Best Hobby Charger?

[Wacki]

Every now and then I see people mentioning the use of hobby chargers to charge their batteries. (like the kind used for RC cars & airplanes) If I was going to buy a charger just for charging Li-Ions, what should I buy?

 

[Navman]

Good question :thumbsup:

I'm new to this higher end flashlight thingy and trying to figure out what charger to go with for 4 18650's

I fly RC had have a Powerlab 8 and Hyperion chargers

RC batteries have a balance tap so we can charge multiple Lipo's at once in parallel at 40 amps with the PL8

Anyone know a safe way to use our RC chargers to safely charge up then shut off on these flashlight batteries so they're all the same when joined up?

 

[Shadowww]

Depends on your budget.
<$50: Turnigy Accucel-6
<$100: iCharger 106B+
Unlimited: FMA PowerLab 8

 

[Navman]

Depends on your budget.
<$50: Turnigy Accucel-6
<$100: iCharger 106B+
Unlimited: FMA PowerLab 8

Hey Shadowww

On the Hobby chargers, if we are charging more than one battery in parallel, I guess we don't need the balance lead function as they are single cell batteries? ie 18650

What are battery holders are you all using to say charge 4 at once, something we can modify?

Would like to use my PL8 if I can

Sorry if this has been asked before, been reading posts on this great forum for like 10 hours a day for the past week lol

 

[tatasal]

This is one of the many threads regarding balance charging using a hobby charger:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...Tech-Tricks-Homemade-Balance-Charging-Cradles

 

[Navman]

This is one of the many threads regarding balance charging using a hobby charger:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...Tech-Tricks-Homemade-Balance-Charging-Cradles

A wealth of information tatasal, thank you!

Guess I better git readin!

 

[wagspe208]

The PL8 is the best of the best for chargers.
Wags

 

[Changchung]

Hi there, I am looking for a hobby charger, I think that my budget is for a IMAX B6 genuine, where can I get it? Without power supply... I will like to use the feature to save the charging data in the pc via usb

 

[Ollie243]

Unsure if this is THE BEST charger but I have just been given a nitecore charger for Christmas by my girlfriend

http://www.flashaholics.co.uk/batteries/nitecore-intellicharge-i2.html

I have just charged up two cr123s and my first impression is it seems like a very well made device!

 

[Changchung]

Unsure if this is THE BEST charger but I have just been given a nitecore charger for Christmas by my girlfriend

http://www.flashaholics.co.uk/batteries/nitecore-intellicharge-i2.html

I have just charged up two cr123s and my first impression is it seems like a very well made device!

I have this charger, it is great. We mean here to hobby charger, that used to charger RC batteries.


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