Unbelievably Tiny LiPo Charger Surprised Me! // SKYRC B6 NEO REVIEW

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00:00:00 - The SkyRC B6 Neo
00:00:19 - It's tiny!
00:00:30 - Can take power from DC or USB-PD
00:01:30 - Let's charge a pack!
00:02:10 - Battery types it supports
00:03:00 - Charging programs
00:03:30 - How high can it go?
00:05:32 - Settings Menu
00:06:52 - DC Power Output
00:07:47 - Battery checker and IR tester
00:08:42 - This is WAY MORE than I expected!
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[@nubia2621]

cheers mate for checking this one out and also putting features and such into context, a lot of information to chew on for a beginner like me just watched another video on this charger and the reviewer had either extremely bad luck with 4 out of 5 brekaing or already broken, or the manufacturer needs to work out some kinks, before this it will be reliable kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJqyh5ubZq2CeJI

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I can't speak to that reviewer. I asked RaceDayQuads whether they had any issues with failure rate, complaints, and returns, and they said nothing out of the ordinary. If these were failing left and right, I think RDQ would stop selling them. RDQ has sold hundreds or more of these. That's a better sample than one reviewer who nobody can figure out why his units died.

[@tmalanam]

Mine are the same as that video. 4 out of 4 are gone now.

[@dirtrider88]

who in recent times has bought one that failed? seems like any complaints of failed units are from over 6 months ago (pretty sure it came out 8 months ago) and most times you hear of failed units its a story of "i head of a guy".

[@nubia2621]

@@dirtrider88 yeah, some recent feedback would be great, I really like the design and size of it, would love to try it out

[@dingr]

You can use this as a standalone battery checker by connecting the balance connector to the unit without any DC source connected to it. No need to go through the menus.

[@lightbulbjim]

Yep, gotta RTFM ;)

[@WatsitTooyah]

I was just marching myself down to the comment section to say this 😁its a nice feature I don't need to pack a cell checker.

[@FPVChillZone]

The 52W via your USB-C Supply make sense I think It has to boost the 20V up from the USB-C and such regulators often have an efficiency of about 80%.

[@invento123]

Great review! Been looking for a charger EXACTLY like this one!!! Purchased it today! I'm excited!

[@karambol777.]

It is so timely for me. Great solution for traveling with FPV drone! I ordered it just a moment ago! Thanks😅

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic review, Joshua! Thanks! 😃 Really good little charger indeed! Perhaps I know what to buy when I retire my ToolkitRC M6. 😬 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@genericgarbagegamingchanne9466]

If you update the firmware you can disable the startup warning by enabling and disable "warning" in system settings.

[@baggszilla]

Wow what an awesome little charger!

[@EagleFPV43]

Im so glad i bought this before the hype started! Got this amazing charger for a nice cheap price

[@caseMasterxL]

The 'charge' function allows you to charge non-RC type battery packs that have a built-in BMS. I use that feature for charging various cordless power tool packs.

[@rotormasher]

I have a dead DJI Mavic battery, winder if this would help with that one dead cell...

[@pixxel8637]

Is it possible to charge a car battery with it aswell? It does support lead batteries... That would be awesome to have this as an emergency charger aswell

[@raident29]

nice review! got one for myself to charge my crawler's lipos

[@douglasyoung3992]

I'm not even on the 6s hypetrain.

[@T418RC]

Going to get one for the pack bag, My main Charger is SkyRC iMAX B6AC V2 and it's doing good.

[@Alex-yu3ik]

You can just plug a battery via balance lead without power in for the battery check - it'll boot up into the right menu.

[@squnxfisher9831]

@Joshua Bardwell you can check cell voltage by just plugging in the balancer plug it doesn't even need extra power for that

[@miroheymann5882]

Hey, i think it actualy works like a battery checker when you only plug in the balance lead and its not powered otherwise... It just takes a sec

[@Mikeylikesit1968]

Yep it sure does

[@squnxfisher9831]

I have this charger for a few weeks now, it's amazingly good for its size.

[@khronos442]

any idea how to get it to work or did i just get a defective unit. my DJI charger says DC in too high (which was a surprise i was thinking it'd be low if the printing on the DJI wall wort is to be trusted)) but every other usb wall wort, port, cable, etc didn't even have enough umph to turn the damn thing on. Plugging a battery in the input side seems to power it on no issue but that doesn't exactly leave me with much of anything other than an expensive battery checker.

[@stanbekker]

Joshua your timing is amazing, just looking for a extra travel charger to be able to charge on the go but also to charge more batteries in shorter time when at home. I just did my first real proper FPV flight today with HDZero Goggles, Rapidfire, Tango 2 and a Geprc Mark 2 analog, it was amazing!! Thanks to you Joshua!

