Good charging set up?
 

Would this charging set up work for a 4s lipo?

I wanna be able to charge at 1c to 2c for a 4s 5000mah lipo

Charger:

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...er-6S-10A-200W

Power supply:

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...-138V-20A-260W

That setup will do fine. I do suggest getting the highest amp power supply you can afford. You would be running the listed PS close to its max if charging those batteries at 2c. You may change chargers later to a stronger one, so get the best PS you can and make that your last.

How do you figure? His charger should quit before his power supply. Charger's only rated at 200w, power supply at 260w. 4s charging at 2c is only 168w.

Here's another option at less than 1/2 the cost:

http://www.hobbypartz.com/26p-balancecharger-6200.html
http://www.hobbypartz.com/77p-g350-powersupply.html

So how many watts are needed to charge a 4s lipo at 1c?

84 watts? :confused:

Sorry for all the questions

So I need a charger with at least 168 watts to charge a 4s lipo at 2c which is 10amps?

Yep, 84 watts at 1c as long as it's a 5000mah battery. 2c is 10a if you're using a 5000mah battery like stated above.

check out the thunder power TP610c acdc. it does everything the other charger does, and doesnt need a power supply. which saves money and its less stuff to haul around.
I have been thinking of picking up one myself.

Will this work?

Charger- Protek 610

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...er-6S-10A-200W

Power supply- Hobbypartz G350

http://www.hobbypartz.com/77p-g350-powersupply.html

Would I be able to in the future get 2 Protek 610 chargers and use just 1 Hobbypartz powersupply? and be able to charge 4s lipos on both chargers at 1c or 2c at the same time?

Appears to only be an 80w charger, so it would only be capable of just less than 1c on a 4s 5000mah battery.

Those 2 would work together. Shipping is free from Hobbypartz if your order is over $50. The power supply will cost more if it's the only thing you buy from their website because of the shipping. It's a 350w ps so you should be able to run 2 chargers at 2c charging 4s 5000mah batteries. You will be at or near the capacity of the chargers and power supply while doing this. There are always inefficiencies that have to be figured in from the chargers and power supply perspective.

Ok I maybe wrong and correct me if so.

The PS is 250w@ 13.8v so it really has an output of approx 18amps
He wants to charge a 4s 5000 at say 2c - he needs 16.8 volts and 10 amps.
Keeping in mind the PS is limited to 13.8v. The charger will demand at least 12 amps to charge at 16.8v at 10a.
That only leaves a max surplus of around 6 amps from the PS. Barely enough to run another charger.

Power supply is capable of 350w not 250w.

why not keep it simple?

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...r-Cycler-6S-8A

will do 8 amps and up to 6s?

Try ProgressiveRC.com and look at "The Ticket" combo. 350w power supply and the iCharger 206b. Charge's my 4s 5000mah @ 3.6c (18amps) and is very easy to operate.

I like it a lot. Excellent customer service from them in my experience as well.

It's only a 100w charger. It won't meet the op's requirements.

In what way? He wants to charge a 4s 5000mah lipo at between 1c and 2c. This will do up to 6s and up to 8 amps (in this case that would be 1.6c). Why carry 2 items when 1 will work just fine?