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Old 05-30-2008, 08:06 PM
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Default What charger to buy for Li-Po NiCd and NiMh

Ok, I want to get a GOOD charger for those batteries mentioned in the title of this thread. I just went out a bought a brand new MRC Super Brain 969 and found a horrible review on here for them. Soooo Im thinking of returning this for store credit for something else and just ordering what yall think is a GOOD one. Im really not to worried about prices right now, I just want to know my options than go from there

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Any help is appericated. Thanks so much, Please also post model numbers so I can search and read up alil on them...

Thanks so much,.
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Default RE: What charger to buy for Li-Po NiCd and NiMh

hyperion 1210i, EOS 6i.
there are TONS. do some searches
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I have been searching and I am getting nothing but 50 / 50 opinions on just about all of them. I just wanted to hear REAL personal experiances with some and see what the RCU people are currently using...

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Ill look into what you mentioned.
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Default RE: What charger to buy for Li-Po NiCd and NiMh

mostly every article that is written is by a real person.
50/50 is all you will ever get. you have brand loyalty, bias choices because one can do something better then the other. but can do something else not as good as the other.
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Default RE: What charger to buy for Li-Po NiCd and NiMh

Many for you to check on and this is the place to do so. I have many chargers but my favorite for what you want is the ICE. It will do all of these has memory for 10 as well as will do the coming A123 cells. Do some research it's here for you.
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I use Ice, Triton, Triton JR, Triton2 , MRC 989, polycharge4 , polycharge, MKII , Elite, TC 1030 for those types. If you could give us the specific max voltage and current requirement then we can recommend a specific charger that will fit your needs .
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Default RE: What charger to buy for Li-Po NiCd and NiMh

Thanks guys, I am new to this electric world of Rc'n!! And I just want to get the best run times out of a SV27 I am going to be getting. But I was told by a LHS Li-Po is better than the rest (Longer run times and better performance). But than I read how picky they are and they sound alittle dangerous!! I just dont want to blow the house up
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My AC/DC Hyperion 606i reads the voltage of each lipo cell being charged. It also charges A123, and NIMH.

Lipo's are better if you buy some good ones to begin with such as FlightPower, Thunderpower, Polyquest with discharge rate of atleast 25c and 4500mah. Flightpower (Tower Hobbies) comes with a 90 day warranty against puffing and weak cells.
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For the sv-27 and dual Nickel batts the 969 or 977 or dual peak by Hobbico is great.

For dual Lipos, maybe a pair of chargers and one big power suply would be best.
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Default RE: What charger to buy for Li-Po NiCd and NiMh

Thanks for the help guys. Im looking into a few options......Im just having a hard time finding a online place that sells a bunch of them. From what people have said it doesnt seem like Tower Hobbies has much of them, is there another large RC online store you guys order from that carry these tyoe of chargers?
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Hyperion 1210i or better, I started with the ICE but ended up selling it because it was limited. Don't get me wrong the ICE is a sweet charger and the display is nice, it just could not do multiple packs at once. With chargers you get what you pay for also, so if your scared of spending over $100 good luck! Remember, Nicd and Nimh are on their way out so look for a balancer that works with the charger you pick.
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Default RE: What charger to buy for Li-Po NiCd and NiMh

Thanks and whats the best place to purchase the hyperion 1210i ? Seems many like and use that from what people have wrote in here and on other forums and threads..
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Your best bet is www.maxamps.com

#1 pick http://www.maxamps.com/EOS0610i-DUO.htm
#2 Pick 1210i
#3 any Hyperion that fits your needs
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Default RE: What charger to buy for Li-Po NiCd and NiMh

Thanks thats what kind of online store I was looking for, the only prob I may see is that its looks like it only uses DC for its power , Id like an AC one as my lake is in my back yard and will be using the power from my home!! Ill do some more readin up on that!!
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Default RE: What charger to buy for Li-Po NiCd and NiMh

I have the Ice and it's great but the newer team checkpoint one is better it now has backlite display with a better dischage that can go way up to 30 amp discharge !

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