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Old 10-22-2012 | 06:13 PM
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Default Never thought it would come to this - New Charger Question

When i bought my Triton EQ2 a couple years back i never thought based on what i paid for it and the list of specs it offered, that i would have to upgrade it.

Well 2 years and change later i have swapped to Electrics exclusively and I'm finding that this charger just doesn't cut it any more.

Everything I currently run takes 2 lipos (i have 4 rigs based on the Traxxas E-revo chassis). So far i have been getting by with a series charge adapter (charges 2x2s as a 4s) but I'm sure a DUO charger is far better suited instead of running an extra adapter.

Problem is, i really don't want a charger i can go mobile with as i have enough batteries i basically just charge them all up and go, when i run out of battery (which rarely happens before i break something lol) i come home.

Looking for an AC/DC charger, dual charge capabilities, storage mode (one feature missing from the Triton2EQ surprisingly).

What would be my ideal cost effective charger that meets these requirements? If i have dual charging i don't even need to be able to fast charge, so a crazy high output charger isn't a total requirement.

Throwing the question out there only because i haven't had to look for a charger up till now, i bought the EQ2 back then knowing it was overkill for what i needed, but didn't want to have to run out right away and upgrade it.

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Old 10-22-2012 | 06:24 PM
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For initial thoughts on this, i was looking at this one from my LHS that appears to be a re-branded Hitec X4 Plus (visually anyways)

http://www.greathobbies.com/producti...od_id=TGHEQ6AC

Little more than i was thinking of spending but charging 4 at a time would be awesome. 2 cycles and im out the door with all my batteries.

I also looked at the Duratrax Onyx 245 but it can only do 3s and i do have a couple 4s for my GTP2e so its out, i don't want to run 2 chargers.

I'm not against spending that coin again, after all i spent $250 on the 2EQ so it isn't foreign territory, but am i missing an offshore model that really works and isn't gonna toast on me after a month of use?
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Old 10-23-2012 | 09:48 PM
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Nobody? Nothing? lol

I see that these are only a 200w total 4x50w charger. But that really doesn't bother me, more than enough to charge my lipos and if i can do 4 at a time I'm not worried about not being able to do them in 15 minutes.
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