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Cheap Orion lipo chargers?
I'm thinking of going LIPO (on a budget)
Has anyone heard of these cheaper Orion lipo chargers? (they arent on the Orion web site). http://www.lstshop.co.uk/catalog/ind...d8329e34435d5f Craig.
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You got to look in their flight electronics section.... Avionics I think it is called.
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do you think they would be good enough or would it be wize to get the advantage charger?
Craig.
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They are no good for charging the lipo's for 1/10th cars i would get the advanatge i have one and i have never charged lipo off it but it is a very good charger.
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not to sure, but I think this one http://www.teamorion-avionics.com/Ad...harging+System is a little low on the charge current, and designed for flight packs and receiver packs
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just had a look on ebay, the advantage is about £75 plus postage from HK or USA.
Craig
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If its the newest version (the one that looks like carbon fibre) then that is a bargain.
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just remember that there is no benefit from high amp charging of lipo's,the performance remains the same wether you charge at 1 amp or 5 amps,only time is saved by faster charging.
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And LiPo, never re-peak them......
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cmon steve..you know as well as i do that its impossible to repeak lipos
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You and me, yes, but there are lots out there, and I have heard some real horror stories, especialy when Helicopters first started using LiPo, and the amount of people who ask if they can use they X charger to charge LiPo, lol
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in theory you cant overcharge the lipo if the charger is working correctly no matter how many times you try to retop them up,because the chargers work on a voltage cuttoff point not peak detect(lipos dont have peak drop off,they just keep climbing)
so when the charger detects 8.4v it terminates the charge(some are set to 8.2v) dave |
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This is the one I am using with the Trakpower lipo
http://www.flightpower.co.uk/acatalog/Chargers.html Its great, not much more to say about it really, will mention it in the trakpower lipo review though. There were a few guys running the TrakPower lipo tonight (touring cars) running a range of different chargers.. there is no real advantage (pun!) to any of them.. Last edited by jimmy; 06-01-2007 at 11:20 PM. |
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yes a cheap charger should provide the same lipo performance as an expensive charger since charge rate bears no outcome on the performance of the cell,obviously its paramount you buy a good quality charger thats fit for the job as the last thing you want is a charger failing.
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So am I right in thinking, I can charge then race then charge then race and so on?
Theres no need to discharge and equailize or cool down time before recharging? Craig.
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Interesting range from Bantam, lots of info here
http://www.bantam301.20m.com/ Do they do adjustable Delta Peak on NiMh, anyone know? |
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I had a look at the 902 model and it does have an adjustable delta peak of 5-20mV per cell (look at page 7 of the manual). I didn't check any of the other models. Hope that helps.
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has anyone got any pics of how lipo's are wired up? because the pics always look like a closed solid unit!
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depends on the LiPo pack, if it is the team orion, then it is just a pair of corally connectors going into the case.
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Mick 5-20mV per cell---------is that a little high for NiMh or am I missing something as usual Last edited by JCJC; 07-01-2007 at 12:45 PM. Reason: added question |
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