I have seen a few other videos on the charger that did not mention the batter tester device that came with your charger. Mine arrives today, so we will see. Great video.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using HTRC C240 battery chargers manufactured by Shenzhen Haitan Technology Co. Ltd. because they pose a risk of serious injury and death.
hello? how long did it take to fully charge the 2s lipo battery? im new to the hobby again and its soooo many choices for chargers its confusing! i have two 3s 5200 packs for my e revo. but i don't want it to take forever to charge. thanks for helping! great video!
I just bought the airbrush kit off amazon a few weeks ago but haven't really started using it yet. Bloodshot Airbrushing has done a great( my opinion) tutorial series on begining airbrushing. Check it out and good luck and welcome to the airbrush army.
I used to airbrush rc bodies as team Nemo. You can check the old gallery here .. Anyway. Don't buy cheapo airbrush stuff off Amazon. Go straight the either the iwata revolution gravity feed or the iwata eclipse gravity feed if you have money to spend. The revolution will do everything you need for rc work. I also did motorcycles and much more when not doing rc lidz. Hit me up of you need info. Happy to share and if you want to be a guest on my love show let me know as well. Thanks. Enjoy the paint pics. They are old now but still pretty unique. worldofozz.com/nemo/gallery.html
Hey @RC Girl, new to your channel. I see no one has mentioned this in the comments but you are actually charging your "LiPo" wrong, the adventure you connect to channel 1 is actually a Lipo HV or Lipo HV or Lipo HC (many names for the same thing ) A normal 3S have 11.1v average that is normally what is printed on the battery, but if you take a look at your battery it says 11.4 on the left side and has the HV marking on the right. This means that you should charge your battery with the LiHV option in the charger. Be aware that there is two types of HV Lipo battery. One that charges to 4.3 and one that charges to 4.35. I have the same battery as you and yours is the 4.35v for each cell, if in doubt check the brand website. LiHV low end is the same as normal Lipo, 3.2 as the safest lowest, I recommend 3.3 as running to 3.2 would force you to shut of the power the millisecond it hits it or you can risk the charger refuses to charge. The absolute lowest you ever should run a Li(Po/HV) to is 3.0 everything under will damage it and possibly make it puff or catch fire, just a sidenote. If you don't use the LiHV charge you actually don't get the full 4300mAh and the extra kick of the higher voltage, that is the advantage of the LiHV battery type. The way you charge it right now you could just run a normal Lipo instead, it would give you the same performance :)
I noticed that too and I’m trying to learn more about these (I’m a newB) any chance if you could help me out? I’m trying to figure out if that ace battery when properly charged with the higher voltage can be used on a rtr axial 10.3? I don’t want to fry my RC. 😅
FYI - "CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using HTRC C240 Battery Chargers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards; Risk of Serious Injury and Death." Copied from Consumer product safety commission.
I just bought this charger. I've been using the ISDT 608ac because someone said it was a good first charger, but now that I know about duel channel chargers, I don't think I'll be buying anymore single channel chargers.
Not sure if already pointed out or not. The Gens Ace battery that you first demonstrated can be perfectly charged on the LiPo setting that you demonstrated. But to get the full benifit and milli amp rating out of the HV battery you should be charging that one on the LiHV setting. :)
Help me out - I have a Spektrum 2S 7.4V 810 mAh LiPo. When I connect the battery to the T240 w/ balance board, the T240 screen won't let me select 7.4V, it only goes up to 4.35V/s. Do I set the V/s as 3.7V/s because it's a 2s battery? What am I missing? What am I doing wrong?
Thanks for the info. I fly FPV, but I have been using DJI batteries, which automatically discharge. Have had to learn more about lipo batteries. This charger is nice just started using it.
Worked fine for me with little use for about six months. NOW RESETS on channel one as soon as I press start. Works fine on channel two. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS CHARGER!!!!!!!!! (Look at the GUTS of this thing - NASTY!!!!)
