Which charger?
 

Which charger, hands down, is the best charger on the market right now? Price doesn't matter. Looking to do everything, AC/DC, LiPo NiMh, NiCd, adjustable everything, etc.

Chargers I'm looking at so far:
MRC superbrain 977
Venom AC/DC Pro
Duratrax ICE
Team Checkpoint TC-1030
Great Planes eletricfly Triton
Much More Silent Charger
Team Orion Advantage Pro spec

Feel free to add in another reccomendation. Please add any noteworthy features and how much it is.

A built in balancer would be nice too but not mandatory.

I dont own this one but if money were no object I would
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...er-6S-15A-360W

I have been looking at this one. I like that it comes with a power supply, can do 8 LiPo cells, and just about everything else. Anyone hear anything about them? http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...-and-Lead-Acid

I have never used one, but the guys I race with wont touch the "superbrain" chargers.

I'd look at the Hyperion 0720iNet charger, ProTek 106B charger, CellPro 10s, Thunderpower 610C, and the Bantam BC-6 and the like as well.

If money was no object, then look at one of the Schulze chargers like the Next 10.36 charger.

BTW, the 977 is not recommended for lipo....

Several here use the 989 for lipo with no probs. It came after the probs with 969 and 977.

I really like my Thunder t6. It is cheap and gets the job done. If 5amps is enough for you, there really is no reason to spend more.

--pakk

Hmm some good suggestions there. What's the deal with the superbrains? Do they overcharge lipos or something? The 977 looked nice because it can do two different type batteries at the same time. That thunder t6 looked like it has pretty much everything but ac power and it's cheap.

You can damage lipo if its overcharged. The 969 and 977 chargers don't measure voltage accurately enough to prevent possible overcharging.

For $10 more you can get the thunder AC6.

This company also has a support forum, I forget the URL, where someone from the site answers normally. He provides excellent support and authorizes exchanges, and I want to say refunds too, as needed.

--pakk

I use the Hyperion Duo series, the newest one is the 615, I have a 610 duo and will be upgrading to the duo 615 in a few weeks. It can do every chemistry up to 6 cell lipo and it can gang charge and balance 2 packs at the same time or charge two packs independently at 15 amps on each side. Computer interface for bidirectional communication and control w/ your computer (software out in December for complete control, monitoring software out now) and 20 profiles per channel. It's firmware is upgradeable and they add features and fix bugs regularly. Kind of hard to beat it

I'm looking to pick one up with my next check. What chargers will charge two packs at the same time?

Go with the Hyperion Duo. I have a MRC 989 and it works but it has some funny hicups now and then:weird: I love my Hyperion 610i:nod::nod::nod:
The 989 was about the best deal for me at the time and mine works but I wouldn't recommend one:rolleyes:

Nobody's gonna mention this for the limitless budget??
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXDLR5

Only one pack at a time though.