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Old 07-02-2010 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by gkn0315
receiver packs 1290mah up to 6s 5000mah packs
If you geta charger that takes care of the 6S, the rcvr batts will automatically be covered since they only need to charge at 1amp.

For a 6S lipo at 1C charge rate, power needed is 25.2v x 5a = 126watts. A 2C charge rate would require 252watts. If you're absolutely certain you'd never consider 2C charging, then 200watts would be the minimum although you could get by with a 150watt charger.

The iCharger for 1C charging would be their minimum power charger, the 106B which is 250watts with a 10amp max charge rate. They don't have a 'smaller' charger, so this would be good for either 1C or 2C charging of your 6S lipo. It will do the rcvr pacs as well.



Originally Posted by Ejection
I have a Thunder AC6 and like it a lot. That being said, if I ran 1/8 scale with 6S lipos I would spring for a better charger, I don't think I would want to wait for it to charge a monster battery like that, even though its rated for it.
I'm sure you know teh AC-6 is a 50watt charger. It will charge a 6S, its rated for that cell count. It will take a while since with a 50watt limit, current would just be 50watt/25.2v = 1.98amps. Instead of about an hour, I'd estimate it'd take somewhere between 2.5 - 3hrs. This is worst case since when the lipo first starts charging, the voltage will be lower and the charger's charge current will be a little higher.

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Old 07-02-2010 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Duster_360
I'm sure you know teh AC-6 is a 50watt charger. It will charge a 6S, its rated for that cell count. It will take a while since with a 50watt limit, current would just be 50watt/25.2v = 1.98amps. Instead of about an hour, I'd estimate it'd take somewhere between 2.5 - 3hrs. This is worst case since when the lipo first starts charging, the voltage will be lower and the charger's charge current will be a little higher.
Yeah I know, but who wants to wait 2+ hours for a charge?
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Old 07-02-2010 | 06:13 PM
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Duster_360 has the right idea, I would go with a minimum power handling capacity of 200W. I'm also on board with getting the new 1000W iCharger once my 106B+ can't meet my needs (which hopefully won't be for awhile, but with the way battery tech is increasing who knows?) Can't really go wrong with any of the iCharger line-up. Look at it as an investment, like any piece of equipment in this hobby, and spend the money for something that will last.

P.S. I did buy one of the cheap 50W chargers as my first charger and I got rid of it after 2 weeks because it just couldn't keep up with my lipo packs. Don't make the same mistake.
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