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Old 07-28-2015, 06:15 PM
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I've been looking for a new charger for a few weeks.
I'm sure I've got it narrowed down to duo touch 2 and the icharger.
I'm looking for options on the better charger.
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Old 07-28-2015, 07:41 PM
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Once you've narrowed it down to those two, toss a coin - really hard to make a case for either being "better" unless you need the insane charge rates some of the icharger models can do.
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Originally Posted by hcarcrx
I've been looking for a new charger for a few weeks.
I'm sure I've got it narrowed down to duo touch 2 and the icharger.
I'm looking for options on the better charger.
Thanks in advance
What's your application?
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Old 07-29-2015, 02:59 AM
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Been using my icharger 406 duo for almost a year now, LOVE it.
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Originally Posted by HBRob
What's your application?
I mainly race dirt oval, and 17.5 off road. All 2c and nothing ultra fancy
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Thank you for the responses guys, still up in the air on it.
Im still leaning towards the Touch duo.......
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Old 07-29-2015, 12:29 PM
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Dirt oval and 17.5 tells me one thing. If it were me, I would be playing the "juice" game and be leaning towards the Icharger for it's "crazy" charge amp abilities.
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Dirt oval and 17.5 tells me one thing. If it were me, I would be playing the "juice" game and be leaning towards the Icharger for it's "crazy" charge amp abilities.
I cant afford to play those games. We have always been easy on batteries and motors, and never work outside whats recommended for batteries.

I currently do not charge more than 8 amps.
I am not sure if I would charge more than that.
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Old 07-30-2015, 06:31 AM
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Let me ask this question, Is there a better charger for my needs than the 2 I'm looking at?
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The icharger will discharge a lot faster, So if you do cycle or even just storage charge your batteries it wont take as long
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Either ichargers or FMA chargers for the best quality. Progressiverc sells both.
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Thanks for all of the help guys! Looks like the Icharger is the favorite!
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iCharger 308 DUO!

Hands down, the Best charger I've ever had (I just counted: in 30 years it's close to 60.)

It's really, really ugly (Color scheme is nasty bad ~I need a Wrap (Anybody know who's making wraps for the 308DUO?))

But I've had mine for over a year and a half and it works great! When you first start using it, the interface takes some time getting used to.

Only mistake I made was not waiting for the 406DUO. 40A/Channel charge/discharge(actually will discharge at even higher current.) When I bought mine the 406DUO wasn't even known of yet.

....The only suggestion I can make is that the fast charging and insane speeds comes with a few trade-offs. When you charge/discharge at high (more that 2C) currents you run the risk of having to replace batteries more frequently, have puffed cells, ...or...Worse Case Scenario...LiPo Fire!
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iCharger 308 DUO!

Hands down, the Best charger I've ever had (I just counted: in 30 years it's close to 60.)

It's really, really ugly (Color scheme is nasty bad ~I need a Wrap (Anybody know who's making wraps for the 308DUO?))

But I've had mine for over a year and a half and it works great! When you first start using it, the interface takes some time getting used to.

Only mistake I made was not waiting for the 406DUO. 40A/Channel charge/discharge(actually will discharge at even higher current.) When I bought mine the 406DUO wasn't even known of yet.

....The only suggestion I can make is that the fast charging and insane speeds comes with a few trade-offs. When you charge/discharge at high (more that 2C) currents you run the risk of having to replace batteries more frequently, have puffed cells, ...or...Worse Case Scenario...LiPo Fire!
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