Brushless Readiness - Charger in UK

[Niddle]

Hi All,
I have not had brushless before and have a MambaMax7700 on order, can't wait.

However I only have a cheap pulse charger and tamiya plugs.
I have ordered Deans Ultra plugs and some secent Nimh batteries, but now I need a decent charger.

I really fancy the Intellipeak ICE, but I can only find it for sale at Tower, and by the time I have added a Power Source and Shipment it is very expensive.

Can anyone recommend a charger that discharges / conditions / balances (in case I want LiPo) that is available in the UK pls?

The current alternative is the Hot Power H6016 from dinball, but I am not sure about quality.

Please help!!!

Cheers

[Grizzbob]

How about Core RC? They work with Schumacher, so I woulkd think they'd be able to sell their stuff in the UK(don't know for sure though, they have a decent & versatile charger & I believe can pair it with an inexpensive power supply too. Their chargers are the UDC-20(their best one, can charge just about anything in cluding LiPos & can also balance LiPos, I have that one & love it, & it can be bought for around $85-95 USD), & they also have a UDC-10 that's similar but doesn't have a balance mode for charging LiPos(but can stilll charge them the same as the UDC-20 can) & I believe that one goes for about $20-30 USD less than its big brother. And they also have a 6 amp power supply that looks like it has a good price(should be a perfect match for that charger). Have a look at Schumacher's UK website, I think you'll find everything you need....:cool:

[Niddle]

I looked at the UDC-20 and wasn't sure, you have convinced me, I'll see what they are going for. Cheers Grizzbob :)

What is this USB link all about on most modern chargers, can you actually see anything interesting on the PC as you charge, like battery condition or anything?

[Grizzbob]

Not all that sure myself, as I've never had a charger that had that, but I believe it is to graph out what the charger & the battery look like throughout the charge/discharge cycle(probably useful for things like seeing how well the voltage holds over a discharge & what a pack's internal resistance is like throughout a run).....:cool: