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January 23, 2014

Team Orion Advantage One Duo AC/DC charger

Team Orion introduce the Advantage One Duo, a mid-range, compact size, dual channel AC/DC charger. Sporting a dual 50W charge output the device can simultaneously and independently fast charge two battery packs with up to 6A. The integrated balancer ensures a safe and efficient charge of 2S to 4S LiPo and LiFe packs while offering increased safety for less experienced users. The charger, that features a back-lit display and 4-button operation, can be used with either 11-18VDC or 110-240VAC and it will become available very soon.

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January 22, 2014

Hype X-200 Touch DC charger

Hype introduce the X-200 Touch 200W DC multi-chemistry charger. The main feature of the device is the large 96x54mm touch sensitive colour display to control and monitor all relevant charging and discharging parameters. Offering a multi-language menu the charger is designed for the use with up to 6 cell LiXX and up to 16 cell NiXX packs as well as Lead-Acid batteries. A maximum charge current of 10A makes for low charging times while the X-200 also offers a 3A discharge function. An integrated LiPo balancer and special modes for all battery types round out the package.

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January 13, 2014

Team Orion Advantage Touch Duo charger

Team Orion introduce the Advantage Touch Duo AC/DC multi-chemistry charger. Building on the experience gained with the single output Advantage Touch chargers the device features a build-in 200 watts power supply for up to 10A charge current per output for simultaneous charging of up to two 6S LiPo battery packs. A colour touch screen display show all of the important charging, discharging and balancing parameters and a new split view allows to display the data of both channels. The charger is also equipped with a USB connector for firmware upgrades and two temperature probe connectors. Included with the charger come two 4-in-1 balancing boards.

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January 6, 2014

Elangears Elan Mini & Power Bridge

Elangears have released a new compact AC/DC charger, the Elan Mini. Featuring a single DC output when powered by AC it can output up to 7A while when DC powered it can charge up to 12A. Featuring a discharge feature up to 7A it also sports a 5V 4A USB port. The unit can handle the full range of the most popular battery types and with a small footprint (135x95x80mm) it weighs in at 730grams. Elangears also has a new Power Bridge that distributes 12V DC through 4 outputs (2x40A & 2x10A) and 2xUSB ports. Two of the outputs also sport an on off switch.

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November 30, 2013

Duratrax Li-24 compact charger

New from Duratrax, the Li-24 is a compact fully functional budget charger that fits easily in a field bag or on a workbench. Able to charge LiPo and LiFe up to 4S, this AC unit has a maximum of 3A charging current and is super simple to use. Fitted with gold plated connectors it comes supplied with Deans Ultra Plug connectors.

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November 15, 2013

ProTek R/C next generation Prodigy chargers

ProTek R/C have released their next generation of Prodigy chargers, the Prodigy 640, Prodigy 612 Duo AC and Prodigy 67 Quad AC. ProTek R/C’s Prodigy 640 can charge your battery packs insanely fast. At up to 40 amps, the most demanding enthusiasts will be back in the air or on the track in no time. The 640 can also handle up to 6S Lithium batteries and up to 16-cell NiMH battery packs. Bring your Lithium batteries back to life. With the “Pre-Charge” mode Lithium batteries that have been discharged too far can be revitalized. This only scratches the surface of the 640’s features, but you can see why it will sit atop the workbenches of the world’s best pilots and racers.

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November 14, 2013

SkyRC Quattro Micro battery charger

New from SkyRC comes the Quattro Micro battery charger for the use with many Micro-type batteries. Offering four individual charging ports with LED displays and adjustable charging rates of 0.1A up to 1.0A the ACDC device is ideal for the use with Losi micro battery packs and it also fills the flight batteries of Walkera, MX and mCPX aircrafts if you wish to play around a little bit between the heats during a race. The displays state the capacity, voltage, charging current and the pack’s status while the charger itself features a vast amount of safety features such as short circuit, over current, reverse polarity and DC input voltage protection.

Source: SkyRC [skyrc.com]

November 14, 2013

Dynamite Prophet Sport LiPo & NiMH chargers

Horizon Hobby introduce the new line of Dynamite Prophet Sport LiPo and NiMH chargers. Starting with the Prophet Sport Plus the AC/DC charger offers up to 5A charging current or 50W charing power for 1S to 6S LiPo or 4-12 cell NiMH batteries. It features an internal balancer, comes with a JST/XH balancer board and a pre-wired EC3 charging harness. Also new is the Prophet Sport Li-Po charger, made for the use with 100-240VAC input and 2S to 3S LiPo packs. The charging current is selectable from 0.5A up to 3A and incorporated in the red case are 2S and 3S XH balancing ports to do away with the need to use an additional balancing adapter. Building on the same case as the Sport Li-Po charger is the Sport NiMH, the device again makes use of 100-240VAC input and it is build for the use with 4 to 8 cell NiMH packs. The charging current is selectable from 1A up to 4A and the charger comes pre-wired with an EC3 connector.

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