[mrplease]

whats the BEST battery charger to get? i will be charging Lipos and regular nihm packs. i am using the deans connectors.

i am looking at the lrp pulsar 3. i use lrp motors & speed controls so i am kind of leaning towards the lrp pulsar 3 but would like to hear about them and other good chargers.

please i need one ASAP.

[garchpaul]

IMO I have had great success with the Hyperion line of Chargers...Shown here
If I was to go buy a new charger I would not want to limit myself to only charging a max of 3S lipo (LRP Pulsar 3).. The eos0606i will do up to 6S and is very versatile..It is a AC/DC charger and if you join Maxamps websight you get a discount.
The Hyperion is the same price as the LRP and it has more Potential (growth) than the LRP. I think if you join the websight (free) you get a discount of 10 or 15% instantly. The 0606i has a built in balancer for lipo and will charge everything from a Micro-T battery to a 6S lipo.
Thats my 2 cents!!!

[mrplease]

ok, i do like it that it has a direct wall plug. and i don't need to carry around a separate power supply.

and whats the difference between charging only a 3s lipo compared to a 6s lipo? and will the lrp not charge anything for a lipo to a micro-t?

[garchpaul]

Originally Posted by mrplease

ok, i do like it that it has a direct wall plug. and i don't need to carry around a separate power supply.

and whats the difference between charging only a 3s lipo compared to a 6s lipo? and will the lrp not charge anything for a lipo to a micro-t?

Yes the Lrp will charge the small stuff also.
The hyperion is fully programmable...
you are just limited by the lrp only charging 2S and 3S lipo packs
2s = 7.4 volts
3s = 11.1 volts
4s = 14.8 volts
5s = 18.5 volts
6s = 22.2 volts

[mrplease]

is it common to need to charge 4s, 5s, and 6s packs?

[garchpaul]

not as common as 2S or 3S, but it all depends on you and your setup...

[mrplease]

anyone else with some charger input?

[guver]

Mostly just have to list the max voltage you need (cell count) and how big the packs are in capacity vs charge speed in order to make a recommendation and not spend more money than you need to.

The Ice is a popular (great deal) charger for doing less than 12 nickel cells.

[Duster_360]

Have both the Ice and a 0606I hyperion. Both are dc and need separate power supply. Hyperion makes an ac/dc charge as well. When I started convertimng nitros to run electric I needed to charge a123s up to 6S, that's why I got the hyperion. Ice was plenty up until then.