Hobby charger for cycle testing?

[redilast]

Anyone have any good recommendations?

 

[motomech]

Testing what?
Wait, I know,
Batteries, right?

 

[redilast]

Testing what?
Wait, I know,
Batteries, right?

Cycle testing as stated in the title. As in charge, discharge, charge, discharge all automated. I saw the the samsung 29E cycle thread the charger the guy was using, but model seems discontinued?

 

[Hillhater]

It depends on what batteries you are testing, capacity, voltage , single cell or multicell packs, 4s...8s..10 s ??
A basic unit like the Turnigy Reaktor is good up to 6 s, similar but more $$s is the Icharger 206.
But there are many others with similar features.

 

[redilast]

It depends on what batteries you are testing, capacity, voltage , single cell or multicell packs, 4s...8s..10 s ??
A basic unit like the Turnigy Reaktor is good up to 6 s, similar but more $$s is the Icharger 206.
But there are many others with similar features.

Single 18650 cells, probably don't need more than like 5A discharge. I already have an electronic load for more accurate high current tests (up to 30A) I prefer to use my electronic load. But I have no way to cycle cells on that.

Those Turnigy Reaktor's are what I looked at previously, but hobby king is backordered and its been that way for months. But I think I can find some elsewhere for sale.

Do you know if the Turnigy Reaktor has any limit to the number of cycles it can do? Like can you program it to do 50 cycles? Can you specify like the rest time and both the charge and discharge current?

 

[Ykick]

That Reaktor looks pretty cool for the money but if out-of-stock, won't do any good. If you can get along with 10A/200W the good old iCharger 106B+ wouldn't break the bank.

If I had to have something more powerful today I'd probably look into one of the 350-1000W iCharger models? I know the 106B+ can do 999 cycles, specified interval time along with graphical output if desired.

RC Buddy has a decent and reasonably priced iCharger selection if ordering within USA.

 

[electricbike]

It depends on what batteries you are testing, capacity, voltage , single cell or multicell packs, 4s...8s..10 s ??
A basic unit like the Turnigy Reaktor is good up to 6 s, similar but more $$s is the Icharger 206.
But there are many others with similar features.

Single 18650 cells, probably don't need more than like 5A discharge. I already have an electronic load for more accurate high current tests (up to 30A) I prefer to use my electronic load. But I have no way to cycle cells on that.

Those Turnigy Reaktor's are what I looked at previously, but hobby king is backordered and its been that way for months. But I think I can find some elsewhere for sale.

Do you know if the Turnigy Reaktor has any limit to the number of cycles it can do? Like can you program it to do 50 cycles?( Yes, upp to 999) Can you specify like the rest time (yes) and both the charge (yes) and discharge current? (yes)