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Originally Posted by Rich D (Post 379471)

Charger here, don't forget you will need two of the 2cell leads shown at the bottom. The icharger others have mentioned here is a good deal of you only need to charge one at once. Don't charge above 1C IMO. Opinions differ but at least you will be future proof. Hyperion have just released some new firmware downloadable on their site too. I haven't done mine as yet.
£230 ish is posted price allowing for duty I had to pay. You can get this charger in the UK but they don't have the 2cell leads as it's primarily sold for model flying. Supposed to be the Rolls Royce of balance chargers.

http://www.rc-mushroom.com/product_i...ducts_id=17264

Hyperion are about to bring out a new charger range, so the older ones are all discounted. Robot Birds are the UK importer and have the whole range of chargers:
http://robotbirds.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=9_268

The 615i duo3 is £189.95, assuming you want 15A charge, probably not much point if you are sticking to 1C charge, unless you are parallel charging.
The 610i duo3 is just the same but only 10A charge. I got the 615 so I can charge 2 x 5Ah packs at 3C.

Remember if you want max output of this charger you will need a 400W+ PSU (30A+ load @13V) or a BIG 12v battery. You can program it to limit to less if your PSU isn't that big.

This might be the correct lead for a corally style pack (probably best to phone and check!):
http://robotbirds.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=9_187_199&products_id=3005