I am considering this unit instead of putting balance bms on each of my packs. I use the flipsky 75200 and will use its cutoff limits for discharge safety limits,
Looking for advice pros and cons or if there is a better similar unit. ISDT makes a 16s but the price is too high.
Apparently but at 25usd for both the power supply AND the charger, it is not so expensive and even cheaper from Nov. 23rd 2023 for the Black Friday Sale…
Output is only 20V 5A though… for 6s. As 6s x 4.2v = 25.2v, could charge in round robin. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804137187379.html
Yes the iCharger x12 needs a dc source whose voltage is not so important as it has built in buck/boost conversion built in. Seems like it has all the features for charging and discharging you could imagine. I see its $222csd on aliexpress on sale.
To use the toolktrc duo 6s I suppose for a 10s or 12s pack you just need to centertap the pack. Does anyone here do that? The x12 although a lot more money might still be the cleanest setup for me.
For the DC charger you can get 2-3 used HP server PSUs and modify them so you can connect them in series. Works really well and you get a quality psu with a good form factor for quite cheap.
(HP DPS-1200FB Power Supply Hack for charging LiPos (12 V / 24 V))
I use 2 Junsi iChargerx8 for some years and they work well, 2A balancing is a plus.