Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

I was browsing UH and my jaw dropped to the floor when I saw this- http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...idProduct=6301
It looks to be very well built! I mean just by looking at the pics/info it has to be the best charger out there for $200.

Here are some stats...

Mega Power Infinity-960SR w/ Balancer 12S
The Mega Power Infinity 960SR can handle up to 12 cells, either Lipoly or LiFePo4.
Included in the kit is a temp sensor and the Infinity Deluxe LCB-12S Cell Balancer, which plugs into the data port of the 960SR to provide individual cell information.
All data can be shown in real time, and graphically, the charger has dual ports for both Lipoly/LiFePo4 and Tx/Rx at the same time!
This truely is all the charger you will ever need.

Maximum output is 10A (180W).
Input is 11~15v

Included.
MegaPower Infinity 960-SR V2
MegaPower Deluxe LCB-12S Balancer
Temp Sensor
Adapter for JST-XH battery up to 6S
Data Link Plug for Balancer
Manuals
Fuses
Input Power clamps and wire.

I dont know about you guys but i think this thing will sell like hotcakes.:)

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

Does that even charge NiMH? I don't see where it does if so. If I am correct I would rather stick to my 989.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

looks good. I like it.

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Infact it does...

(Consumer Review)
I have both
Robbe Power Peak Infinity III and
Mega Power Infinity-960SR with LCB-12s Balancer. Works great with a123/lifepo and lipo.

observe this charger needs a 20Amps power supply as it able to charge at high power levels.

It charges and discharges NiCd/NiMh/LiPo/LiFePo/PB(lead acid batterys)

It will balance charge LiPo + LiFePo, The balancer can be used stand alone or with charger, will then display balance levels on the nice screen with blue back lite, clearly visible out side in sun!

great packige, charger+balancer+cables! u cant go wrong with this charger!
1337 product combo!

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

But unless you fly do you really need 12S? lol.

This one is 130 and does everything, and charges 8S lithium.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

there's a hyperion one, that does the same stuff and can output 250w instead of 180w

and it's cheaper

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

i had one of those on my ebay watch list.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

Not sure i trust the "consumer review". I see nowhere anyplace I can find this charger that mentions NiCd or NIMH.

*edit*

Correction,

Specification:
Input voltage: 11V...15V
Charge termination: automatisch
Trickle charge: -500 mA
Dimensions: 155 x 143 x 56 mm
TX-RX output: 4-8NC/NiMH, 2A
Weight: 580 g
Charge current: 0.1...10 A
No. of NC cells: 1...30 cell NC/NiMH, 1...10 cell LiPo, 1...6 und 12 Zellen Bleiakku
Operating voltage:
11 V ... 15 V DC, (12 V lead-acid battery, or a high-performance mains PSU; do not use a car battery charger!
Cell count:
1 ... 30 NC / NiMH cells
1 ... 10 Lithium-Polymer cells,
1 ... 6 and 12 Lead-acid cells
Charge current:
0.1 ... 10 A (depending on cell count)
Discharge current:
0.1 ... 5 A
Final discharge voltage:
0.1 ... 1.1 V per cell (NC / NiMH batteries)
2.5 ... 3.7 V per cell (LiPo batteries)
1.8 V per cell (Lead-acid batteries)
Trickle charge:
0 ... 500 mA, variable in 50 mA increments for NC / NiMH ´batteries,
NC / NiMH batteries:
Automatic, digital Delta-Peak system
Cut-off sensitivity:
5 ... 25 mV per cell, NC batteries
3 ... 15 mV per cell, NiMH batteries
or ZERO peak LiPoLead-acid batteries:Automatic, using CC-CV process
Temperature cut-off:
10 ... 65°C, variable in 1°C increments
Capacity monitoring:
10 ... 150%, variable in 10% increments(NC /NiMH batteries)
10 ... 120%, variable in 10% increments (LiPo / Lead-acid batteries)
Output :
Cell count:
Charging of 1 - 8 NiCd / NiMH cells (automatic cell count detection)
Charge current:
0.1 - 2.0 A in 0.1 A increments, optionally manual or automatic, with Delta-Peak cut-off

This does look like an impressive charger. Does it all. Like a super triton, lol.




FMA Direct will soon be releasing the CellPro 10s charger. Balance charge for up to 10s lipo's, at up to 10a. That will be the charger I pick up when it's released.

J>

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

I dont care what other people have to say but its a damn cool charger if you ask me.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

Only one way to find out if it's what you want then buy it..:D

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

To late... Just bought the T2 today.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

Oh the Tritron 2, that's a good charger too, buddy at the track has one and loves it!:D

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

I sure hope I like mine as much as he likes his. Im still in the works of converting my computer power supply.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

PC power supplies are usually a good choice for the Triton. GOOD LUCk.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

I prefer wall chargers u dont need a huge battery all the time..

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

I had an Ultra 550 modular in the basement that wasn't being used. That's one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BWC4N8?...0&linkCode=asn

It's turned out to be an awesome charger PSU. It was super easy to make a jumper using an old ATX connector to turn it on, and there's a rocker switch on the back for on/off. Then you can make as many pigtails as you need to connect chargers to the PSU. If you use the 4 pin +12v P4 plug as well, you can connect 7 12v devices directly to the PSU. Simply unplug the ones you don't need for a nice clean PSU. I didn't require any resistors or anything on the 5v rail to keep the +12v rail over 12v under load. I can run all 5 of my chargers off it at the same time with no problems, lol. Works good!!

