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Forum: E-Flight Power Sources

11-28-2005, 04:40 PM

Replies: 18

Hobbico Quick Field Charger MkII: Is it REALLY for Lipo's??

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Posted By twinturbostang

RE: Hobbico Quick Field Charger MkII: Is it REALLY for Lipo's??

Are you sure that's a "balancer"?? Reading the description, it sounds more like a safety device than an actual balancer. According to the description, it looks to see if any one cell has exceeded...

Forum: E-Flight Power Sources

11-28-2005, 02:59 PM

Replies: 18

Hobbico Quick Field Charger MkII: Is it REALLY for Lipo's??

Views: 8,096

Posted By twinturbostang

RE: Hobbico Quick Field Charger MkII: Is it REALLY for Lipo's??

I tend to think (and hope) that it's not linear, but in the opposite direction you are thinking. After discharging my packs during a normal flight down to the LVC, they only take back in about 1500...

Forum: E-Flight Power Sources

11-28-2005, 02:57 PM

Replies: 18

Hobbico Quick Field Charger MkII: Is it REALLY for Lipo's??

Views: 8,096

Posted By twinturbostang

RE: Hobbico Quick Field Charger MkII: Is it REALLY for Lipo's??

My Thunder Power packs have the extra plug with individual taps. Of course they want you to buy their balancing charger. But I don't see why I couldn't build a connector plug that will allow me to...

Forum: E-Flight Power Sources

11-28-2005, 01:41 PM

Replies: 18

Hobbico Quick Field Charger MkII: Is it REALLY for Lipo's??

Views: 8,096

Posted By twinturbostang

RE: Hobbico Quick Field Charger MkII: Is it REALLY for Lipo's??

Ahhh. It's starting to make sense now. Check out the specs on your Accucyle charger at Tower:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEYD4&P=ML
In particular, look at the SPECS:...

Forum: E-Flight Power Sources

11-28-2005, 10:22 AM

Replies: 18

Hobbico Quick Field Charger MkII: Is it REALLY for Lipo's??

Views: 8,096

Posted By twinturbostang

RE: Hobbico Quick Field Charger MkII: Is it REALLY for Lipo's??

Hmm. Well that stinks. So I'm giving up some voltage, and possibly a bit of capacity then. Bummer.

Well, what charger do you guys use then? I've looked at the Triton and the PolyCharge4. A...

Forum: E-Flight Power Sources

11-28-2005, 01:37 AM

Replies: 18

Hobbico Quick Field Charger MkII: Is it REALLY for Lipo's??

Views: 8,096

Posted By twinturbostang

Hobbico Quick Field Charger MkII: Is it REALLY for Lipo's??

I'm starting to wonder... In the manual it says it is made for Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, and Li-ion. And not for Li-po. However, on Tower Hobbies website, it says...

****The Box is Wrong. This WILL...

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