Mad_Mechanic
Well-known member
This topic has been covered in general forms many times. Here is my situation.
About 8 years ago I bought a simple LiPo charger on HobbyKing. It was very basic, needed an external power supply and would only balance charge batteries with a minimum of 3 cells. This was fine when I was running 3S 2200 batteries for my 450 helicopter but now I'm starting to buy a collection of 2S batteries for smaller foam board planes. I'm also getting really tired of the setup involved in this older unit and needing the external power supply.
So I'm looking at some of the newer chargers on the market. I've found 2 that I like the look of and they are in the same general ball park for price. I wanted to see if anyone here had any experience with either of them.
First is this ISDT D2 unit from Aloft Hobby with a price tag of $109.00
https://alofthobbies.com/isdt-d2-200w10a-dual-charger.html
It will charge 2 batteries simultaneously and will support 1-6S batteries.
Second is this HOTA D6+ unit from GetFPV with a price tag of $129.99
https://www.getfpv.com/hota-d6-300w-ac-dc-dual-channel-smart-charger-discharger.html
Again, it will charge 2 batteries simultaneously and will support 1-6s batteries.
Both have nice 'big' full color screens. Both have USB ports for firmware updates.
Yes, they both have rather 'hefty' price tags, but I see this as an investment piece.
Thoughts?
About 8 years ago I bought a simple LiPo charger on HobbyKing. It was very basic, needed an external power supply and would only balance charge batteries with a minimum of 3 cells. This was fine when I was running 3S 2200 batteries for my 450 helicopter but now I'm starting to buy a collection of 2S batteries for smaller foam board planes. I'm also getting really tired of the setup involved in this older unit and needing the external power supply.
So I'm looking at some of the newer chargers on the market. I've found 2 that I like the look of and they are in the same general ball park for price. I wanted to see if anyone here had any experience with either of them.
First is this ISDT D2 unit from Aloft Hobby with a price tag of $109.00
https://alofthobbies.com/isdt-d2-200w10a-dual-charger.html
It will charge 2 batteries simultaneously and will support 1-6S batteries.
Second is this HOTA D6+ unit from GetFPV with a price tag of $129.99
https://www.getfpv.com/hota-d6-300w-ac-dc-dual-channel-smart-charger-discharger.html
Again, it will charge 2 batteries simultaneously and will support 1-6s batteries.
Both have nice 'big' full color screens. Both have USB ports for firmware updates.
Yes, they both have rather 'hefty' price tags, but I see this as an investment piece.
Thoughts?