Really like this charger, revoelectrix 8

[electric]

First, no I don't work for them or affiliated with them or anything. I just got this new charger and have been playing with it. Really nice piece of equipment. I can parallel charge up to 6 batteries and balance them while charging. Lot's of power as you will see in the video.




This is what I bought. You can get it much cheaper on ebay.

http://www.usastore.revolectrix.com/Products_2/Cellpro-PowerLab-8-EC5-version_2/PL8_MPA-XH_Combo_44

The only thing I needed was to convert the connectors from deans to 5.5mm. I could have done it myself, but I found a place that had them made up for cheap so I just ordered a bunch of them.



Things I like about the charger
1. High Power
2. Simple to use.
3. Does not Need a PC, but you can hook one up and see a lot.
4. Nice ready made set to charge 6 batteries at a time.
5. Balances while you charge. (It did a perfect job of it for me).

Things I have found that I am do not like or have not figured out how to do(learning curve).
1. Is there a way to parallel charge without hooking up for balancing?
2. The 2s hyperion plugs don't work with the balancer. This is because the 2s plugs on the hyperion are 4s tap plugs, I have to get adapters. Not really the fault of the charger.
3. I noticed tonight that if I pick to charge "3c" to let the charger decide on the amperage, it is very conservative. If I manually put in the amps then away it goes and charges fast.


More to come...

[jcald2000]

PL 8, I have been using one for 3 years FANTASTIC!!!

[SloHD]

Powerlab's are pretty much the #1 chargers in the market. Enjoy it. :)

[kingwrench]

Agreed love mine too

[CP598]

Just picked up a Powerlab 6 so far so good. I agree with you on the C rate being conservative, so I choose amperage instead.

[LiPo Power]

Now you can get the charger for $200.00!!!!
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...n_Charger.html

[SloHD]

Now you can get the charger for $200.00!!!!
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...n_Charger.html

Yea pretty much the same but the software, and control system is indeed different from the powerlab.

[LiPo Power]

I see...
I downloaded the Fatboy software to see, and it will only work to upgrade firmware.
There is no other tabs to see other options as you can see using the software for PL8 ver.2

So this is where the money is saved....

PL8 v.2 software is very cool. No need to use any buttons on the charger... Very cool.....

Still learning tricks on my PL8 v.2 but I love it!!!

Yea pretty much the same but the software, and control system is indeed different from the powerlab.

[LiPo Power]

Great video!
So cool I could be a small part of it :-)
I have the same charger now and I do share your positive opinion on it...
Also, Thanks for showing the power supply and saying few positive words about it.
This PS unit is very cool for real... Small, quiet and it has more than enough juice to get maximum out of your great charger....

PS
Your batteries on the video, what is the manufacturer suggested C rate for charging?

First, no I don't work for them or affiliated with them or anything. I just got this new charger and have been playing with it. Really nice piece of equipment. I can parallel charge up to 6 batteries and balance them while charging. Lot's of power as you will see in the video.




This is what I bought. You can get it much cheaper on ebay.

http://www.usastore.revolectrix.com/Products_2/Cellpro-PowerLab-8-EC5-version_2/PL8_MPA-XH_Combo_44

The only thing I needed was to convert the connectors from deans to 5.5mm. I could have done it myself, but I found a place that had them made up for cheap so I just ordered a bunch of them.



Things I like about the charger
1. High Power
2. Simple to use.
3. Does not Need a PC, but you can hook one up and see a lot.
4. Nice ready made set to charge 6 batteries at a time.
5. Balances while you charge. (It did a perfect job of it for me).

Things I have found that I am do not like or have not figured out how to do(learning curve).
1. Is there a way to parallel charge without hooking up for balancing?
2. The 2s hyperion plugs don't work with the balancer. This is because the 2s plugs on the hyperion are 4s tap plugs, I have to get adapters. Not really the fault of the charger.
3. I noticed tonight that if I pick to charge "3c" to let the charger decide on the amperage, it is very conservative. If I manually put in the amps then away it goes and charges fast.


More to come...

[785boats]

Does either one measure Internal Resistance of the cells?

[electric]

Does either one measure Internal Resistance of the cells?

Yes, it will show you the IR (Powerlab 8, not sure about the 6 since I do not own it) on each cell on another folder tab(screen) as it charges. You can save the results and over time look at how the batts are doing.

[electric]

Great video!
So cool I could be a small part of it :-)
I have the same charger now and I do share your positive opinion on it...
Also, Thanks for showing the power supply and saying few positive words about it.
This PS unit is very cool for real... Small, quiet and it has more than enough juice to get maximum out of your great charger....

PS
Your batteries on the video, what is the manufacturer suggested C rate for charging?

I said "5c" in the video , but actually the hyperions I have there are rated at 6c. I spoke with a fellow club member to see who has done that, because that would be pumping in a tremendous amount of amps. 6c * 3300mah = 19.8amps!! wow. Really I am fine putting about 9 or 10 amps which is about half of what the battery is rated at. I would not mind hearing from others who are braver than I about their experiences putting high amps into these batteries and how has it gone.

[electric]

Agreed love mine too

It was your earlier posts on this charger that caused me to look into it. Thanks!

[LiPo Power]

So correct me if I am wrong...
1. You are using parallel charging board and your charger Node is set to XH/EH in charger menu?
2. Lets say I would like to charge 4 x 2S lipos using the original P charging board each at 5 amp, I would set the total amp charge at 20Amp?
Thanks
Robert

I said "5c" in the video , but actually the hyperions I have there are rated at 6c. I spoke with a fellow club member to see who has done that, because that would be pumping in a tremendous amount of amps. 6c * 3300mah = 19.8amps!! wow. Really I am fine putting about 9 or 10 amps which is about half of what the battery is rated at. I would not mind hearing from others who are braver than I about their experiences putting high amps into these batteries and how has it gone.

[CP598]

Yes, it will show you the IR (Powerlab 8, not sure about the 6 since I do not own it) on each cell on another folder tab(screen) as it charges. You can save the results and over time look at how the batts are doing.

Yes, the 6 measures IR.