What a great charger ! I had a Graupner Polaron AC/DC charger and the Hitec puts it to shame for 1/3rd of the price. Very intuitive menu.The PC and Android control and monitor software work very well and allow remote programming of the charger...Fot the price you cannot do better than this ! Oh and she talks too !!
Awesome dual charger, plenty of power. Easy Bluetooth connection using Link Power X App, app is very user friendly, can set up everything needed for battery set up from app in less than 30 seconds, Has fuel gauge showing battery level charge status. Can monitor both channels with App. You don't have to use App, but gives you easy access on 1 screen to all info needed while charging. Bonus has USB charging port for charging your smartphone.
I purchased this from a LHS (not AMain) about 18 months ago, although it remained in the box until just a few months ago. I've only used it a handful of times, and, until yesterday, without any problems. Unfortunately, all that changed, as the charger is now useless. Yesterday, I charged three 2S packs (2x 5400mAh, 1x 7400mAh), all of the A-Side (I currently have only one XT90 charge lead), and was in the process of connecting a second 7400mAh (everything EXCEPT the 'positive' charge lead was connected), when, without warning, BOTH displays (A&B side) displayed "EXT.TEMP TOO HI". This sholdn't be possible...especially for the B-Side, as nothing had been connected to it all day. I unplugged the charger, waited several minutes, and plugged it back in. I was greeted with the usual "Welcome" message, followed by the usual display (on both screens)...and then, after 2 seconds, both displays showed "DC IN TOO HI" for 1-2 seconds, followed by both screens indicating "EXT. TEMP TOO HI". Again, I unplugged the charger, waited approx 30 minutes, and then, thinking the problem might be the outlet, I plugged the charger into a different outlet...and, again, the same results presented themselves.
That was yesterday morning. I left it unplugged until this morning, and attempted a third troubleshooting session, plugging it into a third outlet...and, again, the exact same results occurred. I've been told several times that Hitec chargers are really good, but, after this experience, I've lost all faith with the company, and am now in search of a replacement charger. While I'd really like to go with the Junsi iCharger 308DUO, or 406DUO, both are priced a bit high (especially considering an external power supply is required), thus I am leaning towards AMain's own ProTek 625. "Funny" (not in a good way) thing is, after checking several forum posts, I discovered other people have had this exact same problem with this charger. I'm not going to tell anyone to avoid this, or any other, Hitec charger...but I will state "buy at your own risk".
Came back to RC cars after 20 plus year layoff. This charger is everything I expected after doing my research. Great for my basher batteries and the race batteries that are in my future.
I should have gotten this one before. This is so far the best battery charger I've had. The process is easy and the smart phone app and the voice prompt adds a touch of convenience to it. I bought a Passport Ultra before this and I was so disappointed with it. I'm very satisfied with this purchase and would always be on my list.
Great charger for the price. Easy to use. Great to have a discharge. Love the fuel gauge too.
no problem, low cost , 1year warranty.
smart phone control very nice.(include Bluetooth module)
best buy charger. thank you
After a few months this has been a great charger. Construction feels above average. The interface is the simplest I've used. It charges two batteries flawlessly. It has an easy-to-use mobile app, but honestly i don't use it much. This is a great first charger – probably one of the best available ~$100 chargers that can charge two batteries. The next step up - for racing - are more-powerful chargers that require dischargers and power supplies that all in, cost around $450.
Excellent charger! been using it for 2 weeks now and it has been easy to use, very nice features. Bargain price!
I have been using this charger for over a year now and it has performed flawlessly. Great user interface. App has worked without any issues. I especially like the ability to make QR code’s for my batteries.
Great unit, easy to use and came with all adapters needed to charge variety of batteries. Recommend it to anyone that wants a quality charger.
Very nice charger. Lots of features and very nice set of leads. It was really nice to see there was two of every lead included. Easy to operate with a simple menu interface and a lot of choices to optimize my charging, discharging, and storage needs. Power supply and USB connections are nice features too. The bluetooth app is a really sweet bonus feature that makes charging almost fun. Would definitely recommend this to anyone, and especially to those sick of waiting for the charger to be free to charge a second pack.
Thus far this has been a great charger. This has all the features you need to properly charge and maintain your lipo packs.
Awesome charger! Very accurate and simple to use. Highly recommended.
I am completely new to the hobby my friend introduced me to this and as a beginner this charger is extremely easy to use and really nice comes with auto battery adapter for field charging great buy
Hello great product I have already purchased from you how many units I sell them to me in my airplane store and I recommend everyone buy it convenient to use I wanted to know if I can get a better price to buy more for my store Thank you very much Jacob
Good charger. I don't have any other "real" RC chargers to compare it to, but I can't see why I'll ever need to buy another unless this one breaks. My batteries all use deans, which this came with. The phone app works great on my android phone. It's easy to set up and run programs. The only annoyance is the voice that greets you every time you plug it in, but not a big deal.
Update: Revising down to 2 stars. On DC power, this charger is supposed to be able to supply up to 100 watts and 10 amps per channel. My charger hits ~195 degrees Fahrenheit (internal temperature, not battery temperature) and throttles itself back to 1 amp/channel when trying to charge two 2S LiPos at 10 amps, which is about 75 watts per channel. Once it cools off a bit, it will work the amperage back up. This is at around 75 degree ambient temperature. I have done some testing and it seems my charger really only has the thermal capacity to supply about 110-120 total wattage, out of the rated 200, at normal room temperature.
Update: Revising down to 1 star. Same behavior above persists at 70 degrees ambient. It actually drops all the way to 0 amps until the temperature drops to about 170. Would love to have my money back.
Another great product from HiTec!
Clear layout and display
Awesome built in Bluetooth control that pairs right to your phone
Great charger for both people who just enjoy driving RC vehicles or compedative racers
I ordered a few things from you and I have been very satisfied with everything I've received I will be ordering more stuff from you thank you
It does its job, had it for about a year with no liability issues. Lots of options etc etc.
However this charger is really annoying with the voice telling me it's fully charged loudly 5 times. You can change options but if you unplug it, you have to reset them. You can make a print out for speed settings/charging but the by the time you get through the Bluetooth connection issues you could just have manually done it faster. Great idea but the technology in this charger shows its age and needs a refresh.