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Old April 4th, 2015, 18:58   #1
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Looking for advice on a lipo charger, is $60 too cheap?

I am looking for a lipo charger and i have no idea what a good one is consisted of and how much is should cost. Can anyone help me out? Any advice would be greatly appreciated, Thanks in advance. link below.

Features:
Charges LiPo, Li-Ion, LiFe, NiMH, NiCd, and Lead-Acid batteries
Powerful, built in 80W power supply
Easy to use and navigate menu
Optimized operating software regulates current and eliminates charging errors
Real time display shows current, capacity, temperature (requires temperature probe, not included) & time
Individual cell balancer for accurate balancing to +/- 0.01V per cell
Charger/Balance Charger/Fast Charger/Discharger


B680AC 80W 6.0Amp AC/DC Dual-Power LiPo Balance Charger

http://www.banggood.com/B680AC-80W-6...5346232014041X
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Old April 5th, 2015, 07:15   #2
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Do not cheap out on a lipo charger. Budget for 150-200 for a charger.
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Old April 5th, 2015, 09:10   #3
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Do you have a local RC/hobby shop? That's usually your best bet to go to get a charger if you're not too familiar with them.

Don't worry too much about the price. I used to think the same way, till I started using those cheap V3 lipo chargers from airsoftparts... they balance better than my $200 fancy charger.

The IMAX B6AC only costs about the same as the charger that you linked, and a ton of people use those.
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Old April 5th, 2015, 10:06   #4
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200 $ for a charger

I have an iMax, this one:
http://www.dx.com/p/imax-b6-2-5-lcd-...0#.VSFBGY4cQy4

And I love it.
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Old April 5th, 2015, 18:54   #5
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IMax B6 is the best little balance charger ever.

Available at Hobbyking for about $35-ish. Order through the U.S. Warehouse though. The option will appear under the item on the sale page.
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Old April 5th, 2015, 18:59   #6
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I will also recommend the B6, I use it to charge everything from car and ATV lead acid batteries to 18650s, its awesome and works very well.
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Old April 6th, 2015, 22:47   #7
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Be careful. The real Imax B6 is made by SkyRC. This is a popular low cost charger that have many clones (pure junk). The clones will burn down your house.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kziSFSQvxr4
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Old April 6th, 2015, 23:08   #8
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Be careful. The real Imax B6 is made by SkyRC. This is a popular low cost charger that have many clones (pure junk). The clones will burn down your house.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kziSFSQvxr4
Excellent video! I now know why my first B6 charger is broken... It's fake!

Glad to see the one I just purchased second hand is a real one.
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Old April 7th, 2015, 00:25   #9
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Also using a iMAX B6, love it.
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Old April 7th, 2015, 11:19   #10
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Heard lots of good things about the B6 as well, though I don't own one.

Although I do have an expensive LiPo charger for RC batteries, and have owned a few other brands which turned out to be crap, I also picked up a couple of these and have had zero issues with them, recommended even though they are inexpensive:

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s..._US_Plug_.html
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Old April 7th, 2015, 13:51   #11
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I have a B6 for a couple of years now. Best charger I had a chance to own.
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Old April 7th, 2015, 14:05   #12
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I have a knockoff b6 and it charges lipos just fine. Doesn't charge Nimh batteries worth a damn though. That being said, YMMV and to be fair I am going to replace it with a real one.
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Old April 7th, 2015, 19:32   #13
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I have a random Tenegry charger for 3-4 years, probably 100+ charge cycles, no issues... $30..

Just to be safe I do keep it in the unfinished basement away from anything flammable..

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Old April 7th, 2015, 22:16   #14
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I would spend money as mentioned above on a good quality charger if you plan on playing for along time..

look at the Hitec X1 Touch, 55-Watt AC/DC Multi-Chemistry Charger. Most RC stores carry them in Canada..myself and the rest of the squad i'm in carry the older model and there awesome, no problems with them at all..

good luck..
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Old April 14th, 2015, 21:21   #15
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Lots of great info, Thanks to all!
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