howardshum

I think you better have power supply since some charger have internal AC to DC convert or and no need to use power supply.

Any people can comment since I also a new guy.

FZainol

Thanks. Thats y i mention about the elangears mini acdc charger, i plan to get 1 of those, but have no idea whether it will work without power supply..

xevias

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AC = plug into wall outlet
DC = connect to car battery or power supply
AC/DC = pretty good rock music if you're over 40

B00t13g

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I have been incredibly impressed with my élan r x2, I can't see myself going to any other charger after using mine.

frozenpod

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What rules are you limited by.

We have max charge rate of 1C and 4.2V maximum voltage per cell.

Plenty of low power chargers with built in balancers (nice and compact) cost effective and will do the job.

I use an older model icharger for my heli and plane packs, more expensive but a top quality charger. I can charge 2 packs at once at a charge rate of 2C with adaptor plugs but the balancer is external.

Skiddins

+1

Bar

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Things I have noticed from using different chargers is the time it actually takes to balance charge a battery, using the same settings. I have used a £50 charger and it seemed to take and age to recharge after a race, then I switched to a thunder power charger and saved half an hour using the same settings. I used the thunder power charger TP610C AC/DC all last year along with a lot of the guys I race with. It is a very good charger especially for the money, does everything you need. I have since purchased a £140 icharger after reading up on them on here, and my brother also used one all year. This has also took another 10 mins off charging time when using the same settings.

ThePanda

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Some of thatisdue to balance charging. Most chargers balance charge at around .25 amps balance, which takes a long time. Others can charger faster, or discharge cells, then charge again.

Bar

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I notice some chargers seem to hang for ages when getting up to the required charging rate when balancing