My charging setup has evolved with my needs, When I charge batteries now, I am often charging enough for three flyers. Parralel charging with my AC-6 and ECO-6 chargers worked for me for quite a while, but I've been wanting a better setup. I have moved my setup outside. The impact of a battery failure is too great. A bunker will very likely contain any fire, but; what about the smoke? I bought the Turnigy 4x6S 400W Lithium Polymer Battery Charger from HobbyKing's US warehouse and have been very happy with it so far.
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__28241__Turnigy_4x6S_400W_Lithium_Polymer_Battery_Charger_USA_Warehouse_.html
I power this guy with a converted computer server power supply. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=358340
The charger only comes with one balance board. I bought 4 of these guys to use.
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__36907__Hobbyking_Parallel_charging_Board_for_6_packs_2_6S_XT_60_USA_Warehouse_.html
They work fine as delivered, but I took the xt-60 plugs off and soldered a bunch of banana plugs on them to make it easier to use.
Here's a pic of my setup in action, happily charging 4 batteries at the same time.
And a shot of a battery plugged into the balance board:
Works great, can't wait to try it at the field. Should keep me flying as long as I want ;)
Happy charging. Play safe!
-Ninja
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