L8cruiser

What battery charger would be good for into planes. I need one to charge transmitter and receiver batteries. Also to discharge batteries. There are so many out there and most are overkill for what I need.

grosbeak

What type of batteries are you planning to charge? NiCd? NiMH? LiFePO4? LiPO? Li-Ion?

jester_s1

The Imax B6 will serve your needs. You'll need a 12v power supply for it. You can convert a PC power supply to use with it for a low cost option, or buy a commercially produced power supply for a few dollars more. The battery in your car or a jumpstart box works really well also. I have a Triton EQ which cost about 4 times what the Imax does. It's a better quality piece of equipment and is AC/DC. I wouldn't trust the Imax with a high discharge/high performance Lipo as I've heard that the cell voltage detection isn't quite as accurate as it should be, but for your NiCd flight packs it will work fine.

L8cruiser

Nicd

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+1. very decent low cost charger.

Pylonracr

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I have one and it serves me well.

TomCrump

Even though you are using nicads now, if you stay in the hobby, you will eventually expand to various battey chemistries.

Charger that work with differing chemestries are relatively low cost, and you may want to consider one when you make your purchase.

I have, and like this Hitec charger. https://www.servocity.com/html/hitec...i-charger.html

jester_s1

I'll disagree on getting a charger to allow for future use. I have 1 charger, and frequently wish for two. The Imax B6 will work fine for his NiCds and then later a Triton EQ or Hyperion charger will do nicely for high performance lipos.

rt3232

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Well just for thought's an ACCU-Cycle plus can be had at a reasonable coast if you are NOT looking forward, But just my 2 penny's worth I would go with the Triton EQ or the 2EQ I have all three and they give great service.

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