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Title: HTRC H4AC Duo Charger - it's ok for one specific task
Post by: CurryKitten on October 06, 2017, 03:16:29 PM
I saw this on Banggood and thought "wow, a charger that can do 2 packs, and it's like £20 !!" So I asked Banggood to send me one for a review and through the door it popped.

It wasn't quite the charger I expected - it's really basic, but seems to do one task ok - which may be of interest to mini quad flyers.  Here's my video

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So, if you want to charge up a bunch of 1300 4s's in a hurry, this may be something for you - if you are cheap, or don't want to spend big money on a proper charger.  You could, of course, use parallel charging on a single proper charger - but I've had my own bad experiences with that.

So, not what I hoped, but y'know - it's ok for a specific purpose.
Title: Re: HTRC H4AC Duo Charger - it's ok for one specific task
Post by: Coyote on October 06, 2017, 04:52:31 PM
It looks like it has its place.

How well did it leave the packs balanced at the end of the charge ? Was it balancing well or were you finding inconsistencies ?
Title: Re: HTRC H4AC Duo Charger - it's ok for one specific task
Post by: CurryKitten on October 06, 2017, 05:16:00 PM
Well, nowhere in the instructions (what there was of them) did it actually say it balance charges, but at the end of the charges I did, all the cells were at 4.20v... but that said, I also charged them all from storage.  I don't know if the same could be said if I tried some that were already out of balance.  Next time I go out with a mini quad, I'll split some lipos between this and my normal charger to see if they are balanced at the end by fluke or design.
Title: Re: HTRC H4AC Duo Charger - it's ok for one specific task
Post by: Coyote on October 06, 2017, 06:01:04 PM
Cool will be interesting to see how it copes :)