I am very new to this i need some help on getting a charger:

would you recommend

http://www.duratrax.com/caraccys/dtxp4220.html
or the
http://www.venom-group.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=0656

You do know the Onyx 220 does not charge lipo.


What do you want/need to charge battery wise?

I went ahead and purchased the venom. (Hopefully this was the right choice)

I am very new at RC, I am looking for a good article on how charge nihm \ lipo batteries. any suggestions? Time \ charge rate \ cut off rate?

This is a good one for lipo -

http://www.rchelicopterfun.com/rc-lipo-batteries.html



The best thing I'd advise for nimh is to dnload teh charger manual for the DTX Ice, it'll cover charging enough to get you started.

http://manuals.hobbico.com/dtx/dtxp4170-manual.pdf


The venom charger is ok. My opinion - you spent too much for what you got, but as long as it works, it will take care of light duty charging chores.