Novak Millenium Pro or LRP Pulsar Comp?

[HYPA]

I am looking for a new charger and I have had my eye on the LRP Pulsar for a while but my LHS has just got a Millenium Pro in and I am really considering buying it. Does anyone know if Novak will be releasing a new charger anytime soon? What do you guys think I should do?

[RustlerBoy]

Either way they are both outstanding chargers. I personally like the Pulsar, but the Millenium would do it for me too...

quick question... which is your favorite color... blue, or orange....

[mardigan]

Either way they are both outstanding chargers. I personally like the Pulsar, but the Millenium would do it for me too...

quick question... which is your favorite color... blue, or orange....

I love my Millenium Pro but I would like the motor run feature from the LRP. The discharging at 10amps for me seems less than effective. I use 20amp for stock racing and 30amp for Mod.

Saving my pennies for a T35 GFX.

[FantomTC3]

imo the Quasar Pro Charger is far better because it has a 20 amp discharge and its AC/DC also so you dont need an external powersupply. plus its the same price as the pulsar.

[mardigan]

imo the Quasar Pro Charger is far better because it has a 20 amp discharge and its AC/DC also so you dont need an external powersupply. plus its the same price as the pulsar.

If you do go that way I would look at the Integy the new 16x7v6 can discharge at 30amps and my 16x7 is great (same as the Quasar but it has a 5 year warranty)

[rcguy2477]

I would choose the pulsar because it has the motor run-in feature. The millenium is good, but it isnt the newest charger.

[Pro3/nmt105]

Go with the pulsar, the millenium is way over priced. All the millenium can do is a basic charge. It has no features other than adjusting the delta peak and charge rate. It can also be used to program older novak ESCs but that feature is useless now unless you still use a cyclone.

[born2rc]

If you do go that way I would look at the Integy the new 16x7v6 can discharge at 30amps and my 16x7 is great (same as the Quasar but it has a 5 year warranty)
I use a 16x7v6 and so far have no complaints, if anyone is thinking about this charger it has my full recommendation.





As for millenium vs pulsar, i would definately go with the pulsar.

[LasagnaCat]

All the millenium can do is a basic charge.

Not quite true, the Millenium Pro has the nimh2 charge mode that other chargers don't. For what it's worth, when the original rainbow GP3300's were first coming out two (I'd only asked two) different mainstream battery matchers recommended that that the nimh2 mode be used instead of the linear charge w/appropriate cutoff on a T35 when I asked. Now they didn't go into specifically *why*, but it bears repeating as a general aside. When I was two for two with the same answer, I quit asking. :cool:

As far as personal recommendations.. I agree with the earlier post: Coke or Pepsi? Ford or Chevy? Innie or Outie? You can't go wrong when picking between two very similar choices. Novak does have *excellent* customer service, that's the only clear edge I can see.

[Farwar]

What is the motor run-in feature and what is it good for?

[HYPA]

Hmmm let me see, it's good for running in motors ;)

[LasagnaCat]

Or powering a lathe

[born2rc]

What is the motor run-in feature and what is it good for?

It is a feature that lets the charger put out a regulated voltage. I would use it for powering a lathe, breaking in motors, and checking motors (to see how many amps they draw)

[LasagnaCat]

Checking the amp draw of a motor isn't really all that useful. You'd be getting a no load reading, which doesn't directly translate into real world performance. Some motors will look great on the bench but will end up being dogs on the track, there's much more to it than amp draw - this is why electric motor dynos are *so* $$$.