good charger? protek icharger 1010b

[brett_dirtbike]

i need a good charger that i can use to charge two 4s lipos at the same time

hyperion duo is out of the question at $300 plus shipping, but i found the protek icharger 1010b 10s/10a/300w charger on amainhobbies (i'm assuming protek is amain's own brand?) for only $180

the two packs are only 2650 mah so i wont even need to charge at 5 amps each, i'll only charge them at 2.6-2.7... but my two 3s packs are 5000 mah so they will be charged at 5 amps

i am not entirely sure, but i think just using the car battery clips would be fine, i rarely charge my batteries off outlets in my house or shop, always off a car battery in the shop or my truck's battery when i am out driving

it this a good charger? thanks

[russ350r]

I just bought this charger and so far I really like it. You can find a lot of info about the charger here:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=839657

[brett_dirtbike]

thanks man, i forgot to say it is infact the 1010B+, which appears to be the newer version of the 1010B, but 300w instead of 200w and has a usb interface so you can monitor/control with your PC

[revo guy]

ya i am looking at getting the 208b and on that fourm people said to parallel charge the lipos so i will be able to charge 4 5k 11.1v lipos all at once in one hour yay

[brett_dirtbike]

the 208b is 8s/20a, correct?

all i really need is an 8s charger capable of charging my 5000 3s lipos at 4-5 amps, which means 8-10 amp total (1010 is 10, 208 is 20)... the 4s packs are only 2650 mah so i'll only need 5.6 amps for charging them, but still 8s capable

i dont really care too much about the balancer because i just ordered the electrifly equinox balancer from tower, you can use it alone on the batteries or in-line as you charge.. its been getting really good reviews and only $70 cdn including shipping and the 4-5s adaptors (it only comes with 2-3s adaptors)

[Revo¹]

Again, you can charge two packs at the same time on any charger, as long as the charger is capable of charging the total number of cells in the two packs you want to charge...if you want to charge two 4S packs, you need a charger capable of charging 8S.