Charger for lithium ion/polymer

[sleebus.jones]

Originally Posted by Topspeedtimmy

Wouldn't the 0610i be better? The 0610i is 250w 6s @ 10A instead of 180w 12s @ 10A. As for the Xtrema it looks like that is 170w 10s @ 8A. They are all similar price. Also can I use my Astroflight blinky balancer instead of LBA10 with A123?

Yep, it is twice as powerful, but it can't charge the high cell counts like I'd like to. I can charge a 12S A123 pack with no problem with the 1210i. I can charge two 6S A123s (all balanced to each other) packs in one shot with the 1210i. You can't do that with the 0610i.

Yes, you can use your blinky, but the LBA10+ is so much better. It hooks into the *10i series and you can read out the individual cell voltages like this:



The LBA10+ does LiPo and A123 cells, unlike the blinky which you have to buy a second one. Also, the balancer seems much stronger than the blinky. The LBA10+ seems to pull the packs in balance much faster, instead of the blinky which seems to go on forever and never quite gets there. You can at least read out the voltages with this.

Originally Posted by Sammus

How does the hyperion charge lifepo? i never realised it was an option?

You just pick "A123" as a cell type. The newer versions are A123 capable. The older ones (and the LBA10) was not. I think you can have the older versions flashed to do A123, but I'm not sure.

Sleeb