Hey! Nice video! Do you think this charger would charge li-ion batteries for this truck: hs 18311? The battery it comes with is: HS 18650 7.4V 1200mAh 25C 2S Li-ion Battery Anti-Reverse Plug. The charger it came with is a super wimpy looking use charger. I got 2 of these trucks for my kids. Just looking for a better charging option, but, it's hard to find as I also am no expert, and don't have anything else with the plugs it does. :\ Thanks!
It's only charge up to 10 amps only if 1 channel is used. It will not charge to 10 amps with both channels running simultaneously. It's better to get the higher model, the AC200W, that only cost a little more. It's 200W vs 150W.
This is an awesome vid...I'm actually less experienced than you when it comes to batteries...sp this vid is really helpfull.. I have a bog standard charger and though it works well for lipos I have Nimh & Nicad as well and have to use totally different chargers for those batteries. Like with having one controller to use on multiple vehicles...its brilliant that this charger works in the same way. Brilliantly explained as always. Thanks as always 😊👍
Thanks for this video, I understand your descriptions better then others on UA-cam. Not too fast or too slow. I’m just learning this at my ripe age of 52, starting out with my bugs 3 drone. This is also a first, me commenting on UA-cam lol. Do you have any videos on fpv goggles, I wear glasses and I don’t wish to buy the expensive ones ,but I would like a decent quality out of them. Any suggestions? Thank you, Chris
JUNK t240 duo specifically they show pictures of transformer coils and a nice clean high voltage side of the charger - meanwhile when you get the charger none of it is even there just the pads tinned over and a desert with one little 5a fuse. Mine worked for 10 days charged 2 lipo 3s and two 18650’s that was enough to ruin the chargers channel one side it now resets the machine each time I try to charge anything, factory reset and hard reset did nothing. After looking closely at the board I realize that feeding staff usually results in then being able to steady hands for nicer solder joints. The LCD and user interface is very nice it’s the rest of it that’s junk. even the fan sounds like they stole it from an old commador
I literally ordered this without watching a review. I see I made a good purchase after the fact lol. I knew what I needed and it seemed like a great all in one dual charger, even though I only have LiPo batteries at the moment. Great review. Edit: I actually ordered the Laegendary dual Lipo charger. They seem very similar.
thanks for the vid I also have this charger I have been looking for info if it shuts off or stops charging once the battery is full? I have only used it once and it seemed to make my battery bulged so I unplugged the battery. tyia
Does anyone else with one of these have a pretty problem with storage charging? No matter what voltage I set it to, it stores at 3.8v even if I have it set to 3.85v
I've had the HTRC T240 about a year or so now. I absolutely love it! It's super easy to figure out and use. I've heard people complain about the fan noise, it has never bothered me. I really like the on/off switch, something many other chargers don't have so you have to unplug them when you're not using it. My only complaint when I got mine is it came with a power plug for China wall outlets. I had several desktop computer power cables laying around so that was not too big a deal. Mine didn't come with a battery capacity checker, that's a nice addition. --- My previous charger was a Venom Duo Pro that I absolutely hated. It's big. Has no on/off switch. Is extremely difficult to change settings on. And one of my channels got "stuck" in a setting for a battery I've never owned. I like Venom batteries, but the Venom Duo Pro is the worst money I never spent on RC stuff.
One thing you didn't mention; not only can this charger be powered by a giant LiPo battery, but when you discharge your smaller batteries this charger can transfer that electricity into the giant LiPo for storage, so you don't lose that electricity by discharging them into resisters like most chargers do.
Have that charger for almost a yr it is good to get the temp sensors i wrap them on the batteries if there is a batteries problem and they start to over heat the charger will stop the charger before the batteries explode .... it is a nice feature and makes things a bit safer if you are in another room etc..
Dont like this charger at all. It take very long time to charge lipo batterie. If i charge a 4cell lipo 7700mah at 1c it wont charge with 7.7volt unless i use a separate power supply. If i charge without the power supply it charge around 4.5 volt.
