What lipo Charger are you using?

[Brooks]

Hi people

Have bought a Losi 8ight E and have found that my Core UDC 20 charger will only charge the 4 cell lipo at 3.4 amps, takes about 2 hours :(.

So i was wondering what chargers you guys are using?

Thanks in advance

Chris B

[jasonwipf]

I use the Turnigy Accucel -6 $25 at hobbycity.com. It is the same as the Core RC UDC-20 fuctionwise. In fact those chargers have about a dozen other clone sister and brother chargers under different manufacturers names, box/case designs & colors but are identical in function and operation. Infact I have used versions like the UDC-20 and the buttons are hard to press, brake and has poor cooling. The Accucel-6 has bigger buttons and great cooling plus it does up to 6cell this one does not. Wow that UDC-20 is one of the 'bad' knock off clones come to think of it.


This Accucel-6 charges everything out there up to 6A and this whole set up of 3 with power source (also from hobbycity) is just over $100 us dollars. And it stacks clean and nicely in my drawers/toolboxes

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p134/jasonwipf/ACC62.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p134/jasonwipf/IMG_0880.jpg

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[JonyNitro]

Hi people

Have bought a Losi 8ight E and have found that my Core UDC 20 charger will only charge the 4 cell lipo at 3.4 amps, takes about 2 hours :(.

So i was wondering what chargers you guys are using?

Thanks in advance

Chris B
had the same charger should charge at 5 amps!!??

[Feight]

Core UDC 30, does my 5cell 500mah in about an hour and twenty at 5amps

[mattybucks]

The core charger and the turnigy charger are the same.

[AmiSMB]

I am using Hyperion 0615i DUO III and find it fantastic as it does everything and it does it well.

[revsinc]

had the same charger should charge at 5 amps!!??

yes on a 2s it will
its 50w
so it can only give 3.4 amps to a 4s
V x A = W
14.8 x 3.4 = 50

I found this charger today
http://www.himodel.com/electric/VISTA_POWER_1-6S_5A_80W_Li-poly_Balance_Charger_Discharger_EV-680A.html
but the postage cost is to high for me :thumbdown:
i think you better off getting the I charger they are my all reports the best..
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idproduct=6792

[JonyNitro]

Yes the icharger is good I use the 208b

[Brooks]

Thanks for all the replys, has been a great help

Yeah, i sent the charger of to Schumacher and they said the same thing as Rvsinc. If you do V x A = W 14.8 x 3.4 = 50 and thats why its only charging up to 3.4A, but its ok charging my 7.4 V battery V x A = W 7.4 x 5.0 = 37 so that explains it.

Not quite sure why feight's Core charger charges at 5 amps then? Is the UDC 30 rated at a higher Watt? :confused: