Charger

[Dagger Thrasher]

As a word of warning, I'd suggest staying away from the cheapo, generic chargers on HobbyCity...basically anything that isn't Bantam there. A lot of those come out of the same factory, and many are poorly-made rip-offs of other chargers. I bought a cheap charger from there about 2 years ago (not knowing any better), and one day, whilst on a normal charge, it let out a puff of smoke and died.
Two of my friends also bought "Imax" B6 chargers from there more recently. On one of them, the charge output leads actually came unsoldered internally and shorted out ...and other cases of the same kind of thing happening have been reported. Luckily he was "only" charging NiMH, and was able to disconnect the pack before anything too bad happened. Most of them also use inferior-quality components - like resistors - so they usually don't balance very accurately, either.

Don't get me wrong, HobbyCity is great for many things, but I'd suggest steering clear of their re-branded chargers. Maybe they've improved quality since, but there's a reason why they're so cheap. It's not worth taking the risk with a LiPo IMO. Sorry Unsullied_Spy, I'm not trying to rain on your parade...

[Unsullied_Spy]

Originally Posted by Dagger Thrasher

Don't get me wrong, HobbyCity is great for many things, but I'd suggest steering clear of their re-branded chargers. Maybe they've improved quality since, but there's a reason why they're so cheap. It's not worth taking the risk with a LiPo IMO. Sorry Unsullied_Spy, I'm not trying to rain on your parade...

No problem, you get what you paid for. I bought a Hyperion 2 years ago and it's still working flawlessly.

[Jeremy1976]

Originally Posted by Unsullied_Spy

No problem, you get what you paid for. I bought a Hyperion 2 years ago and it's still working flawlessly.

I got a second hyperion actually now and love it too. That is what I want him to get. I got a lead on a good used one for him just have to see if he wants to boot the extra loot. I had a duo when I had my E Revo then sold it. I now have a 610i net and will never part with it. I am the first to say never skimp on a charger. Especially when using it for lipos.

Thanks for the information guys!