I had an ICE for while, loved it really, great for NiMH's, but lipo charging with the trackpower balancer was pretty slow...never managed to get close to a full charge in between heats racing at my local club, and needed a separate 12v supply to run it.
Now using an Etronix powerpal AC/DC charger...basically a Bantom BC6 clone...built in balancer, built in 240AC when your indoors, 12v DC input when your outdoors. Now easily doing a full charge between heats at my club.
The ICE had a much nicer interface, powerpal is a bit clunky in comparison, but ok.
ICE is BIG in size when compared to the Powerpal, I was trying to cut down the amount of stuff I carry from the car at the time as well.
ICE is an older design, and only sold in the US...I imported mine about 2 yrs ago, and I'm not sure if they still make it even, so support for it is not great. There are more newer designed options now that lipo has become more of the norm rather than the exception.
ICE does feels better quality all round to be honest, but the lipo charging speed and built in mains supply on the Powerpal makes it my preference right now.
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