Not sure what you mean here. Out of the box I can charge 10,000mah at 1c. Also, batteries don't charge in voltage, they charge in amps...10,000mah at 1c world be 10 amps, and it does this PER side!
I just got one of these on Recomendations plugged it in and it just reads error disconnect battery. Has anyone seen that at all? Is it just faulty and in need of replacement? Anyhow it does lokk like a great charger thanks for sharing. Love your channel here RC Girl.
Your Amazon link for the charger came out could not find. Nice review thought, charger had some good features. Only thing on the wish list would a little more ac power.
I’ve had this charger since June and other than the fan being loud, I have no complaints. I use it at the track for buggy racing. Good video RC Girl. Hope you can keep making videos at the same pace. 👍
I got the non touch screen version of this charger and quite frankly it is a brilliant bit of kit. I have 3 chargers altogether but I need not use the other two because this one is very quick provided the lipo cells are in good condition, a full charge of a 3s 5500mAh battery takes 40-50 minutes. Batteries with damaged cells take longer because they are resistant to being balanced, damaged cells don't want to hold charge but the charger isn't happy with that and so charges can take double the standard charge time of a battery with healthy cells. Brilliant, powerful little charger that charges both batteries at the same time @10amps. 2s batteries 5500mAh charge in no time at all because there's one less cell to balance. Needless to say the more cells a battery has the longer it will take to balance charge👍
im in the process of looking to upgrade my 2 older single chargers to a double, just trying to decide between touchscreen or buttons, im pretty used to the buttons, so looking for comments
Hi I just subscribed to your channel. Looks like this is a great charger. I ordered mine last week and I am awaiting the arrival of mine. This is the first ballance charger I've ever purchased. I have Yuneec Batteries. For my Typhoon H 480. I cannot wait to use this charger . Keith Kuhn Also on UA-cam
I just got mine, and was wondering if it was supposed to come with a JST to deans connector. Am I able to charge lipos using only the balance plug ? the lil USB chargers did that just fine, but I'm getting an error message from this one. nice closing line btw 👍
OK, i just ordered mine, thanks. If anyone saw me recharging my batteries they would kick me out the hobby. This should make things easier :o) TRACTION HOBBY CRAGMANS 1/8 & TRX4
@@RCGirl I cycle through all the selections on my DuraTrack DNYX235. But it's hard picking & cycling threw their menu. I always seem to get there, but never smoothly waisting so much time. I think the way you should the digital layout on the screen seems to make it easy as far as i can see.
I bought the C240 Duo. No cool touch screen and has 5 amps on each side. So, charging 2 of my 6200 milliamp batteries is a no Bueno! Unless I have tons of time on my hands to charge. It will focus the charge on side 1 and do 2 after side 1 is fully charged. I have done a little custom soldering to make other connections work. If you plug the red and black in wrong and go to charge the C240 will instantly warn you the connections are wrong and will refuse to charge till the wires get inserted right. It does the job, but I do want to upgrade it to something more powerful.
Really like this charger, it appears to be a great value. I am a little concerned that when I charge my 3s 5200mah lipo’s it’s only taking about 20mins though. I’m charging at 5 or 5.2 amps. I always thought that was ok since it’s 1c but worried its charging them too quickly.
Very professional review !!!! As a beginner it’s not all about the kits !!! Equipment like this is important and your review also helps me understand more about charging ...really good ..thank you ... Best wishes to you all in the US getting through the virus crisis from your friends in the UK ....... Michael
I have a question, don’t no where else to get the answer. Just looking for opinions and thoughts, I’m looking into the axial wraith, and axial wraith 1.9. I do however want the one that has the most options for upgrades. Thanks for your time.
Wraith spawn vs wraith 1.9? I don't know too much about upgrades for either (my 1.9 is stock except wheels!) but the spawn has been around a lot longer so I'm assuming there are a lot more aftermarket parts available for that.
I forgot all about this question lol. I’ve since bought the wraith and today the Capra kit!! Oh what joy it is to build this🤣. Thank you helping my decision.
The white ones are called Tamiya connectors. They were one of the first companies that standardized connectors in the 80s. Most, if not all batteries were sold with those connectors unless specified otherwise. Kyosho used the same connector but the round and square pins were reversed so they weren't interchangeable.
A fully charged lipo cell is 4.2V, but for some reason manufacturers describe their battery voltage with what is called the "nominal voltage" (considered a sort of "half-charged" voltage of 3.7). It's weird and confusing!
I really love the cell display also. That is probably one of reasons why I purchased it. You really did a nice video. Keith Kuhn KK Motion Pictures Also on UA-cam
Curious if you ever use that little digital meter "battery capacity checker" ? I bought 2 of these in August and have been great, neither one of mine came with that little meter.
Thank you for taking the time to do this. I had no issue walking over to the charger and getting it to work after watching you do it. It's not that I would not have read the instructions, but that I cannot see the tiny print. This saved me some watery eyes and some cuss words.
@@RCGirl yea its safe as long as there same cell count ,,, just checked that link on amazon 5 percent off at the moment .. can't beat it for a dual.. 70 bucks but i have umteen chargers lol
I have seen a few other videos on the charger that did not mention the batter tester device that came with your charger. Mine arrives today, so we will see. Great video.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using HTRC C240 battery chargers manufactured by Shenzhen Haitan Technology Co. Ltd. because they pose a risk of serious injury and death.
Nice informative and simplified video.
hello? how long did it take to fully charge the 2s lipo battery? im new to the hobby again and its soooo many choices for chargers its confusing! i have two 3s 5200 packs for my e revo. but i don't want it to take forever to charge. thanks for helping! great video!
You know what RC Gal? I went ahead and ordered one from the link you provded.
Nice! Let me know how you end up liking it
@@RCGirl It's a great unit!
How did you know the end voltage?
You're pointing at the (banana plug) ports around 2:56" and saying positive and negative ports ( but it's the other way around :) )
I just bought the airbrush kit off amazon a few weeks ago but haven't really started using it yet. Bloodshot Airbrushing has done a great( my opinion) tutorial series on begining airbrushing. Check it out and good luck and welcome to the airbrush army.
Hi Otto
Could you please post the link to the Airbrush you bourght?
How much does this battery charger go for what is the price of it Please comment back thank you very much
I used to airbrush rc bodies as team Nemo. You can check the old gallery here ..
Anyway. Don't buy cheapo airbrush stuff off Amazon. Go straight the either the iwata revolution gravity feed or the iwata eclipse gravity feed if you have money to spend.
The revolution will do everything you need for rc work. I also did motorcycles and much more when not doing rc lidz. Hit me up of you need info. Happy to share and if you want to be a guest on my love show let me know as well. Thanks.
Enjoy the paint pics. They are old now but still pretty unique.
worldofozz.com/nemo/gallery.html
Good customer service if anyone hasn't asked yet.
Hey @RC Girl, new to your channel. I see no one has mentioned this in the comments but you are actually charging your "LiPo" wrong, the adventure you connect to channel 1 is actually a Lipo HV or Lipo HV or Lipo HC (many names for the same thing )
A normal 3S have 11.1v average that is normally what is printed on the battery, but if you take a look at your battery it says 11.4 on the left side and has the HV marking on the right. This means that you should charge your battery with the LiHV option in the charger. Be aware that there is two types of HV Lipo battery. One that charges to 4.3 and one that charges to 4.35. I have the same battery as you and yours is the 4.35v for each cell, if in doubt check the brand website. LiHV low end is the same as normal Lipo, 3.2 as the safest lowest, I recommend 3.3 as running to 3.2 would force you to shut of the power the millisecond it hits it or you can risk the charger refuses to charge. The absolute lowest you ever should run a Li(Po/HV) to is 3.0 everything under will damage it and possibly make it puff or catch fire, just a sidenote.
If you don't use the LiHV charge you actually don't get the full 4300mAh and the extra kick of the higher voltage, that is the advantage of the LiHV battery type. The way you charge it right now you could just run a normal Lipo instead, it would give you the same performance :)
I noticed that too and I’m trying to learn more about these (I’m a newB) any chance if you could help me out? I’m trying to figure out if that ace battery when properly charged with the higher voltage can be used on a rtr axial 10.3? I don’t want to fry my RC. 😅
I always like it when I get a "crap ton" of cables with my charger. 😆
What about a ton of cables and a CRAP CHARGER? Because that is ACTUALLY WHAT YOU HAVE!
FYI - "CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using HTRC C240 Battery Chargers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards; Risk of Serious Injury and Death." Copied from Consumer product safety commission.
I just bought this charger. I've been using the ISDT 608ac because someone said it was a good first charger, but now that I know about duel channel chargers, I don't think I'll be buying anymore single channel chargers.
Not sure if already pointed out or not. The Gens Ace battery that you first demonstrated can be perfectly charged on the LiPo setting that you demonstrated. But to get the full benifit and milli amp rating out of the HV battery you should be charging that one on the LiHV setting. :)
Help me out - I have a Spektrum 2S 7.4V 810 mAh LiPo. When I connect the battery to the T240 w/ balance board, the T240 screen won't let me select 7.4V, it only goes up to 4.35V/s. Do I set the V/s as 3.7V/s because it's a 2s battery? What am I missing? What am I doing wrong?
Thanks for the info. I fly FPV, but I have been using DJI batteries, which automatically discharge. Have had to learn more about lipo batteries. This charger is nice just started using it.
Worked fine for me with little use for about six months. NOW RESETS on channel one as soon as I press start. Works fine on channel two. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS CHARGER!!!!!!!!! (Look at the GUTS of this thing - NASTY!!!!)
When your charging lipo batteries need to be plugging the main power lead in first them the balance lead. To control a power spike when you plug in.
Hey! Nice video! Do you think this charger would charge li-ion batteries for this truck: hs 18311? The battery it comes with is: HS 18650 7.4V 1200mAh 25C 2S Li-ion Battery Anti-Reverse Plug. The charger it came with is a super wimpy looking use charger. I got 2 of these trucks for my kids. Just looking for a better charging option, but, it's hard to find as I also am no expert, and don't have anything else with the plugs it does. :\ Thanks!
Buen video gracias por compartir esta info .. me has ayudado a tomar la decisión de comprarlo jeje :)
It's only charge up to 10 amps only if 1 channel is used. It will not charge to 10 amps with both channels running simultaneously. It's better to get the higher model, the AC200W, that only cost a little more. It's 200W vs 150W.
Can you tell me if it will shut off automatically when battery is fully charged?
This is an awesome vid...I'm actually less experienced than you when it comes to batteries...sp this vid is really helpfull.. I have a bog standard charger and though it works well for lipos I have Nimh & Nicad as well and have to use totally different chargers for those batteries. Like with having one controller to use on multiple vehicles...its brilliant that this charger works in the same way.
Brilliantly explained as always.
Thanks as always 😊👍
Thanks for this video, I understand your descriptions better then others on UA-cam. Not too fast or too slow. I’m just learning this at my ripe age of 52, starting out with my bugs 3 drone. This is also a first, me commenting on UA-cam lol. Do you have any videos on fpv goggles, I wear glasses and I don’t wish to buy the expensive ones ,but I would like a decent quality out of them. Any suggestions? Thank you, Chris
I'm going to be purchasing a Redcat Gen 8 Axe very soon. What battery size would you recommend for such a crawler?
Thanks 🙏🏽 for sharing I just ordered one from Amazon
Can you charge say, 4 batteries on each port (1500mah 4s) with the addition of balance boards, or does it not have enuff powAh?
RC Girl, what is the max discharge amps (per channel) for NiMH? Thank yOU!
JUNK t240 duo specifically they show pictures of transformer coils and a nice clean high voltage side of the charger - meanwhile when you get the charger none of it is even there just the pads tinned over and a desert with one little 5a fuse.
Mine worked for 10 days charged 2 lipo 3s and two 18650’s that was enough to ruin the chargers channel one side it now resets the machine each time I try to charge anything, factory reset and hard reset did nothing. After looking closely at the board I realize that feeding staff usually results in then being able to steady hands for nicer solder joints.
The LCD and user interface is very nice it’s the rest of it that’s junk. even the fan sounds like they stole it from an old commador
You had me at hello. I just bought one going on your easy instructions...i hate reading manuals :) Thank You
Can anyone help me where to purchase this t240. All I’m finding are Chinese sellers. Any stateside sellers?
I literally ordered this without watching a review. I see I made a good purchase after the fact lol. I knew what I needed and it seemed like a great all in one dual charger, even though I only have LiPo batteries at the moment. Great review.
Edit: I actually ordered the Laegendary dual Lipo charger. They seem very similar.
Will the charger auto-shutoff / stop when the battery is fully charged?
Thanks for sharing, very informative👍👍👍👍
thanks for the vid I also have this charger I have been looking for info if it shuts off or stops charging once the battery is full? I have only used it once and it seemed to make my battery bulged so I unplugged the battery. tyia
Sorry this may be a dumb question but can I just cut the Dean's connectors off and solder my own on?
Does anyone else with one of these have a pretty problem with storage charging? No matter what voltage I set it to, it stores at 3.8v even if I have it set to 3.85v
Hey rc girl i recently got one of these and love it! Great decision to share! I highly recommend it!
How do you get it to charge to the full mah capacity on Lipo batteries? I can only to get it to charge to half capacity.
dumb question how do you know when its charged? Does it auto shutoff?
i wondered if you know can you do a storage charge and balance in the same cycle?
Try not to charge 2× 5000mah lipo it can damage your charger
How do I connect it to my car battery to charge my r.c. batterys. Sounds so cool to do
Hey thanks for this. Ordered one. Subbed.
Do you still have this charger? Have you had any issues?
I've had the HTRC T240 about a year or so now. I absolutely love it! It's super easy to figure out and use. I've heard people complain about the fan noise, it has never bothered me. I really like the on/off switch, something many other chargers don't have so you have to unplug them when you're not using it. My only complaint when I got mine is it came with a power plug for China wall outlets. I had several desktop computer power cables laying around so that was not too big a deal. Mine didn't come with a battery capacity checker, that's a nice addition. --- My previous charger was a Venom Duo Pro that I absolutely hated. It's big. Has no on/off switch. Is extremely difficult to change settings on. And one of my channels got "stuck" in a setting for a battery I've never owned. I like Venom batteries, but the Venom Duo Pro is the worst money I never spent on RC stuff.
One thing you didn't mention; not only can this charger be powered by a giant LiPo battery, but when you discharge your smaller batteries this charger can transfer that electricity into the giant LiPo for storage, so you don't lose that electricity by discharging them into resisters like most chargers do.
Have that charger for almost a yr it is good to get the temp sensors i wrap them on the batteries if there is a batteries problem and they start to over heat the charger will stop the charger before the batteries explode .... it is a nice feature and makes things a bit safer if you are in another room etc..
Where did you get the sensors from?
@@RCGirl www.banggood.com/SKYRC-Temperature-Sensor-0-80-For-B6-Lipo-Battery-Charger-p-1057771.html?rmmds=myorder&cur_warehouse=CN
Nice but doesn’t measure impedance.
I have an HTRC charger and it has worked great for the last year. It is not the touchscreen display like this but none the less does its job..
Good to hear!
I like how compact it is, something I can take on the road
Lots of really helpful information. Thanks a lot. Keep up the good work. Love your videos. You a re a constant professional.
Fab thanks for the review I am in need of a charger
Dont like this charger at all. It take very long time to charge lipo batterie. If i charge a 4cell lipo 7700mah at 1c it wont charge with 7.7volt unless i use a separate power supply. If i charge without the power supply it charge around 4.5 volt.
Not sure what you mean here. Out of the box I can charge 10,000mah at 1c. Also, batteries don't charge in voltage, they charge in amps...10,000mah at 1c world be 10 amps, and it does this PER side!
Hey can this charge a 1cell lipo ?
I just got one of these on Recomendations plugged it in and it just reads error disconnect battery. Has anyone seen that at all? Is it just faulty and in need of replacement? Anyhow it does lokk like a great charger thanks for sharing. Love your channel here RC Girl.
Yeah that sounds wonky. Definitely reach out to the seller!
Your Amazon link for the charger came out could not find. Nice review thought, charger had some good features. Only thing on the wish list would a little more ac power.
Here's the link, thanks for the heads up amzn.to/3eJj3LB
I have had this charger for about 4 months works great and easy to use. Discharging is a little slow but a great charger for the price
2 Shoes but that’s normal for chargers unless you have a discharge bank.
Thanks for the longer term feedback. So far I really like this thing and might get a second
2 Shoes Get yourself a ISDT FD-100 Smart Control Discharger on Amazon for $35. Saves so much time.
I’ve had this charger since June and other than the fan being loud, I have no complaints. I use it at the track for buggy racing. Good video RC Girl. Hope you can keep making videos at the same pace. 👍
RC's RC Cars let me take a look at that I thought there s/b a way to make the process faster
you like the touch screen over the older style buttons ?
looking to upgrade my 2 older style chargers, Thanks
Yeah it's nice! The touch screen on this one works really well. Still use this charger a lot.
I got the non touch screen version of this charger and quite frankly it is a brilliant bit of kit.
I have 3 chargers altogether but I need not use the other two because this one is very quick provided the lipo cells are in good condition, a full charge of a 3s 5500mAh battery takes 40-50 minutes. Batteries with damaged cells take longer because they are resistant to being balanced, damaged cells don't want to hold charge but the charger isn't happy with that and so charges can take double the standard charge time of a battery with healthy cells.
Brilliant, powerful little charger that charges both batteries at the same time @10amps.
2s batteries 5500mAh charge in no time at all because there's one less cell to balance. Needless to say the more cells a battery has the longer it will take to balance charge👍
im in the process of looking to upgrade my 2 older single chargers to a double, just trying to decide between touchscreen or buttons, im pretty used to the buttons, so looking for comments
You charge me up.very inlighting
Is it still up and running 😱😭😩
I jst brought one thanks
Cheers Very well explained I use the same charger and its awesome
thanks for the demo
I’m alil ticked it did not come with temp wires and it is a crap ton of cables
Someone said you can get them cheap on hobbyking
top video, very understandable and well explained. good work and good choice.Thank you
Nice video!
Just found your channel , very good , very professional , great knowledge , not to many females doing this , new sub
Thanks! Welcome
Thank you
Thankyou
Hi
I just subscribed to your channel. Looks like this is a great charger. I ordered mine last week and I am awaiting the arrival of mine. This is the first ballance charger I've ever purchased. I have
Yuneec Batteries.
For my Typhoon H 480. I cannot wait to use this charger .
Keith Kuhn
Also on UA-cam
Love this ! I was debating doing a small adventure charge/Pit box for trails and daily use. Keep killing it! Maybe a video collab in the future!? :)
Good video
Thanks for the digital caliper recommendation. I was looking for one after reading several of the Capra FB posts.
Yeah it's so much quicker having a digital one!
I just got mine, and was wondering if it was supposed to come with a JST to deans connector. Am I able to charge lipos using only the balance plug ? the lil USB chargers did that just fine, but I'm getting an error message from this one.
nice closing line btw 👍
OK, i just ordered mine, thanks. If anyone saw me recharging my batteries they would kick me out the hobby. This should make things easier :o) TRACTION HOBBY CRAGMANS 1/8 & TRX4
😂😂 How have you been charging your batteries??
@@RCGirl I cycle through all the selections on my DuraTrack DNYX235. But it's hard picking & cycling threw their menu. I always seem to get there, but never smoothly waisting so much time. I think the way you should the digital layout on the screen seems to make it easy as far as i can see.
Great video, was actually just looking for at charger :-D Unfortunately the Amazon link doesn't work :-(
I bought the C240 Duo. No cool touch screen and has 5 amps on each side. So, charging 2 of my 6200 milliamp batteries is a no Bueno! Unless I have tons of time on my hands to charge. It will focus the charge on side 1 and do 2 after side 1 is fully charged. I have done a little custom soldering to make other connections work.
If you plug the red and black in wrong and go to charge the C240 will instantly warn you the connections are wrong and will refuse to charge till the wires get inserted right. It does the job, but I do want to upgrade it to something more powerful.
Really like this charger, it appears to be a great value. I am a little concerned that when I charge my 3s 5200mah lipo’s it’s only taking about 20mins though. I’m charging at 5 or 5.2 amps. I always thought that was ok since it’s 1c but worried its charging them too quickly.
Very professional review !!!! As a beginner it’s not all about the kits !!! Equipment like this is important and your review also helps me understand more about charging ...really good ..thank you ... Best wishes to you all in the US getting through the virus crisis from your friends in the UK ....... Michael
any clue what i select on the screen to charge a li-ion battery??
Use lipo function, I charge all my 18650's with lipo setting. No need to change anything, besides your charge rate.
Is this charger still going okay ? Thanks
Yeah still going strong 👌🏼
AWESOME video girl. Been looking for a 2nd charger. Love the touchscreen ones. Might be what I ask Santa for Christmas or my birthday.
would you still reccomend this?
Yes I still use it to this day. I don't know if the link above still works but I do believe they are still available
great info and nice charger
Thank you!
I have a question, don’t no where else to get the answer. Just looking for opinions and thoughts, I’m looking into the axial wraith, and axial wraith 1.9. I do however want the one that has the most options for upgrades. Thanks for your time.
Wraith spawn vs wraith 1.9? I don't know too much about upgrades for either (my 1.9 is stock except wheels!) but the spawn has been around a lot longer so I'm assuming there are a lot more aftermarket parts available for that.
I forgot all about this question lol. I’ve since bought the wraith and today the Capra kit!! Oh what joy it is to build this🤣. Thank you helping my decision.
@@keithphillips1234 haha awesome!!
Thanx for the info this is awesome! I cant wait to see how the airbrushing goes!
Yeah I think it would be fun to try out on my capra panels. Stay tuned!
The white ones are called Tamiya connectors. They were one of the first companies that standardized connectors in the 80s. Most, if not all batteries were sold with those connectors unless specified otherwise. Kyosho used the same connector but the round and square pins were reversed so they weren't interchangeable.
shouldnt the end voltage be 3.7? im confused on that part
A fully charged lipo cell is 4.2V, but for some reason manufacturers describe their battery voltage with what is called the "nominal voltage" (considered a sort of "half-charged" voltage of 3.7). It's weird and confusing!
@@RCGirl i got ya now, thanks much!
I really love the cell display also. That is probably one of reasons why I purchased it. You really did a nice
video.
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Curious if you ever use that little digital meter "battery capacity checker" ? I bought 2 of these in August and have been great, neither one of mine came with that little meter.
Seems like a lot of newer chargers come with XT60 ports which, I think, is an improvement.
Thank you for taking the time to do this. I had no issue walking over to the charger and getting it to work after watching you do it. It's not that I would not have read the instructions, but that I cannot see the tiny print. This saved me some watery eyes and some cuss words.
Nice review
Thanks!
Great video, could you recommend some good budget Lipo batteries?
i have the htrc 100 color touch screen a few years ,, great charger no issues ,, i use para charge board 4 batteries at a time
Same here!! 😆 It says not to charge more than one per port so I didn't mention that
@@RCGirl yea its safe as long as there same cell count ,,, just checked that link on amazon 5 percent off at the moment .. can't beat it for a dual.. 70 bucks but i have umteen chargers lol
I followed your video mine works great thx for the help keep up the good work.