D**.
All ports consistently over-charged. Ruined a brand new flight pack.
Pros: Small, nice simple design.4 ports servicing 1S-2S. Rare 1S-2S only capable charger! (keep Whoops, Trashcans and Mobulas, etc.. flying!).Battery begins charging as soon as it's plugged in.Cons: All ports over-charge well beyond safe LiPo specs, or what you've set the charger for.Charger is grossly inaccurate when it comes to displayed voltage. Fully charged 4.20 pack will read as ~4v and try to charge!Limited to 1 charge current for all ports even though you can select LiPo, LiHV and other battery chemistries port-independent.Internal power supply runs very hot.Absolutely no advanced features like adjusting charge voltage/calibration, battery check, etc...Poor documentation.Battery begins charging as soon as it's plugged in. (I know I listed this one twice; it's a double-edged sword. I would like to have the option of when my battery starts charging.)Caveat: I may have simply gotten a bad charger as other people seem to like them; maybe nobody else has tested their battery voltages though... I would think twice as this is a pretty no-name brand and a very new company (website is only 1.25y old). I returned, did not replace with same. Purchased another Hitec charger. Will not gamble on a fire!I tossed brand new 2S batteries on to charge and the Port 1 battery completed just fine, but Port 2 charged for about how long I'd expect it to and then simply displayed 0V at me. It didn't indicate that the charge was finished. When I pulled the battery off the charger and put my cell tester on it, I found that it had charged my 2S LiPo, set correctly as a LiPo (not HV), beyond LiHV voltages. When I checked the battery that was in Port 1, which the charger said was sitting at an even 8.40v, was actually sitting at around 8.55! While one pack was damaged at being charged beyond 8.6v, I was able to salvage the others.I then tried a known good cell that I've flown a few times on (and didn't mind retiring) and experienced the same behavior. Every single one of this charger's ports charges too hot and does not display correct charge or cell voltage. This test cell was entirely ruined by the end of testing; massively bloated after being overcharged so many times.And speaking of heat, the internal 12v power supply gets HOT. Even with only 1amp of total charging, the casing of the charger gets very hot. No fan, either. By comparison my Hitec X4 Micro (only a 1S charger) can charge at a full 4 amps if I have 4 big batteries going or speed-charging, and the entire casing barely gets warm (no fan either).I verified charge voltages by using a known-good charger, a Hitec X2 AC Plus, as well as a hand-held voltage checker, as well as a multimeter (known to be reasonably accurate).
M**A
Great for noobs
I'm new to fpv, so this was great for me. It's very easy to use and the display is straight forward. Will get alot of use from this
M**Y
This charger does not seem safe at all.
This has overcharged several of my lipos on multiple occasions. I was always present to disconnect them before the voltage got too high and after a few repeat incidents I decided to stop using this charger altogether. I could not get a response from the manufacturer. I noticed the same charger with different branding has lots of reported incidents of overcharging. I really really love the idea of a 4-channel 2S charger, but this is just not safe to use at all!
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