LIPO CHARGER AND BATTERY? BEST BUY?
#1
LIPO CHARGER AND BATTERY? BEST BUY?
hi, im looking to purchase a lipo battery and charger for the mamba max motor for my b4. what are ur suggestions on battery types and charger. thanks!
#2
i would get one of team Orions lipo's, they are high quality, and have many other advantages over other lipo's. but if you want high capacity, look at maxamps batteries.
#3
If you can wait for it, The team Checkpoint charger is looking like it will be great. Otherwise, get the Duratrax Ice. I really like my Ice. I buy and sell chargers just trying them out and finding one I like and I have always kept my Ice. It's easy to use, will charge anything we need to do for RC. The only reason I say wait for the Checkpoint is all the updates and new programming for NiMh and NiCd.
#4
i am running my bj4 with maxamps batteries and the charger is the duratrax ice charger and i love both of them, they are easy to use and max amps shipping was fast
scott
scott
#5
The astroflite 109 is the fastest charger. Most chargers have a very slow peak process. The 109 is actualy fast and a very good charger. The ice does have a slow peak process.
#7
Just to add another choice, since I never hear about it in the forums, I use a MaxAmps and a FMA Direct Cell-pro 4s charger. The charger is small, cheap, and easy to use, but is only for LiPos and tops out at a 3-amp charge. This combo has been working fine for me.
#8
To be honest, the charge rate is not what you should be concerned with. Instead it is the charge time. These chargers slow way down to peak out a pack. Just let people know how much capacity your pack has and then ask which charger will charge it the fastest.
#9
party... you must be related to craps or race with him?
109 zealots...
109 zealots...
#10
Some of the chargers will charge at an 8 amp rate and take 2 hours to charge. Others say they charge at an 8 amp rate and take less then 45 minutes to charge an 8k mah pack.
#11
amps is a rate and so determines the time required directly (if it is an accurate rate)
It is like speed multiplied by time = total distance.
It is like speed multiplied by time = total distance.
#12
Originally Posted by TH691
hi, im looking to purchase a lipo battery and charger for the mamba max motor for my b4. what are ur suggestions on battery types and charger. thanks!
#13
A proper lipo charger will cut the amp rate down when the battery is near charged. It's the way they work so you don't blow up a battery. That being said, with the 90% of the pack being charged, you don't lose much in the way of runtime or power. I just went through the same questions for my heli and that's what everyone told me about the lipo's chargers/packs.
#15
I went with the Orion's lipo and charger. Love them both. Their charger has different profile you can set up, so at a touch of a button you can change to a different battery to be charge. (ex. 6 cell 4200)