Are hitec chargers any good?
#16
The higher end Hitec stuff is pretty good. Got a buddy running a hitec charger and is very pleased with it. There are better chargers out there for the money mind you... The Hyperion is a good charger as well and I'm not sure you're going to significantly benefit from the 'upgrade'.
just ordered the hitec x4-80 DC for $129 and will use my 575w/47A HP power supply. only R/C (no more planes, helis or boats... all gone) i have now and run now at our local track/sdrc (and front yard ramps) is my team durango dex410 v3 tekin equipped 4wd buggy; have 4 set of saddle packs. will be nice to charge all at once and balanced in under a hour.
thanks for the input on hi-tec.
-Harry
#18
i go for practice and run 4 packs then head home. i'll put the 4 packs on and be done charging. not seeing a r/c emergency anytime soon.
#20
bugman - what size of shimming ? and I don't have one those power supply yet
#21
#22
agreed
today at sdrc (beautiful large indoor clay track here in san diego) i helped out a dad with his two boys and two slash's packs charging up a nimh, and a lipo, and my two saddle packs. otherwise, they would have had to go home after a run or two. I ran 6 packs total with charging twice and they put them on the hitec x80 again and were stoked so the x80 4 port did it's deed today.
anyway, great little charger and a 45 amp power supply is perfect; mine was @ $45 on ebay shipped 5 years ago (HP server power supply converted by strick model products). charging 4 2s saddle packs simultaneously on the x80, i would not want less power supply.. it gets warm; fan is humming!
#23
Otherwise, I agree with Panda.
#25
I'm running the HiTech H4 DC charger. For charging 2S at 1C it won't even break a sweat. It will run 8A per chanel and if ever needed I can bridge two of the chanels and charge two batteries at 16A.