Behind on Posts, but let me get this review up.
Ordered 2 chargers from Hobby King
Ordered 1 more from Amazon when I thought they were going to be late.
Target
2S Surface Packs, lots of them
Deadline
8th (today) - both suppliers made it on time. Nobody screwed me around. ... On another topic, SWIM did place a rather large order from
Big Battery Pack... I personally called in... I personally wrote in... to make sure they could make a shipment ... they took money and then completely hosed the deal. Ridiculous. No inventory control... clown show over there.
Proofs of Purchase
I dont get stuff for free
I dont get kickbacks
Nonathat... I buy shit and tell you how bad it sucks for free. That is my business model.
Here is the pile
Here are the original proofs of purchase with Date

The Amazon Chase order (not researched) above

The Hobby King order, researched...
but when I went to order the parts I wanted were backorder (eh hem) . .. at least they have inventory management. Inventory management is the defining thing about a non-brick and mortar store.
...
So
What are the test Chriteria?
* Shall not light my lipo on fire
* Shall not totally suck ass by making me read 5 pages Chinglish just to start
* Shall actually charge my batteries
OK
And the winner is. . .
Turnigy P403
Won by lapping the competitors by 15 laps.
WHY?
IMAX B6 failed right out of the gate and never even turned on. . . because it only accepts 12V input. The two competing chargers, they ... have AC in as well as DC in. VERY useful feature.
As for Scope Creep?
Listen... a charges job is to do one thing and do that well. Charge the F'ing batteries in a safe and sane way. KISS -> Keep It Simple Stupid... so... no points for having 15 levels deep menu. I... Liked that on my old iCharger, but that was long ago.
...
Ok
SO... First Impression?
P403
I plugged into it and it just magically started charging my 1.5Ah Nano at 3.0A... Perfect. After it completed a cycle, I plugged two different batteries into it... started charging them at 2.5Ah each. Perfect. One battery was a different size and different state of charge - no problem. ... Charges only thru the balance tap, so no need for 45 adapters on a dongle. All of those adapter dongles are sketcher-bullshit. Counterfeit connectors ganged together... nah dawg...
You charge hobby Lipo thru the taps bruh.
SO....
The black one from Amazon - eh -
It charged my batteries.
* I had to navigate the menu a couple of times to figure it out. There are features in there...
* I had to plug in some big jenkem adapter, good thing it matches my pack... as I did not see Anderson on there.
* I Cant remember what the power was or what it started at. Er... I think it may be able to push a lot more current.
Ah yea - 150W
150W / 8.4V = Lots of current
So...
That will come in handy later. 10A charge as well as 2A discharge. Very useful.
SO
From the Small RC Hobby Pack perspective
From the "My kid is 8yo perspective"
From the "I charge at home and on the field" perspective
From First Impressions and hating to read menus
From wanting to charge multiple, different, 2S packs at a time...
The Turnigy P403 dominated.
Best Features
* AC or 12V powered
* Charges 2 packs at once
* Charges thru the taps requiring no fuss
* Requires no button pushing, just plug in and it works
Thanks Turnigy, for creating things which do not suck
I have purchased thousands of dollars in Turnigy gear over the years (RC Flight)... I was always very happy with the Value.
.. The B6 (copy) comes in at a staggering last place
* Never got turned on
* Only rated for 50W while competitor is 150W
* Comes with a Jenk Adapter
* Is a copy... just... come on. FAIL.
The $18.69 I spent on that?
I consider the same as buying a hot girl a drink. Turns out ... she was a drunken hussy... and... that $20 was money well spent to find out right away. ... I will put the charger to use in a specialty project. It likely wont be used for what we are up to this weekend.
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Coming in at a clear second place?
* A shipment from Amazon that landed on time (Logistics Man. . . )
* A ... perfectly functional piece of gear it seems
* Something that aught to be able to let me demonstrate to my son what "6C Charging" means
1.5A... over an hour
10A?
I will let the smoke out of one of those little bastards.
anyway
Thoughts are complete.
* Hobby King FTW
* Amazon Prime FTW
* Turnigy FTW
* Bong rips in Elon's car FTW
-methods