LiFePo4 Charger

[bdosborn]

I finally found a charger I like for LiFePo4 batteries. It's still not cheap but its programmable for individual cell voltages, does cell balancing and can discharge cells. I'm using a generic power supply to run it but you can charge using a lead acid battery, it converts the input voltage to whatever you need to for the cell you're charging/discharging. Max charge rate is 30A so it doesn't take a week to charge your cells when you're top balancing (like the 6A charger I was using did).



https://www.progressiverc.com/products/icharger-x6

It will charge all your RC batteries too. You could use it as DC-DC smart charger to charge your LiFePO4 from your tow vehicle alternator.

Bruce

[John61CT]

Be sure to get a known good multimeter on it verifying voltage accuracies

ideally calibrated

Junsi's older pricier and bigger 4010-Duo has a better rep.

[John61CT]

Best to buy from a hobby seller on your continent for better service, easier shipping back and forth

www.progressiverc.com are great, buddyrc and amain also

Ali eBay Banggood not so much, penny wise. . .

Check your firmware, v2.0.9 is latest stable I think

http://www.jun-si.com/UploadFiles/iChar ... 6_V209.bin

software
http://www.hillrc.com/soft/JunsiConsoleSetup.msi

manual http://www.jun-si.com/UploadFiles/X6%20 ... ual_en.pdf


The Junsi staffers that used to regularly participate in public forums are apparently gone

[email protected] was a good address to use

[bdosborn]

Best to buy from a hobby seller on your continent for better service, easier shipping back and forth
http://www.progressiverc.com are great, buddyrc and amain also

Have you used any of these chargers? Also, you linked to the same company I did?

Bruce

[tony.latham]

Have you used any of these chargers?

Exactly.

Tony

[bdosborn]

Check your firmware, v2.0.9 is latest stable I think

iCharger Updates - ProgressiveRC
The latest software version for the iCharger is version 3.14, which was released on December 24, 2010.

How old are your links? Sheesh, that would have bricked my charger.

Bruce

[John61CT]

different charger, X6 did not exist then

contact your vendor is best, and let us jnow