lipos in future but for now i would just like to get a decent charger and new nimh or nicd packs, but i want a charger that will charge lipos and nimh, nicd batteries so i was wondering what would be my best bet for the best deal trying to keep it cheap im on a budget til i get a job
thanks

[gixxer]

a good charger that will do everything you want it the duratrax ice. It will run you about $130. also you will need a power supply if you dont already have one.

[Serum]

this is a relative cheap charger. Works like a charm, you can charge up to 5S lipo's and nimh's/nicd's with it.

[MetalMan]

But with the Ln-5014, there is a 50watt charging limit, so charging 5s @ 3.7v/cell, you can only charge at up to 2.70amps.

If you can get the ICE, I too reccommend it. I've been using one for a couple of years now, and haven't regretted it at all.

[Serum]

the ice can only do 4S, right? But it does 8A.. that's quite nice, but it costs more too.

[squeeforever]

I would recommend the E-Station 501DX.

[Serum]

that's the one you are using, right?

[squeeforever]

I actually use the E-Station 701. Its ~$200 instead of $125.

[Rtsbasic]

Strongly recommend an ICE as well. Been using one for a year now, no complaints at all, does the job very well with good detailed readouts. Only thing I wish they would do is add a backlight, but you can purchase kits to do them yourself if you wish.

[squeeforever]

Rtsbasic, you have a link or something to one of those kits?

[MetalMan]

http://cgi.ebay.com/BACKLIGHT-UPGRAD...em150039781350

[Serum]

That's cool. can you see graphs on that ICE charger?

[squeeforever]

I believe so, Serum.

[Rtsbasic]

The one MetalMan linked to is the exact one I was thinking of. Keep thinking about doing it, then figure "meh" and never bother because its worked fine for a year without a backlight.

[Serum]

Sounds like a nice charger then.