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Li-Ion/Polymer Battery Charger/Balancer -
80W, 5A
PRT-10473
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DESCRIPTION FEATURES DOCUMENTS
This charger accurately balances and charges Lithium Polymer, LiFe (A123),
NiCd and NiMH batteries. It will handle LiPo/LiFe up to 6S and NiMH/NiCd up to
15S and shows individual cell voltage during charge with realtime updates
throughout the charge cycle.
The intuitive menu system means charging and cycling is an easy process and
can be done quickly and accurately either in the field, by using a 12V input such
as a car battery, or at home with a 12V power supply.
Bundled with the charger are a number of input and output wires which should
satisfy most any charging requirement. This charger has a JST-XH charge plug,
which makes it compatible with Zippy, HXT, iMax and any pack with a JST-XH
adapter.
Note: A power supply is not included. The DC input jack is not the same as the
standard 5.5mm size we use. It has a larger pin diameter. Thankfully, it does
come with a barrel jack to alligator clip adapter.
Note: Although the enclosure is labeled as an Imax B6, this is not the same
charger as the more expensive charger by the same name.
Li-Ion/Polymer Battery Charger/Balancer - 80W, 5A Product Help and Resources
Power supply for use with AC power
last updated about 9 months ago
If you’re not using a 12 volt battery as your power source, you need to locate a AC to DC power supply that can deliver 12 volts DC at 5 amps or
more. The only power supply SparkFun currently carries that would meet this requirement is our Mean Well Switching Power Supply - 12VDC, 12.5A.
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Good product but looks like Chinese clone (not from original iMAX)
about 2 years ago by Member #710396 verified purchaser
The charger works as expected but there are some bugs in firmware. For ex, Capacity Cut-off menu has bug in
displaying mAH. It should display 500mAH as 500mAH but displays 5000mAH. There are others bug too
(including cooling vent, gold plated socket, etc) and finally I searched on YouTube about how to check for fake
and it looks like this one is Chinese clone (not original from iMAX).
Still, works as expected but due to firmware bug (and cheap hardware), I cannot say about its reliability.
Great Charger, could be priced more competitively..
about 3 years ago by Member #419744 verified purchaser
This is a standard iMax B6 that works great. However I wish that Sparkfun would price this product more
competitively, as it can be bought MUCH cheaper elsewhere.
I bought my first one here
about 3 years ago by Member #513097 verified purchaser
and, due to its awesome engineered design, I bought the updated version, so I can charge more batteries.
I use a lot of Li Ion/Li Poly batteries, as well as Ni Metal Hydrides so it is possible now, to dedicate one for each
battery chemistry… Quite a help!!!
charges ok, missing connectors
about 5 months ago by Member #18063 verified purchaser
lacks connectors for balance monitor inputs
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