Investing in a charger

[C018Y]

For my 16th birthday my parents are going to let me get a charger. What i want to know what my options are for one to last for a long time and be able to handle newer batteries. Here are my minimum requirements.

*Dual charger,6-8 cell nimh, 1-3 lipo,charge rate 1A to about 5A, Prefered AC/DC, balancing tab and memory profiles bonus

So far I've come up with the accu cycle elite, super brain 977, and Hyperion's EOS 0610i DUO( $265 is pushing it for me)

What i want to know is what else is out there to compete with these three . Right now I have a mambafied stampede with an 8 cell. I've been in this I've been using by brother SuperB 959 but it can't keep up when were both running. I would also like to but don't have to be able to charge a lipo for the micro T

[terrible-t]

Hyperion EOS0606i, I would recommend. It's AC/DC, All NiCd, NiMh, & lipo's charger. MaxAmps you can find it for $150. Super Brain I wouldn't recommend cuz Orion/Kokam Lipo's products has a problem. Orion lipo's doesn't recommed the charging with the Super Brain.

[C018Y]

do you know why that is? and what about the accu cycle?

[rccardude04]

The older MRCs used an improper lipo peaking algorithm that involved a timer instead of a CC/CV method, which is really just wrong and stupid on their part.

The Accu Cycle Elite is a good charger, but is quite slow if you're doing 1/10 packs, or really anything bigger than about 2000mAh.

Honestly, if you want AC/DC AND dual output capabilities, you're going to have to sacrifice quality or charge time or something...

I would rather have 2 Triton Jr's and a ~10A power supply (for 12VDC output from wall outlet) for the ~$265 range. Then you get two chargers that are better than anything you even mentioned, but still have AC/DC capabilities.

-Eric

[C018Y]

Alright i'v been searching and found this http://www.advantagehobby.com/product.php?productid=72938&cat=0&page=7
Anybody heard of It?

[Grizzbob]

No, never seen that one before, & the price looks a bit steep to boot, for that kind of money, you'd be better off with something like Core RC's UDC-20 charger & a good power supply(which I HIGHLY reccomend anyway, I have one myself & LOVE it, works on just about any kind of battery you'd want & does LiPo balancing, all at a price better than the Duratrax Ice).....:cool: