buel williams
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Looking around for 12s charger either expensive or DC only. DC only how does that work anyway. any advice would be helpful.
700 charger
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buel williams
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thank you for the info, will look into that.
Tony
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To make your search a little easier, a 12s pack will charge as 2 6s packs, so you only need a 6s charger and a paraboard. I myself purchased the iCharger S6 or 6S, can't remember off the top of my head, and it's an 1100w charger. You will need a power supply like mentioned by Geena above still for anything DC. And the PL8X2 is an amazing charger, I just didn't find it was in my budget or it would be in my possession lol.
buel williams
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So I can charge a 12s with my venom and a paraboard? If this correct do I need DC power? Can you tell me what to look for in a paraboard.
buel williams
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I don't have anything 12s yet. My charger is a vanom 80w x2. Just want to 12s finished a 700 synergy tonight give her a go tomorrow. powering with 2 6s and hate all the extra batt harness.
Tony
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buel williams
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Thats the one
Tony
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With that one being a dual charger, you don't need the paraboard. Just plug one 6s into one side, and the other 6s into the other side and run with it.
I will say this though, for a 700, you likely have 5000mah packs and you will want to upgrade after a while. Will your charger charge those batteries? Absolutely! However it will take a bit of time to do so. If you have a 1000w charger or the like, it will be able to max out the battery charge rate, rather than maxing out the charger charge rate.
So with the title of the thread in looking for a charger, the one that Geena posted is fantastic! It is an investment, so it's a "Buy Once, Cry Once" situation, and you are done. If you want to save some money (like I did), you can look into the charger that I have, the iCharger S6. I will post links to both of those below.
For a power supply, as most higher end chargers are DC only and will require a power supply that is over 24 volts, check out my video on making a power supply. Mine has worked perfectly. The one that Geena has is a plug and play solution though and is a fantastic PSU! Again, everything is below.
iCharger S6:
Amazon product
Having trouble locating the Powerlab PL8 X2 so posting a link to a site that I have never heard of just so you can see it.
www.bigsquidrc.com
I think this is the PSU Geena has. And Buddy RC is another FANTASTIC website. I have purchased multiple items from them.
www.buddyrc.com
Parallel Charge Board: I listed a search (Progressive is a great company!) for parallel board as there are different plugs.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=parallel...e33c56ac07281&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
And here is a list to my charge PSU build here on the site in the Article section:
www.rc-help.com
I will say this though, for a 700, you likely have 5000mah packs and you will want to upgrade after a while. Will your charger charge those batteries? Absolutely! However it will take a bit of time to do so. If you have a 1000w charger or the like, it will be able to max out the battery charge rate, rather than maxing out the charger charge rate.
So with the title of the thread in looking for a charger, the one that Geena posted is fantastic! It is an investment, so it's a "Buy Once, Cry Once" situation, and you are done. If you want to save some money (like I did), you can look into the charger that I have, the iCharger S6. I will post links to both of those below.
For a power supply, as most higher end chargers are DC only and will require a power supply that is over 24 volts, check out my video on making a power supply. Mine has worked perfectly. The one that Geena has is a plug and play solution though and is a fantastic PSU! Again, everything is below.
iCharger S6:
Amazon product
Having trouble locating the Powerlab PL8 X2 so posting a link to a site that I have never heard of just so you can see it.
Revolectrix Cellpro Dual PowerLab 8×2 Battery Charger - Big Squid RC
Sometimes you just need serious power and the new Cellpro Dual PowerLab 8×2 from Revolectrix has 2688 watts of it. Huge raw power is one thing, but the Cellpro was also designed to be reliable, flexible, and to have intuitive operation. Some of its other features and specifications include- *...
I think this is the PSU Geena has. And Buddy RC is another FANTASTIC website. I have purchased multiple items from them.
Buddy RC 1800W 75A 24V Server Power Supply
This modified HP server power supply converts 110V household AC power to 24V DC for battery chargers. This power supply with Power Factor Correction (PFC) function makes it more efficient than normal products. Two USA standard AC cables are included in the package. You need solder your own DC...
Parallel Charge Board: I listed a search (Progressive is a great company!) for parallel board as there are different plugs.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=parallel...e33c56ac07281&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
And here is a list to my charge PSU build here on the site in the Article section:
1000 Watt Power Supply Build Guide Icharger 306b Ep Buddy Parallel Board Deans
Credit for the content of this video goes to Gaba. I meant to mention this in the beginning of the video, but I was so tired at the time that I completely forgot. And after the video was done, I just decided to leave it as is rather than put a...
buel williams
Active Member
Ok thanks for all the info. Got to get some sleep giving the 700 a go tomorrow.With that one being a dual charger, you don't need the paraboard. Just plug one 6s into one side, and the other 6s into the other side and run with it.
