Hitec X4 AC Plus - how good is it?
04-07-2013, 04:08 AM
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Hitec X4 AC Plus - how good is it?
It's time for me to replace my aging Sommer miniron charger. As most of my packs (NiMH, NiCd, A123) are small, I think 50W per channel is sufficient. The miniron wasn't to great at delta peak detection for NiMH and as I will be using it mostly to charge Sanyo eneloops (4-cells, 8-cells, single cells). I would like to get some feedback from current users on how reliable the delta peak detection is with eneloops. Thanks.
04-07-2013, 06:47 AM
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RE: Hitec X4 AC Plus - how good is it?
Steve, how reliable is the delta peak detection for NiMH? How many % (roughly) of your NiMH charges are terminated correctly by the delta peak detection? What is the delta peak setting you typically use for NiMH (mV/cell), and the charging rate? Thanks for your inputs on this.
04-07-2013, 08:50 AM
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RE: Hitec X4 AC Plus - how good is it?
Mike,
I have one of the Hitec chargers you mentoned. To date, I have had complete satisfaction with all battery chemistries I utilize, including NiMh, NiCd, LiFe, A123, and Pb. I have a 2000mA 8 cell eneloop pack I purchased from Hangtime Hobbyies www.hangtimes.comfor my JR 12X transmitter. I have charged the pack at 200mA with the default peak detect setting, and after correspondence from Hangtime, 100mA with the default peak detect setting. Hangtime also recommends a temperature probe as a backup, but I have not done this. The charger has shut off properly every time I have used it in this mode. The charger has an adjustable delta peak detection setting of 5mV/cell - 20mV/cell. It does not state the value of the default setting. Hope this helps.
Energyman
I have one of the Hitec chargers you mentoned. To date, I have had complete satisfaction with all battery chemistries I utilize, including NiMh, NiCd, LiFe, A123, and Pb. I have a 2000mA 8 cell eneloop pack I purchased from Hangtime Hobbyies www.hangtimes.comfor my JR 12X transmitter. I have charged the pack at 200mA with the default peak detect setting, and after correspondence from Hangtime, 100mA with the default peak detect setting. Hangtime also recommends a temperature probe as a backup, but I have not done this. The charger has shut off properly every time I have used it in this mode. The charger has an adjustable delta peak detection setting of 5mV/cell - 20mV/cell. It does not state the value of the default setting. Hope this helps.
Energyman
04-07-2013, 12:19 PM
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RE: Hitec X4 AC Plus - how good is it?
Mike I think the default setting for delta peak is 7mv. I have one of the Hitec's and use it for lipo's and NIMH's without any issues. Only drawback is from trying to translate the programming manual and it comes in English. I love the charger, but hate the instructions.
