What charger should I get for this battery

[Cactu]

So I am building a drone and I need a charger for This (https://www.readymaderc.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=84_216&products_id=4732) battery and I have no idea what amperage voltage or whatever requirements my charger needs to have. pls help. Thanks in advance.

[highwolf_x]

is that not it?

[Cactu]

Just now, highwolf_x said:

is that not it?

 

I'm kind of a noob when it comes to batteries and I thought those were battery specs, what do they have to do with charging?

[johnny5c]

These IMAX chargers are decent for the price, runs on AC and DC so you won't need a power supply.  Also has JST balance ports and a XT60 charge lead so you won't have to buy anything else.

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__58285__IMAX_B6AC_V2_Professional_Balance_Charger_Discharger.html

 

Your battery has a 1-3C charge rating so up to 3.9 amps but a 1C rate is usually recommend especially on smaller packs like yours so 1.3 amps.

[Cactu]

Just now, johnny5c said:

These IMAX chargers are decent for the price, runs on AC and DC so you won't need a power supply.  Also has JST balance ports and a XT60 charge lead so you won't have to buy anything else.

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__58285__IMAX_B6AC_V2_Professional_Balance_Charger_Discharger.html

 

Your battery has a 1-3C charge rating so up to 3.9 amps but a 1C rate is usually recommend especially on smaller packs like yours so 1.3 amps.

 

thank you for providing the specs I need to look for, although I am going to look for something a little cheaper.

[johnny5c]

Edit: didn't realize you had a 4S pack

[Cactu]

29 minutes ago, johnny5c said:

These IMAX chargers are decent for the price, runs on AC and DC so you won't need a power supply.  Also has JST balance ports and a XT60 charge lead so you won't have to buy anything else.

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__58285__IMAX_B6AC_V2_Professional_Balance_Charger_Discharger.html

 

Your battery has a 1-3C charge rating so up to 3.9 amps but a 1C rate is usually recommend especially on smaller packs like yours so 1.3 amps.

 

dont know what you mean by 1c rate because it says that nowhere on the link you sent me

[johnny5c]

2 hours ago, Cactusneedle_18 said:

dont know what you mean by 1c rate because it says that nowhere on the link you sent me

1C basically means 1000mah of capacity to 1 amp of charge current, so the 1C charge rate for your 1300mah pack would be 1.3 amps.  If you had a 5000mah pack the 1C rate would be 5 amps.

 

Another thing you should familiarize yourself with especially if you get a digital charger is what "S" stands for.  Your battery is a 4S pack which means it has 4 cells in series, a single lipo cell is 3.7 volts so 4 cells wired in series would give you a 14.8 volt pack.

[t0wer]

On 10/11/2016 at 6:27 PM, Cactusneedle_18 said:

thank you for providing the specs I need to look for, although I am going to look for something a little cheaper.

 

The hobbyking IMAX charger is about as cheap as it gets, the only thing I've seen cheaper is a clone of that charger, and we're only talking $5-10 cheaper.