dogman dan
1 PW
Ok, I understand the big lipo users are going to meanwell power supplies to fast charge, but as a noobie to lipo wouldn't it be better to start with something a bit more disaster resistant, that I could charge one pack at a time with?
I'm looking now at stuff in stock at the moment at HK, one being the Imax B6. The other likely choice is the 106 B-plus.
The B6 charges at 50 watts, so on a 5s pack, 10 watts per cell. The 106 B is 250 watt, so 50 watts per cell. Five times faster.
But what would be the real world charge time for a 80% discharged 5s 5 ah pack? My notoriously fuzzy math indicates the b6 would charge at 2.7 amps.
50 watts divided by 18v = 2.7 amps So less than two hours per pack with a b6?
And the 106b would charge a pack in less than 30 minuites? At 13.8 amps?
Does any of this sound close to real world charge times for 5 ah 5s lipo?
I'm looking now at stuff in stock at the moment at HK, one being the Imax B6. The other likely choice is the 106 B-plus.
The B6 charges at 50 watts, so on a 5s pack, 10 watts per cell. The 106 B is 250 watt, so 50 watts per cell. Five times faster.
But what would be the real world charge time for a 80% discharged 5s 5 ah pack? My notoriously fuzzy math indicates the b6 would charge at 2.7 amps.
50 watts divided by 18v = 2.7 amps So less than two hours per pack with a b6?
And the 106b would charge a pack in less than 30 minuites? At 13.8 amps?
Does any of this sound close to real world charge times for 5 ah 5s lipo?