MRC Superbrain 959, Dynamite Vision Peak Plus, or DuraTrax Piranha AC/DC Digital Peak

[Mathew J]

Just wondering which of these would be the best to buy? thanks

[Fidelio]

dunno bout the others but the superbrain only goes up to 4.5 amps. i'm a nitro guy but the electric guys at my track like to charge their batts at 6 amps, so they always make fun of my purple charger, but i'm only charging rx/tx batts so it's fine for me.
for charging car packs you might want something else.

[trw]

o the superbrain is HORRIBLE, dont ever get it, never charges batteries right, always false peaks unless it has a cooling fan on it, even then it only last not very long before it starts malfunctioning again, mine just crapped out, not even a year old.

[Cain]

avoid the superbrain unless you use it for micro racing or you can rig a fan. Of the last two chargers, maybe the duratrax one will be better. What is your budget right now?

[Mathew J]

Thanks, after reading a few threads on the MRC unit I decided that isn't the best alternative. I am really looking for something to use to "bash" around as I am not getting into racing again, something that supports nimh and also nicad even though I doubt I will be buying any new nicads, would like to keep it under $70 and also have AC capability as most of my charging will be done at my house and not on the road. My old charger was a pro tech 702 and I would like something smaller and quicker than that.

Thanks

[gizmoguy303]

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXUF45&P=7

;)

[Mathew J]

Thanks, and this is better than the pirahana? how about the mini version of this or is that intended for smaller batteries?

[gizmoguy303]

The Deluxe version can charge NiMH cells much better than the Mini can. For a budget charger, this one is pretty good. I had one before I bought my Pulsar Competition.

[Mathew J]

Thanks, I just found a brand new one listed on ebay for $20 that I put a bid on, hopefully that pans out, if not then $70 isn't too bad...any thoughts on the piranaha series as I don't know if I will need the performance of this model or is it just that these are much better, thanks.