Charger/Balance

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Hi People new around here; my son and I have been playing around with some cheap pistols and a few months ago we purchased a Double Bell M4SS anyway what is a good charger/balancer we only have a cheap USB charger it has a red light when charging then the light turns off when charged.

Whenever I check, one cell always seems to be out of balance

Looking for something with a little more info that can balance as well what everyone using any info would be awesome.

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Sky RC b6ac. If you are serious about getting into the hobby and looking after your batteries, get one. They aren’t cheap but have a balance charge option that is recommended, and a storage charge option that if you are not using your battery for a week or longer use that, and it will balance the cells to 3.85v, for optimal storage charge to increase the lifespan of your lipo or li-ion batteries. I have a few lipos that are nearly 5 years old, and still good as I have always storage charged them when not in use.

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Thanks Rocksolid much appreciated :+1:

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Handy little video for you, also shows the cheap little digital battery testers that most of us use as well :+1:

They are available in 2 types to suit your requirements.
If you want something for outdoor activities, they have a 12V version that you can use off your car battery…… or if you are going to be doing most of your charging at home, they have a mains power plug in one as well.

Make sure you check which type you want when you order one :sunglasses:

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Thanks, guys placed an order for hopefully a genuine Charger

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DocBob has two Imax B6 chargers for sale in the buy/sell/swap category on here… one ridgy didge, the other not so didge.

Probably too late if you’ve already order yours. :man_shrugging:

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Thanks mate!
Going to keep the genuine one for possible future NERF ventures, but still have the copy one available, which has always worked faultlessly :+1:

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Thanks, Everyone, yes; now sorted, and thanks for the video DocBob it helped a lot.

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hey guys,

can anyone recommend a reasonably priced balance charger for this Turnigy nano-tech 1200mAh 2S 25-50C Lipo AIRSOFT Pack please?

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thank you

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Highly recommend the Sky RC IMAX B6 chargers for any kind of battery…

Awesome bit of kit and will help extend the life of your batteries.

If you want to know more about charging, storage, etc of your lipos, have a look at these… old but still relevant…

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thanks mate much appreciated

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think I found it cheaper

this is the right one yeah?

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That’s likely the knock off iMax which there are plenty around for $40.

The original is 60-70. If you have a look on the Hobbyking site they sell both and state it.

Some have reported varying voltages with the knock off. There is Utoob videos about it.

Fake Vs Genuine Imax B6 compared side by side (youtube.com)

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fuck sake… cheers man, I’m a sucker for a bargain but was just about to be made a sucker :lollipop:

guess ya can’t always skim on the cheese to get what you needs :cheese:

thank you :call_me_hand:t2:

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found these but doesn’t appear to have an adaptor for mini Tamiya batteries… and I can’t find the Mini Tamiya adapter to charge n discharge with this unit

fkn price just keeps going up n up :roll_eyes:

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Unfortunately you don’t get a huge selection of connector options with the IMAX B6. You’ll probably need to make up one or two or get them made at an RC shop. :man_shrugging:

I had to make mini Tamiya, XT30 and JST leads up for mine.

Like Maiphut said, buying from a reputable RC supplier will get you the ridgy didge unit.

I wouldn’t trust a random seller on ebay.

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that’s a pain in the ass. think I might have to opt for a cheaper option at this stage, probably not overly cheap to get the custom Tamiya adapter made up cuz I don’t have the tools for the job

bloody gel blasters lol they’re more of a money pit than cars I swear lol

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You can buy adaptors online cheap enough.

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do those plug into the connections on that SkyRC iMAX B6 V2 Balance Charger?

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Buy once, cry once, it’ll last forever your blasting career :+1:

Also use on other batteries too not just blasters but anything RC, even your real car battery.

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Yes, they do. It comes with a main lead that plugs into the charger pos and neg ports and runs to a deans connector.

The adaptor cables that come with the kit are deans to other connector types, I can’t remember which… banana clips and alligator are two.

So all you need are adaptor cables that run from deans to whatever your gear uses. Like JST, XT60, XT30, mini Tamiya, etc. :+1: