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.

You got to look in their flight electronics section.... Avionics I think it is called.

do you think they would be good enough or would it be wize to get the advantage charger?

Craig.

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.

A

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

just had a look on ebay, the advantage is about £75 plus postage from HK or USA.

Craig

If its the newest version (the one that looks like carbon fibre) then that is a bargain.

A

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.

dave

Dont forget though, if it goes pop, the UK distributor will not help you get it repaired.

And LiPo, never re-peak them......

cmon steve..you know as well as i do that its impossible to repeak lipos :)

dave

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

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

This is the one I am using with the Trakpower lipo

http://www.flightpower.co.uk/acatalog/301dx_s.jpg

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..

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.

dave

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.

Interesting range from Bantam, lots of info here

http://www.bantam301.20m.com/

Do they do adjustable Delta Peak on NiMh, anyone know?

If in doubt, read the manual! :D

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.

has anyone got any pics of how lipo's are wired up? because the pics always look like a closed solid unit!

depends on the LiPo pack, if it is the team orion, then it is just a pair of corally connectors going into the case.

Cheers Dunc, looked at the 301 manual before, not mentioned, but thought manual was mabey missing it.
Mick:wtf:

5-20mV per cell---------is that a little high for NiMh or am I missing something as usual