Fast LiPo Battery Balance Charger - 40 Watt

Product Review

Looking for a quicker charge time. This charger supports up to a 4.5 Amp balanced charge current. The included charger is simple and easy to use as it only has one dial to set the charge current; that is it. For example this charger will charge a 11.1V 3C 1300mah with 2C charge rate battery at 2.6 Amps in 45 min! Do you have some RC car batteries you want to charge; this charger will handle up to a 4.5Amp charge rate! Note this charger upgrade will also charge the stock AR.Drone battery which can only charge at a 1Amp rate; simply turn down the dial to 1 Amp and you are set.

Product Features

Includes: 40W LiPo charger; wall plug in power cord AND Parrot AR Drone & Traxxas & Losi E2 connector
Charges Parrot AR.Drone LiPo batteries - for example a 11.1V 3S Cell LiPo 1300mAh with 2C charge rate will charge in 45 min when setting charger to 2.6 Amps charge current
Charges Traxxas LiPo batteries - for example a 7.4V 2S Cell LiPo 5000mAh with 2C charge rate will charge in 50 min when setting charger to 4.5 Amps charge current
Charges Losi EC2 LiPo batteries - as well as any other 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 cell LiPo battery at a charge rate variable from 2.0 to 4.5 Amps
Charger Features: 40W / 4.5A; Microprocessor controlled; Individual cell balancing; Input voltage monitoring (Protects car batteries in the field)

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

(3 customer reviews)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

great performance and easy to use ! ... as expected it does get warm, September 8, 2011

An Engineer "Pat" (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fast LiPo Battery Balance Charger - 40 Watt - 4.5 Amp - 1 2 3 or 4 cell batteries - Connectors included for the Parrot AR Drone & Traxxas 2x4 4x4 VXL Stampede / Bandit / Slash / E-Revo / E-Maxx / Summit & Losi EC2 1/16 Mini ReadyLift SCT - (Electronics)

I was happy to find a charger that is easy to use and will charge a wide range of Lithium Polymer Batteries (LiPo). I purchased an upgrade battery for my AR.Drone but I wanted a faster charge. I notice that my battery upgrade had a 2C charge rating, this means that I could charge my 1300mAh battery at 2.6 Amps, the stock charger was just taking too long (my stock charger rate was a measly 1 Amp).

Here is the AR.Drone Upgrade Battery I purchased:
AR.Drone Parrot High Capacity LiPo replacement battery upgrade 20+ minute flight time

I found and tried other LiPo chargers but they had a complex menu system, a noisy fan, and bulky in size. This charger was a happy compromise of size and convenience. All I had to do was turn the Amp dial to 2.6 Amp, plug the balance plug in the side (there is only one that will fit),...Read more

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Works like a charm, April 9, 2012

C. A. Sinclair "doctorcreation" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fast LiPo Battery Balance Charger - 40 Watt - 4.5 Amp - 1 2 3 or 4 cell batteries - Connectors included for the Parrot AR Drone & Traxxas 2x4 4x4 VXL Stampede / Bandit / Slash / E-Revo / E-Maxx / Summit & Losi EC2 1/16 Mini ReadyLift SCT - (Electronics)

I bought 2 batteries to use in my AR Drone 2.0 and needed a charger. This one fits the bill perfectly. It charges quickly ( under 1 hour), has an audible alarm, visual LEDs, and several cables for other battery types. It' is also compact which makes storage nice. It wasn't the cheapest upgrade but one that was worth it.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Nice charger. but paid too much..., January 12, 2012

Drone Flyer 2012 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fast LiPo Battery Balance Charger - 40 Watt - 4.5 Amp - 1 2 3 or 4 cell batteries - Connectors included for the Parrot AR Drone & Traxxas 2x4 4x4 VXL Stampede / Bandit / Slash / E-Revo / E-Maxx / Summit & Losi EC2 1/16 Mini ReadyLift SCT - (Electronics)

Nice simple battery charger. Easy to use.
Should have done my research better paid too much for a charger available elsewhere for less than $20.00 :(. Guess I ordered the wrong item was expecting a charger with a digital readout for the charging cycle.