I will say this though, for a 700, you likely have 5000mah packs and you will want to upgrade after a while. Will your charger charge those batteries? Absolutely! However it will take a bit of time to do so. If you have a 1000w charger or the like, it will be able to max out the battery charge rate, rather than maxing out the charger charge rate.
So with the title of the thread in looking for a charger, the one that Geena posted is fantastic! It is an investment, so it's a "Buy Once, Cry Once" situation, and you are done. If you want to save some money (like I did), you can look into the charger that I have, the iCharger S6. I will post links to both of those below.
For a power supply, as most higher end chargers are DC only and will require a power supply that is over 24 volts, check out my video on making a power supply. Mine has worked perfectly. The one that Geena has is a plug and play solution though and is a fantastic PSU! Again, everything is below.
iCharger S6:
Amazon product
Having trouble locating the Powerlab PL8 X2 so posting a link to a site that I have never heard of just so you can see it.
Revolectrix Cellpro Dual PowerLab 8×2 Battery Charger - Big Squid RC
Sometimes you just need serious power and the new Cellpro Dual PowerLab 8×2 from Revolectrix has 2688 watts of it. Huge raw power is one thing, but the Cellpro was also designed to be reliable, flexible, and to have intuitive operation. Some of its other features and specifications include- *...
I think this is the PSU Geena has. And Buddy RC is another FANTASTIC website. I have purchased multiple items from them.
Buddy RC 1800W 75A 24V Server Power Supply
This modified HP server power supply converts 110V household AC power to 24V DC for battery chargers. This power supply with Power Factor Correction (PFC) function makes it more efficient than normal products. Two USA standard AC cables are included in the package. You need solder your own DC...
Parallel Charge Board: I listed a search (Progressive is a great company!) for parallel board as there are different plugs.
Amazon.com : parallel
And here is a list to my charge PSU build here on the site in the Article section:
1000 Watt Power Supply Build Guide Icharger 306b Ep Buddy Parallel Board Deans
Credit for the content of this video goes to Gaba. I meant to mention this in the beginning of the video, but I was so tired at the time that I completely forgot. And after the video was done, I just decided to leave it as is rather than put a...
buel williams
Active Member
I would love to Tony but I don't know how to send video to fotum.
buel williams
Active Member
Yea that's easy for you I'll get some younger help and see what I can do. Thanks again and good night my friend.
Geena
Staff member
Tony.... It`s going to be hard to find a powerlab these days. They stopped making them a while back, and those of us who have them...will not be letting go of them any time soon. LOLWith that one being a dual charger, you don't need the paraboard. Just plug one 6s into one side, and the other 6s into the other side and run with it.
I will say this though, for a 700, you likely have 5000mah packs and you will want to upgrade after a while. Will your charger charge those batteries? Absolutely! However it will take a bit of time to do so. If you have a 1000w charger or the like, it will be able to max out the battery charge rate, rather than maxing out the charger charge rate.
So with the title of the thread in looking for a charger, the one that Geena posted is fantastic! It is an investment, so it's a "Buy Once, Cry Once" situation, and you are done. If you want to save some money (like I did), you can look into the charger that I have, the iCharger S6. I will post links to both of those below.
For a power supply, as most higher end chargers are DC only and will require a power supply that is over 24 volts, check out my video on making a power supply. Mine has worked perfectly. The one that Geena has is a plug and play solution though and is a fantastic PSU! Again, everything is below.
iCharger S6:
Amazon product
Having trouble locating the Powerlab PL8 X2 so posting a link to a site that I have never heard of just so you can see it.
Revolectrix Cellpro Dual PowerLab 8×2 Battery Charger - Big Squid RC
Sometimes you just need serious power and the new Cellpro Dual PowerLab 8×2 from Revolectrix has 2688 watts of it. Huge raw power is one thing, but the Cellpro was also designed to be reliable, flexible, and to have intuitive operation. Some of its other features and specifications include- *...
I think this is the PSU Geena has. And Buddy RC is another FANTASTIC website. I have purchased multiple items from them.
Buddy RC 1800W 75A 24V Server Power Supply
This modified HP server power supply converts 110V household AC power to 24V DC for battery chargers. This power supply with Power Factor Correction (PFC) function makes it more efficient than normal products. Two USA standard AC cables are included in the package. You need solder your own DC...
Parallel Charge Board: I listed a search (Progressive is a great company!) for parallel board as there are different plugs.
Amazon.com : parallel
And here is a list to my charge PSU build here on the site in the Article section:
1000 Watt Power Supply Build Guide Icharger 306b Ep Buddy Parallel Board Deans
Credit for the content of this video goes to Gaba. I meant to mention this in the beginning of the video, but I was so tired at the time that I completely forgot. And after the video was done, I just decided to leave it as is rather than put a...
buel williams
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700 maiden hover went very well, still working on video.