Good Balance Chargers?

[Kirby]

Ok im just curious but I do need to think about getting a new one soon. What is there out that charges to 10A or above, can operate off 12V or mains without the use of a bulky power supply and all for £150 or lower?( ruling out the Muchmore Legend Cell master, must be made of gold )

[Marvin]

There won't be (m)any like that, because the inbuilt power supply won't be capable of supplying the power required to charge at 10A. This is why the Bantam BC6 and such only have 50W of charging power, and a maximum current of 5A.

The closest I can immediately think of is the Fusion LX61B, but that only charges at 8A, but has 90W of power when on 230V, and 120W when on 12V.

Really the best solution would be to get a decent 12V charger, and a proper power supply. I'd suggest these:

Chargers:
-Fusion Paladin L120 Pro - this will charge at 10A, has two balance outputs (so it would be easy to charge two packs at once), and is capable of 180W when charging.
-iCharger 206B - 20A charging at 300W, which allows for 4 and 5C charging easily.
-iCharger 106B+ - 10A charging at 250W (which ensures that you can charge at 10A no matter how many cells are being charged (6S max). 2C charging would be allowed, and this would end up cheaper than the 206B, and probably the L120 too.

Power Supplies:
-iCharger 350W PSU - you would need a standard AC power lead, as it would come from the US, but they are readily available. This would be the best option for the 206B, but not really required for the others.
-Ripmax PSU - according to my calculations, this is capable of 276W output, so would definately be fine for the Paladin, but the 106B is more of a grey area.

[Piman]

By a long way the best charger out there for 10A is the Cellpro Revolectrix 10s. It will give you the 10A you need plus has the best balance algorithms and options on the market right now.

http://www.fmadirect.com/detail.htm?...247&section=72

James

[Marvin]

It has no power specifications, so for all we know it might only be able to charge at 10A when it's outputting 1V. It also would not allow for a PSU for the OP to run it off (£150 max budget), so it's 12V only for now.

[Piman]

The Cellpro chargers are among the best out there and are well regarded outside of RC cars. The RC car world is a little behind when it comes to Lipos.

If you check the manual it gives a power chart. Continuous ourput ranges from 190 to 260 W depending on input voltage (12-15V). It has a peak output of 312 to 377W. More than enough.

James

[Marvin]

To be fair, none of the chargers I linked to are 'car' chargers.

Fair enough on the power ratings, though the continuous ratings are what are important (charging is going to be pretty constant and continuous).

Even so, it is still a little above the OP's budget by the time a decent PSU is factored in.

[Kirby]

Maybe I dont need a charger with a higher amp rate.

My problem is since the higher C and mah batteries have started coming out my charger cannot charge the lipo upto 8.40 or 8.42 volts, only to about 8.38v. My charger is an Yuntong balance charger bought from Demon Power Products about a year ago. Maybe I just need a "better" charger than can do 6-7amps.