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Old 07-26-2022, 04:10 AM
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Originally Posted by BarracudaHockey
Depends.

Gen1 Smart packs have a balance lead and can be charged conventionally.

Gen2 or G2 smart batteries have no balance lead and must be charged with a Smart charger.

If you're buying from Horizon you're most likely going to get G2, if you're buying old stock from a hobby shop or online retailer you need to be sure that what you're buying isn't G2 if you want to use a regular charger.
I have 24v icharger 308 and I love it, but i was sold on the S2200 smart charger once i tried it
Seriously? I don't use the balance leads anyway so why can't this work? Horizon finding another way to shaft buyers?
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