Find a Retailer SHOP PRODUCT MENU BLOG 0 SUPPORT find products, tutorials, etc... HOME / P R O D U C T C A T E G O R I E S LEARN LOG IN EDUCATION Need Help? REGISTER FORUM / BATTERY / L I - I O N / P O L Y M E R B A T T E R Y C H A R G E R / B A L A N C E R - 8 0 W , 5 A Li-Ion/Polymer Battery Charger/Balancer 80W, 5A PRT-10473 4 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. images are CC BY 2.0 SHARE Li-Ion/Polymer Battery Charger/Balancer - 80W, 5A Product Help and Resources SUPPORT TIPS SKILLS NEEDED 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. COMMENTS 58 REVIEWS 4 Customer Reviews 4 out of 5 Based on 4 ratings: 5 star 1 4 star 2 3 star 1 2 star 0 1 star 0 Currently viewing all customer reviews. 1 of 1 found this helpful: 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 START SOMETHING. SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER In 2003, CU student Nate Seidle blew a power supply in his dorm room and, in lieu of a way to order easy replacements, decided to start his own company. Since then, SparkFun has been committed to sustainably helping our world achieve electronics literacy from our headquarters in Boulder, Colorado. No matter your vision, SparkFun's products and resources are designed to make the world of electronics more accessible. In addition to over 2,000 open source components and widgets, SparkFun offers curriculum, training and online tutorials designed to help demystify the wonderful world of embedded electronics. We're here to help you start something. About Us About SparkFun SparkFun Education Feeds Jobs Contact Help Customer Service Shipping Return Policy FAQ Chat With Us Programs Become a Community Partner Community Stories Custom Kit Requests Tell Us About Your Project Sell Your Widget on SparkFun Become a SparkFun Distributor Large Volume Sales Community Forum SparkFun IRC Channel Take the SparkFun Quiz SparkFun Kickstarter Projects Distributors What's on your mind? For which department? General Please include your email address if you'd like us to respond to a specific question. email address SUBMIT SparkFun Electronics (R) / Niwot, Colorado / Customer Service / Site Map / Terms of Service / Privacy Policy