I could use some charger advice

[MicroMan]

Well Im finished setting up my Logo and need some charger advice. Ive been looking at the e-station bc6 it looks like a great charger with a balencer no less. Im pretty sure I'll never go beyond a 6s battery pack which is the max on the bc6 for Lipos. Does anyone have any experience with ths charger?

[RC Accessory]

The BC-6 is a nice charger. The AC power is a big plus.

If you are going to use a 6S pack, keep in mind that the power of the charger is still 50 watts. Most people that use 6S packs are in the 4000 mah range.

At C1 charge rate, a 6S 4000 mah pack would require 101 watts of power. Being limited to 50 watts, your max charge rate would be about 2 amps.

If you do get to a 6S pack, I strongly recommend the BC-8 over the BC-6. The BC-8 has 150 watts of power, 8S built in balancer.

The BC-6 is a new charger. Bantam released the BC-6 model about a month ago.

If you have any questions about it, please let me know.

[markk]

I've been using the BC-6 and it's a great charger. Other solutions with separate balancers and power supplies seem almost absurd to me after using this thing. Of course I'm only running 2S and 3S packs. I'm not certain what I'd do if I was looking at charging 6S or larger packs. I know.... I'll just wait until the 8 or 10S version of the BC-6 comes out before I pick up that TREX 600. :lolol :lolol :lolol

[loopzilla]

The TP 1010C & 210V is my favorite, because it does create a close loop. And, although the units are separate, the charging unit has the wattage I need for larger packs.

[MicroMan]

Im really torn between the features of the BC6 that I like. I really like that I can use it with a AC outlet and not need a seperate power supply. I like the fact that it can do A123 cells, I dis-like the fact that it cant do more than 6S Lipos. I really hate to limit myself to a 6S max charger but thats what the market has to offer at the moment. I wish there was a BC7 lol, something inbetween the BC6 and BC8. Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, the seach continues.

[WayneBrown]

I got the 902, more expensive, and seperate balancers But it does 12S, has a good output, and has graphing software too.
I like that it does other battery chemistry too..