Hey. I’m setup pretty well with flashlight battery chargers, I have the bc700, i4 intellicharger, and now the dreamcharger. But, I need a recommendation for a good charger for my sick rc hobby. I have boats, helis, quads, cars, trucks, and growing more each month. I am in need of a good charger that will charge battery packs with jst plugs. Please help, and if you know where to buy it and it includes everything I need in the box I will leap for joy, Im thinking I can get this for under $40 and have it shipped in a decent amount of time. Thanks for any and all help!
Turnigy Accucel-6 from Hobbyking if you can’t stretch those $40
iCharger 106B+ if you can (highly recommended).
Links:
Accucel-6: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=7028
iCharger 106B+: Radio Control Planes, Drones, Cars, FPV, Quadcopters and more - Hobbyking
He will also need a power supply to go with that iCharger. Im fairly sure the Turnigy needs one too.
I use this one: https://www.fasttech.com/p/1397103 with the alligator clip leads removed from the charger and replaced with a matching barrel socket. Male & female connectors/sockets are readily available in that size so you can make up your own input cables, one with alligator clips, another with a lighter socket plug, or whatever.
what's the specification for the iCharger power supply?
i am ordering one charger unit from here:
http://ru.nkon.nl/charger/multichemistry/icharger-106b-hobby-charger.html
manuals language:
The last firmware update was 4 years ago which means that the product has already reached full maturity:
Re-calibration: http://www.icharger.co.nz/articles/ArticleId/9/How-To-Calibrate-An-iCharger.aspx
Theres a specs list here.
And there are threads on making an XBox 360 PSU work. Moderator007 has made posts on it.
Starts about 3 posts down
would this fit and work?
Hobbyking is where I go for stuff like that. I see you have set a budget but you might consider this charger needs to be a little more than a wall wart if you have numerous batteries to maintain. Some of the chargers listed have built in psu’s some require a separate one.
Just remember a 50w charger will have specs that say capable of 6s lipo and 5 amp charge current, but it cannot charge 6s at 5 amps. 6s = 25v fully charged, 50w divided by 25v = 2 amps max charge (that the charger can do for 6s).
You might consider a 4 port charger if you have many batteries. Also stick to the charge current recommended on the batteries if you end up with a high wattage charger. If the charge current on the battery is noted in a ‘C’ rating then you’ll need to do a simple calculation to work out the charge current.
I can go on…
…and current depending on use. Main thread here. I use 3 supplies depending on use. Cheap Wal-Mart 12v pB auto battery on bench. This allows fast regenerative discharge without heating and fan noise. Or, PC 300W supply which is 12v at 15 amps. Easy mod and cheap $30 or so. At the field, the battery clips. 
Of course you can buy a Junsi supply or the likes, see link. Using electronic supplies you are allowed an external load for faster controlled discharge if needed, ie., 12vdc auto bulb(s).
I am awaiting this:
http://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10003749/1270307-12v-10a-regulated-switching-power-supply
which will work fine for a 106B. The 106b is max 10 amps but you can use this 300W supply depending on which is easier for you, for more head room at max charge. this will work with mod.
Sorry for bad edit…
Low buck all in one for modest needs. Thunder Charger…in name only? Do not expect any support with these.
After spending way too much time reading, thinking, and figuring, I decided on the Thunder AC680, for $57. HobbyPartz.com - Lowest Price for the Replacement Hobby Parts for Nitro RC Cars, Gas RC Buggies and Trucks - Brushless Electric & Nitro Gas Powered RC Airplane, RC Helicopter
Hopefully I made a good decision. Thanks for all the input! Will report back once I get to using this thing.
I've been using mine nearly nonstop for the past few days. It doesn't do internal resistance. The software crashes occasionally, which is really annoying when you're logging a 0.2A discharge. The fan is loud. Other than that, it seems to be pretty good. Great for the price unless you have a free power supply handy. I've charged nimh, lead acid and lithium ion cells with it so far. No battery packs, and only one cell at a time so far. Maybe tomorrow I'll wire it up to do multiple cells at a time...in my case, only 3 cells at a time since that's all the charger can handle at 1.3A charge and 0.5A discharge.