iceman101

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Hi all, i recently brought a li-ion 11.1v 700 mAh battery from century for my hummingbird V3 however I'm having trouble finding a suitable charger for it.....any surgestions will be greatly appreciated.
P.S i'm on a very tight bugit.

ChopperMike

There are several low end chargers out there. The only one I have experience with is the Hobbico Quick Charger MK II, about $50. It doesn't do a great job but it will bring the Lithiums up to about 90-95%. My other Lithium charger is the Astroflight 109, about $130. This is an excellent charger. It brings the LiPo's up to EXACTLY 4.2V/cell and will discharge as well if you need to.


Mike

CAP232Pilot-RCU

I havea Great Planes Triton. It gets losts of use on LiPolys. It will also discharge and also goes for around $125. This might bee too much though.

Tanner Hall

My Feedback: (1)

based on general consensus, the astro 109 is your best bet for a lipo only charger. i bought the charger ($125) and astro 13.5V PS ($70).

PencilShavings

a charger like this would be great

http://www.allerc.com/product_info.p...oducts_id=1320

38$ plus shipping, or for $2 more, you can get one that will also charge nimh and nicads

you will also need to find a dc power supply (~13.8v and few amps) to power the charger

R-Rudder

what type of dc power supply to use? switching. regulated, unregulated or linear?

where can i get the right dc power supply ?

thanks

iceman101

Hi all, thanks for the replies. i'm checking house chargers out right now.
one more thing, will lipo chargers work properly with li-ion battery packs? and are there any AC chargers out there that i can use?
thanks

Thunderbirded

I have a 19 volt 4 amp DC power supply. Will that work for the Apache 2020?
I also have a 12 volt 1 amp. How will that work?

R-Rudder

Is the MRC 969Pro charger the best for the money or features? Has anybody used the MRC charger before? Is their quality good? I like it that it comes with a dc power supply (wall adapter) and display screen for under $100

PencilShavings

i think that charger only takes 15volts input tops
and 12v 1 amp sounds too low on amperage