C150 RC Fast Charger

I recommend for the quality and the price

This little charger comes loaded with being able to charge different kinds of batteries and has lots of menu options and comes with quite a few extras such as a mulitplug charge cord, lipo charging bag, and a seperate voltage checker meter. Plus it's great that you can supply it from ac or dc voltage. I also like the fact that they send a manual for it, which is rare for many products in the rc world. Another huge bonus is having a off/on switch. None of my other chargers have that. I chose the button model because that is what I like best, but you can get it with a touch screen if you desire. C150 is the button model and T150 is the touch screen one. The only drawback I have encountered with it so far, is for some reason on 4s the amps bounce around some while charging. I then tried 2s and 3s and it charges them perfectly with the end voltage right on the money and perfectly balanced. But I mostly plan to use it for charging 2s and 3s for my rc cars, so this should work good for that. (Also a note for those who say the charge cord does not fit tight; it's just because it hasn't been pushed in all the way. Once pushed in fully, it's nice and snug).

This LiPo battery charger is a lifesaver—fast, reliable, and works flawlessly with all my RC batteries. The balance charging feature keeps my batteries in top shape, and the compact design is a huge plus!

I was hoping that paying more money for a better charger would remove some of the foreknowledge needed to take care of these types of batteries. But you still have to program charge cycle yourself.Pros:- If you've got a battery for RC vehicles or airsoft guns, the cable squid is going to have connections for it as long as the connection isn't proprietary.- Can handle a wide variety/capacities/voltages- Does function as expected (as long as you set the program correctly).Cons:- You still need to set the charge rate and battery type yourself. The battery type is easy enough to read off the label, but the ideal charge rate is something you have to "know" how to set based on the amp-hours of your battery. From what I understand this formula is Charge Rate (in amps) = Total Battery Capacity (in amp hours) / (1 to 2 depending on how fast you need it to go). So a NiMH 3200 mAh battery should be charged at between 1.6 and 3.2 amps for the longest lifespan. But don't quote me on that. It would be nice if you could just put in the amp hours of your battery and it would choose like a "fast" or "lifespan" charge rate itself for all battery types.- Everything that can be loud on this device is loud. The keypress beeps are unnecessarily loud in particular, but you can turn them off in the settings, thank goodness. The fan is pretty powerful and runs at 100% while charging, so it sounds like a wetvac or perhaps even that RC plane that you're charging the battery for taking off, ironically. You'd think at this pricepoint the fan would ramp up as needed based on the temperature of the components, but I guess it's better safe than sorry.- The included cable case is nice to have, but it would've been even nicer if it could fit the charger itself as well or have some way to bundle it to the charger so you can pack everything easily. Also the velcro used to hold the case shut is unnecessarily strong, like, industrial 10lb velcro for no apparent reason.Conclusion: It functions but I'm not sure it's worth the premium pricing. Considering you still have to do the same stuff as you would for a more economical "smart" charger; all you get for your money is an LCD screen with some status information and maybe a bit more variety of battery compatibility.

Purchase this for my husband and he absolutely loves it… all he talks abt is the voltage and it’s compatibility

works great once you read the direction.

Nice product! Batteries charge quickly! Nice to carry in car!

Update 03/22/2020, After multiple attempts to contact the seller I heard nothing back. 1 star service.Update 02/01/2020, Unit failed last weekend. I emailed HRT and have not seen a response yet. The unit will say cell count incorrect for my NIMH batteries. With LIPO is auto-detects them as 4s, but they are 2s. So kind of the same error. I have tried unplugging and resetting, same errors. Seems I need to spend the money for a better charger, guess buy once cry once. Bought in Oct 27th of 2019, broke in Jan 24th of 2020 with 12-15 charges completed. That makes each charge a little of 3.00 each.So far so good. Balance charged my LIPO in about an hour (1500mah), when the charger that came with the car took 3 hours. Discharged my NIMH battery in about 5 minutes. Only thing I had to do was add a deans to banana adapter to charge my hexfly batteries. The instructions are not very good, but you can fumble through the settings and get an idea of what needs to be done. I will update if any issues pop up.