I have recently purchased a slash and am wanting to get a nice charger for my lipo packs. I'm planning on getting some 2s 5000mah 20C discharge lipo batteries. I was wondering what chargers would be good for this type of battery. I also would want to ability to charge some old nimh batteries I have.

Also, if someone can point me in the direction of converting a PC power supply to be used for RC charging. Or if the charger does not need an additional external power supply let me know.

Price range isn't too big of an issue, but I would probably want to stay around $100 at the most. I don't think I will be jumping in to bigger scale or need to charge bigger lipo batteries anytime soon.

Thanks in advanced!

i've been using pro-venom charger for almost one year and does the job. it comes with all the plugs u need when u buy it. i can charge nimhs,nicds,lipos, including my radio batteries with it. some people might prefer some other brands like swallow, etc.
not really sure bout the power supply. hope that helps give u idea for the charger.cheers

A charger with 50watts of output power is really all you need then. 50watt charger will charge 2S lipos with no probs. You can get 50watt chargers that are AC/DC so you don't need a separate power supply. Here's a good one that is in use here and has a good rep -

http://www.hobbypartz.com/thac6smbachw.html

This one is anothe rgood one that has a following here and a good rep. It has a few more features (USB link to PC) -

http://www.hobbypartz.com/skychb6chdup.html


The Venom is a fine charger, its a 50watt charger, but its a little pricey for what you get.

I just recieved the thunder ac6 from hobbypartz today. Wow, what a nice charger...and for the price...double wow

I went with the sky charger and it should be here in a couple of days. Thanks for you help!

Yeah i use the thunder power also. very nice