Charger which one...

[bebop]

Hi,

I'm in the market for a peak charger and I narrow it to 2 choices, what would be the ideal charger for me a Novak Ionic which has a .05, 1, 4 amps and a disharge rate of 10 amps or a Duratrax Piranha charger which has a 1-5 amps of charge, from what I read somewhere that the lower the amp charge rate the longer the run time the battery has and the higher the charge rate the more punch you will get. I am looking for runtime here and I think that having a 1 amp charge rate is too low while having a 2-3 amp charge rate is descent, what do you guys think.

I will be using a NiMh 3300.

Thanks

[Killerush]

I bought a Dynamite Vision Peak charger and I love it! It will charge NiMH/NiCd and LiPo and is completely adjustable. My wife's factory NiMH in her RC18MT gets about 25 minutes of run time with a Mamba 8Kv brushless charged at .8amps. Plus I can charge anything!

[JDT]

check out the superbrain 977 pro, great charger for $100. Charges up to 3s lipo and led acid as well as nimh/nicd batteries, adjustable from 1 to 5 amps and also discharges at up to 4 amps, did I mention it can charge two packs at once, check it out, I replaced a well worn 959 superbrain when this charger came out and I am very happy, best $100 charger around IMO, ac power supply and dc power clips are included.

[davo798]

i have the duratrax one and like it alot. i charge my stick packs and rx paxs on it. i like how ajustable it is for only $50 the price is good for what it does

[guver]

Of the two you asked about the digital piranha is my favorite, but the only drawback is the max rate on AC power is 3 amps. It seems you aren't concerned with the charge rate though so it is a better choice.

[bensb4]

Of the two you asked about the digital piranha is my favorite, but the only drawback is the max rate on AC power is 3 amps. It seems you aren't concerned with the charge rate though so it is a better choice.
yea but if hes running say a 2400 nicad its really going to be flat.you want tom make sure that your at the bare minimum for charging.

say you got a rc1500
1500=to be charged at 3.0amps for best performanceand life.you could go 4 for more punch and less life.2 would be the opposite but its really bleh.if you can afford it id go with a
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXUF44&P=7

more than enough amps you need.i charge my rc2400s at 4.8amps(2400x2=4800 erase the 00 you have 48 add a decimal you have 4.8)
this is what i use
https://www.ssl-stormerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/seekpart.pl?src=ns&pn=INTE2021

[Jason E2]

I had a vision peak before I bought a Turbo35BL. That little charger rocked. Best non-computerized charger I've used and seen others use.

[norbie]

Just bought an IONIC (DC Only) from the hobby store. Hooked it up to the car battery. Was unable to charge my pack. After fiddeling around, I got it to charge at 1AMP. Takes only two days to charge the pack. Went home, thought the battery was too low on input. Tried the same on a stabilized 13.8V 12 Amp power supply. Did not charge at 4 Amp. No power supply connected error. I don't know if it would false peak since I never got to charge my pack at 4 Amp. Some research across the Internet revealed that other owners had the same problem. Mine is now on its way to Novak. Hope they have a fix. It seems that Novak (unfortunately) released a bunch of IONIC's with factory problems. I guess they tested it with higher input voltage and PASSED them. Just a Guess! I am not really happy with this outcome although the charger sold for rather cheap.
Norbert

[bensb4]

get what you pay for.and you got a dc only blech.