J.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

Sadly I have absolutely no idea what Im doing...[&o] Ive read through many pages of how to convert a power supply but non of them quite match mine. I might just go for broke and buy BoomBoom's- http://www.boomboombatteries.com/product_p/ps.htm

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

The 5v resistor mod may or may not be necessary. I can tip you off on a real easy way to do it. Take the PC power supply in question, and use a paper clip to jump the green wire in the big ATX plug with any of the black wires. The PSU SHOULD power on. If so, you are good to go. You can cut off the ATX connector leaving only the green/black wires if you like, and solder the green/black wires together. Connect your charger to the PSU it and put it under load (start charging a pack). Check the voltage on any of the yellow/black wires and make sure you are close to or over 12v while the charger is working. If not, you can put the recommended resistors on the 5v rail (red wire and black wire) to get some load on the 5v rail, this should boost up the 12v rail a bit. Alternately, you can just hook a fan up to one of the molex plugs running on 5v (again, red wire and black wire) to put some load on the 5v rail. It's really quite easy. I have made several of them. A lot of the net articles over-complicate it. Let me know if you have specific questions, I'll be happy to help.


J.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

My last ps was converted using a "power supply tester" It is $20 and plugged right in to the $20 ps.
Much cheaper than labor ;)

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

Well I now have 3 power supplies because my teacher gave me another. This one is a dell and it looks to be on the older side 1995-1999. But my teacher says it works great so go figure... I really only want a 12v output from it and nothing else. theres got to be an easier way for me to be able to do this.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

It's REALLY REALLY easy. Plug the power supply in, and then short the green wire in the long plug to any black wire in the long plug. To test with, it's fine to use a paper clip stuck into the plug to short these. That tricks the PSU into powering up. Not all PSU's will work for this, so try all three and see which ones power up when you short those two wires. Of the ones that do power on, use the one with the highest rating on the 12v+ rail. This info should be printed on a sticker on the outside of the PSU.

Once the thing is powered on, all you need to do is plug your charger to any yellow (12v+) and black (ground) wires. This will power your charger. If (only if!) you have problems maintaining 12v on the PSU while charging, you can add some resistors or a fan on a red (5v+) and black (ground) wire.


J.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

the link didnt work for me

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

me either

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

You have to delete the 4 stars... Why would you bring back such an old thread?

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

What`s wrong with that ? Maybe he recently joined RCU and was searching ? Does it bother you that bad that an old thread was back up ? [img]http://smiliesftw.com/x/rolleyes.gif[/img]

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

Doesnt bother me at all... I was just wondering why he would revive such an old thread.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

Guys,

I just took delivery of my new MegaPower Infinity 960 SR with the 12 S lithium cell balancer.
The problem is that I can not make the balancer work with the charger; I can get to the point that I can read the cell voltage in the charger but when I try to charge or discharge, I get an error that the battery is not connected.
I have checked the instruction and every cable looks to be connected correctly.
Also the Balancer only has one button the MODE button, and you should be able to change from LiFe to LiPo, but I just get LiFe lit, and can´t change it.
I can get the battery to charge if I connect straight to the charger but through the balancer does work, is like one doesn´t see the other.
Is my balancer broken, faulty? or am I doing something wrong with this unit?

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

Is there a manual for this set-up? It is not very popular.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

The charger and balancer come with instruction manuals, but it is not very clear and I have not bee able to make it work.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

Is there any way I can view the manuals, charger/balancer pics,wiring diagrams ect.?

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

I will take some pitctures of my setup and post on this forum, give me a few hours.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

If this is anything similar the to cellpro 10S, you need a termination plug for the main battery connector if you want to charge only through the balance tap.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

A link to the specs and a manual will help us to help you. I'n sorry I am not familiar with the charger,balancer,wiring. Most set-ups are very similar though.

Just to be clear on the problem:

You can get it to charge directly, but when trying to charge through the balancer it shows a battery not connected error, right? Hopefully you have both a balance lead and the main power leads hooked from the balancer.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

Why not get a charger with a built in balancer:

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...alance/Charger

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...harger106b.jpg

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

hook up both the main connector to the battery and the balance connector. they should both be connected at the same time in order to charge is my guess (that's how it works on my T2, TP1010C and TP610C)

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

Yes, I can only get this to charge if the battery is connected direct to the charger without the balancer.
When I press the mode button on the balancer, I get the leds to flash for afew minuts and at this stage I can get a reading of the battery voltage from the charger, but can not change the battery type on the Balancer from LiFe to LiPo.
When I try to charge or discharge the battery I get a connetion error...

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

I see no problem with the connections. It may be in the balancer mode. It's just a guess, but it seems the balancer has two problms. Is there a pdf link to balancer manual we can view? Push button, hold buttton? perhaps.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

Toke some pitcures of the manual, hope you can read.

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

blown fuse? on balancer?

RE: Sweetest Charger Ever!
 

Nope! I have checked and the fuse is OK.

Does any one have this charger and uses this balancer? how do you make it work?

Does anyone know who imakes this units, or have a web site that I can send a note to the manufactor.

I got this from www.flying-hobby.com, but don´t want to pay for the shipping all the way back to Hong Kong for a unit that cost ~$60 usd (Balancer)