cat samich

hey everyone, i need recommendations on the purchase of a new charger. i want to be able to charge nimh and lipo. i would also like to charge two packs at the same time. kinda like the duratrax intellipeak twin charger. i have been looking at alot of chargers but none of the lipo ones i have seen will charge two packs at the same time. i really dont want to buy two chargers. if i cant find one that will charge two at once what is a good single charger?

any thoughts on this one?

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXUAB8&P=ML

redfisher1974

I have heard good things about this charger.................

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXTCK2&P=ML

redfisher1974

OOPs......sorry that one does not do lipos....

guver

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Try the MRC 977 or the Hobbico Elite or MKII.

cat samich

i really like what im reading about the mrc 977 that was suggested. you can buy it from tower for under 100$ with power supply. i think thats the charger im going to go with. thanks fr the help guys

Scooterpilot

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take a look at this one


Hyperion EOS0720iNET DC Balance Charger

http://www.maxamps.com/products.php?cat=33

dacaur

thats only single output and costs twice what the mrc 977 does.... and really, who charges at 20 amps?

cat samich

am i seeing the pics of the mrc right? does it have a hard wired charge lead and the second output is banana plug? im not sure if i like that. i still havnt heard any thoughts on the venom charger i posted in the original post. any thoughts? has anyone used one of them?

off-road jato

Get the superbrain 977 or 989. I have the 977 and it charges two lipos at once which saves on time. I highly reccomend these and you won't be dissapointed. Here is a link. http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...ain&FVPCODE=RF

guver

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Yes, that is correct, the charger has one permanent and one banana plugged lead. (I like it that way) The venom is also a good charger , but depending upon your job may take twice as long to do twin packs. I use them both. The 977 is one of the best deals for a large twin pack nimh charger and can do over 100 watts if needed.

cat samich

i just called the LHS is $110 a good deal on the 977? it includes a power supply i was told

08hondacivicsi

peak charger? any good

cat samich

um.........what?

08hondacivicsi

Digital Peak Chargers are they any good?

off-road jato

yes they are good. that is what the super brains are. and I bought my 977 at the lhs for 90 bucks. so check it out on towerhobbies.com

08hondacivicsi

yea i bought one so i was hoping it was good.

off-road jato

you will like it alot.

guver

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should get a new 977 for just under $100

mechanizeddeath

Another vote for MRC... I only have a 960 as I just run NiCd and NiMH, but the 977 is a great charger.

cat samich

i really want to get the ball rolling on the rest of my build so i think im going to buy it for $110 at the lhs. i figure that its 98$ at tower and after shipping and waiting a week its worth the 10$ to just go buy it and run my truck this weekend. besides i need some deans anyway and they have those too. thanks for all the help guys im gonna get the 977

Airbus 9e

I know a lot of people that use the Team Checkpoint TC-1030....

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXPYT8&P=ML

cat samich

hey guys thanks for all the help. i bought the 977 last night and i am happy to report that i love it. i charged both of my 3800 nimh packs for the first time last night on something other than a hobbico 905 timer charger. i cant express the difference between a b.s. 15 minute charger and the 977. i set it for 3 amp charge and a 10mah peak detection. it peaked both packs in a fuzz less than ten minutes! and let me tell you the difference in battery life was astounding! i got almost 35 minutes of run time with my 4.5 hv e-maxx! i couldn't believe it. with a 22 tooth pinion and the stock spur in second gear it wheelied for at least the first 10 minutes i was running it and on slightly damp pavement i couldn't keep it going in a straight line at full throttle until the batteries started dying a little.

for years i have run the cheap crappy timer chargers, i always read that battery choice and a good charger really make the difference. until now i always dismissed these statements. all i can say is that i was foolish to wait this long to pick up a good charger and good batteries.

sorry for the rant im just really excited. lol

oh and i was also wondering if anyone could help me out with a charge rate question? what should i set the rate and mah peak detection at for the battery that comes stock with an rc18mt? its 1100 mah and it has those little tiny half aa size cells they use in the 5 cell rx packs. im assuming 1 amp but i could be wrong

Airbus 9e

I've charged the packs for my RC18T at 2 amps for racing.....I have 1 of the 1100 sport packs, and a pair of Integy 1400 racing packs....

dacaur

Glad you like it... It works awsome charging my stamped packs.... as for charging the little packs, for packs smaller than sub C I dont go over 1C ( 1X the pack capacity) for the best pack life.