LiPo Balance Battery 10 amps Charger 106B+, includes 18X Multi-Charge Cable

Without noting my age, I'll just comment I have had various RC toys for many years. I began with cars and trucks powered first by NiCDs and later by NiMH batteries. I started with an AstroFlight 114 charger that relied on a manual timer and analog voltage and ampere gauges to monitor the charge. It was very effective and it guaranteed you would safely stay near your charger during every charge! Next I moved to a "modern" high quality Tekin BC 112C charger that had selectable delta voltage peak charging profiles for NiCDs and NiMHs, with fully adjustable trickle charging for 1 to 12 batteries. I loved the BC 112 and I have used it right up until the present.When I began flying helis and quadcopters that rely on lighter LiPo batteries I also used the LiPo battery chargers that came with each aircraft. However, these basic chargers do not have important features like storage charging or the ability to charge multiple batteries in parallel at the same time. I finally decided it was time to buy a another "modern" charger that could handle both LiPos and my older NiMHs (the NiCDs are now history - I finally replaced even my Streamlight NiCD battery packs with NiMHs).I wanted to buy a high quality charger that could serve me for many years and my research ultimately led me to the iCharger and Cellpro series of chargers. I read through the manuals and setting profiles for each type of charger and ultimately settled on the iCharger 106B+ with a P350 power supply. I have now set-up the charger for each of my various NiMH and LiPo batteries and it has worked perfectly for all my needs. In addition to providing a much broader range of adjustable settings than most other chargers, the 106B+ lets me see the actual data associated with each setting, such as cell voltage and battery temperature, during the charge process.So far I am completely happy with the iCharger 106B+. I would recommend it to any RC hobbyist who does not need a charger with even greater capacity than 10 amps, 250 watts, and six cell LiPo batteries.During my research I found another series of chargers, the Turnigy Reaktors, that appear very similar to the iChargers at a much lower price. After searching on-line I found that the Turnigy Reaktor chargers are NOT re-branded iChargers. They are an unauthorized copy made by another company. They may or may not have the same performance and reliable lifetime as real iChargers, but they are not the same charger.

I purchased this primarily for capacity/discharge testing of Li-Ion cells. It's a little intimidating at first, and I wish it was a bit more obvious that you were going to need a power supply of some kind (I rigged up a car battery w/charger for now), but it seems like a very good quality item, and it's got all the features I imagine I will ever need in a charger this size. The instructions aren't super easy getting started, but I'm finding everything fairly intuitive after using it for a couple quick applications.Something to know in advance, is check what connectors it comes with and whether you should immediately buy or assemble some for your application. For example, one of the first things I wanted to due was charge a hobby LiPo battery with a female XT60 connector. This doesn't come with any XT60 adapter, so I just stuffed the mini alligator clamps in there (I can hear your eyes rolling from here), but yeah, I've got some XT60 connectors and 4mm bullet connectors on order to make adapters with for the future...

I bought this charger because I was tired of waiting hours for my 3s and 4s packs to charge on my Turnigy Accucell 6. I use it with a server power supply (HP DPS-600PB) and I can charge my packs at a 10a (2c for 5000mah) rate! Fantastic, feature-packed charger that is very easy to use. I love the fact that it measures individual cell IR so I know when one of my packs/cells is not in good health. This charger comes with every wire needed to charge your packs but you will have to solder your own battery connector of choice. It also comes with a temperature sensor, instruction cd, usb cable (for firmware updates, etc), a nice balance board, and 2 sets of alligator clips of which one is very beefy for hooking up to a car battery. I wish I had just bought this charger from the beginning and saved some money because I could not be happier with it. Now I can charge my 4s/5000mah packs in about 1/2 hr. I now understand why icharger has such a great reputation, they have earned it by providing a superior charger at a very fair price.

This charger does just about everything you would want in a charger. I use it mainly to charge my Lipo batteries. I like the fact it has a balance charge for each cell pack and you can set the max. charging voltage. It also has a selection where you can measure the individual cell voltages and resistances. A great indication that the Lipo is going bad. One drawback is that you have to connect it to some DC source rather than just plug it into a wall socket. I guess they made it this way for field charging. I feel more comfortable using this charger on Lipo's because it is monitoring critical parameters such as charging current, cell voltage and even battery temperatures. I believe the unit will pay for itself in the long run because I am already noticing longer life out of my Lipo batteries. Love this thing!

It seems to be a good charger, but I wouldn't know yet... Make sure you also order a connection cable with banana jacks on one end, and a connection matching your battery. The charger does not charge strictly using the balance lead. I've seen cables on here with multiple connections, so check those out for versatility. Fingers crossed that the charger will work well once I can actually connect a battery to it.Side note, it did come with a bunch of other connections that I'll probably never use. Would have gladly traded that for a simple connection to a JST.

Excellent smart charger with great customer support from Progressive RC.Wish they sold these chargers in Canada.Thumbs UP!

I'm so glad i invested in a quality charger. The value of this product is outstanding and it does such a great quiet job of charging my lipo batteries. I plan on using it for many types of batteries for years to come. I finally got rid of my crappy made in china charger.

The unit is very safe to use with Lipo batteries