I have a few hobby chargers and yes for 3s or 6s lipo etc great, and that's what I use the, for, Rc cells. IMHO it's not user friendly for 18650, I don't need up to 6a+ charging on 18650 cells it's a ball ache, lots of cables to set up. To leave out for convenience is not convenient in itself. Decent charger which is dedicated for 18650 etc cells is far better IMO. The hobby charger stays stored away, takes up too much room for a start, so it comes out when it's play time!
Chargers, cables and kids just don't go in my house :laughing:
The opus BT c3100 v2.2 or 3400 is a cracking charger, been issue free for many many months of continuous use......by that I do mean continuous use, not 2hrs a day, maybe 16hrs or more at times......every day.....every week...every month. It has put my fantastic vp1 and vp2 ,vp4 in storage until I need more than 4 bays. Digital read out unlike the 500, for me no readout is straight away a killer......I like the convenience and having another means to read voltage. Only gripe is a noisy fan now and then.....hardly a big deal.
Thats me, many differ, but hobby chargers is over kill and inconvenient for me, not only that, many hobby chargers are cheap Chinese junk, copies of better known brands that are still cheap Chinese.......just more expensive cheap Chinese...again IMO be right or wrong in some eyes. There are some fantastic chargers out there, why pay crazy amounts for what a $30 charger can do. Then you need more cradles for mor cells.....spaghetti junction!
I just like my chargers dedicated for that chemistry, granted hobby chargers cover most if not all . Each to their own I guess......I have all, all I will say is the hobby charger is away, the opus is in use.
Reg the the opus and the confusing models, the BT c3100 v2.1 had niggles, then updated to v2.2 and I have no niggles at all. Someone thought to save confusion to invent a v3400 for this update. This is the same as the v2.2 .......now a newer update which does not discharge the cell as deep.....I will stick with my v2.2 thanks.
Wp6 II,vp1,vp2,vp4,vc4,i4,sp1,AWT,xp4 panzer are what I have off the top of my head, opus every day for the 4 cells, nimh support, refresh etc modes........and value with up to 2a rate and 0.2a lowest. Pretty much has it all covered...
ps- on iPad, apologies for any wrong words !
I have many many chargers, vp1/vp2/vp4/sp1/used to have a vc4 (and not impressed in several ways so its gifted), AWT and nitecore off the top of my head! The opus is used by far the most at home(vp1 is one of my work chargers and is a very good charger).
Yah the Opus is looking like the best option
