big JC

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Getting back into the hobby and have been reading and reading (to point where my girlfriend is quite annoyed with me) to bring myself back up to speed after a 20 year hiatus. Anyway after LOTS of reading I'm fairly confident with what motor, esc, batteries etc I will be getting for my rc8te. Was ready to pull the trigger on some purchases tonight and thought a charger was going to be a no brainer....man was I wrong!

So was planning on this charger http://www.hobbypartz.com/73p-ac680-accharger.htmlbut am confused. Can it charge 3s beyond 5000 mah?

Looking for a descent charger <$80, built in power supply, can charge up to 3s5500mah relatively quickly that preferably ships from the states. Can the Thunder AC680 do this?

Was also looking at the onyx 235 & 245, could either charge 3s to 5500 mah on AC?

Soooo many chargers any help on picking one woudl be grreat!</p>

guver

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Any charger will charge above 5500 mah (even if it says 5000 mah max capacity), it may just take longer or have to do it twice. Imop none of those 3 chargers are "relatively quick" , but the Onyx 235 on DC power would be fastest. I have modded one to run 8 amps and 70 watts on AC power. It takes a bit of work and will void the warranty of course.

EXT2Rob

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My buddy has the previous model of that charger.  It's a good budget unit. It'll work for ya just fine.

phmaximus

I dont reccomend chargers with bilt in power supplys, if it fails u cant replace it, thats why is externail power supplys, and im allready on my 2nd power supply in 6 years.

nitrosportsandrunner

thunder AC6 is $45 and will balance charge a 3s 5000mah lipo in a tick over 1 hour.

big JC

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<br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; " /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); ">Hey</span>man<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); ">thanks, that in a</span>nut<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); ">shell was the info I needed to know. Not ready to spend a lot on a higher end charger just yet, although after much more reading might just go ahead and get an icharger. LOTS of chargers on the market, makes it difficult for a newb to choose wisely</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; " /><br type="_moz" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; " />

nitrosportsandrunner

ive had the imex b6, and now the thunder ac6. Both have worked well. Only issue I had was with the imex, it didnt like to charge nimh packs. I had to charge at very low amps. But the thunder works well with nimh and lipos. A fully drained 3s 5000mah is probly 1:20 to balance charge. could be just charged in less time. But I always balance charge my lipos.

big JC

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Well I found a super deal (not much more than the ac680) on a Hyperion EOS i720 NET3 AC/DC charger<! google_ad_section_end >  so I went with that