[@AZ-FPV]

Sweet charger and nice review - the internal IR is cool - how many Ohms do you consider a battery new and how many to retire??

[@gaptoofgranny]

Trickle charge is meant for NiMH packs, where you have to keep a charge rate of C/20 or less in order to fully balance the cells if they're being charged in series as usual.

[@turbofiero86]

this is weird though, the setting changes nothing on the charger as far as i can tell you cant set the current low enough to get C/20 for most packs... so you cant trickle charge?

[@rbronco21]

About your SkyRC comment, I really like my SkyRC D100v2. I planned to get the Hitec X2 but couldn't find one in stock. I found its blue twin by SkyRC, though. From what I can tell Hitec is a respected brand, so I put my faith in SkyRC under the assumption they make at least one of Hitec's chargers.

[@AlexLebed]

finally someone did it. I'm so tired from my toolkit rc m6, it's kills lipo randomly during storage charge or if power source disconnects.

[@barnabysalter3949]

Plug a battery into the balance port with no DC input. Boom, battery checker. I dumped all my toolkit RC gear for skyrc after I had a dodgy M9 that had no solder over the high amp tracks and another that arrived dead.

[@alfindo27]

SKYRC Listen to the market, impressive !!

[@DriftaholiC]

I really like the H605 for a tiny travel charger. Combined with a USBC PD adapter and a 100w wall wart it's a compact package. Would be awesome if someone made something like that with USBC PD natively.

[@KetansaCreatesArt]

It has Li ion, LiFe too. So I want to know will it charge 3S, 4S serries 12v, 14v battery packs (with bms) just out if the xt60 output and auto turn off?

[@linhof4]

What is the Brand USB C PD power supply that you use?

[@dylanwhite6539]

I use isdt Q6 nanos as my only chargers. This is tempting

[@keithws79]

10:02 Oh my! It involves what you say?!

[@RanHam]

My charger setup is two power supplies connected to 4 isdt nano q6. But all my chargers lost their ability to balance charge because all the Q6's cell one balancing breaks for some reason. Literally just last week I placed a Banggood order for 2 ToolkitRc M6D's. Still for bang for buck toolkitrc was a better buy. Just hope it's a good quality charger.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

If you have one cell constanty out of balance, check that your cell checker is not broken. The chances that multiple chargers all died in such a way at the same time is small.

[@flyinbots]

I already ordered mine from China a week or two back based on the PD input as a backup for my existing ToolkitRC M4 Pocket which I use for trips away/abroad, however it looks like it'll probably take the place of that as it looks way more capable.

[@seanyfpv]

Yeah i like how much more flexible the settings are

[@121sim]

If it is just for the USB-C PD, one can get 100W (20V/5A) "PD trigger boards" for 3.50$ from Ali. Using this with my M6D when traveling.

[@circularly]

​@@121simi was considering doing that. having 2 channels would be really nice. did you mount the PD trigger board on the charger somehow, or do you just have a little dongle?

[@121sim]

@@circularly It's just a short dongle. I wrapped the trigger board in transparent heat shrink, to still be able to see the LEDs indicating the output voltage. But this is optional.

[@CaptainKazi]

Awesome!

[@vladimirmikhailovich896]

After the power goes out at the input, is there such a thing that the charging process does NOT automatically resume, the device announces an error, and it is necessary to remove the error and press "start" again?

[@kennykobi]

@JOSHUABARDWELL what If you use the toolkit rc usb c to xt60 cord from a pd power supply?

[@mattalford3932]

An FPV video that isn't a year or more old. Awesome

[@LowetheTechGuy]

Plug a dead battery in to see the max amps. The amps usually drop as the pack gets full. *Please test the Jumper rc T20.

[@ckfpv]

Ive been useing the isdt q6 nano for 2 yrs now never had 1 problem great little charger ppl ust to complain about the button they just didnt know how to use it thetes short press and a long press

[@rotormasher]

I got one for tge holiday trip 😂

[@pixxel8637]

About the other supported battery types except Lipo and Liion: Could I basically charge my car battery with this too? And other batteries, like 18650, AA,...? This would be huge

[@RCRitterFPV]

can the LiFe charge up to 24v.. I use 24v field charging battery... I use ISDT air 8... but this would be sweet.

[@goldesenor9475]

Mine has a problem,,, when i put storage and 3,70.. it goes to done after reaching that level, its voltimeter is not accurate

[@NickRO19]

Has anyone seen the ToolkitRC M6? Almost identical in size and features. Only thing it didn't have was usb-C (which is pretty cool!)

[@thefatmoop]

Gens ace is an amazing lipo charger. 200watt ac charging, 600watt dc, can charge 2 batts at once.

[@MegaChickenPunch]

Link?

[@anarcho710]

i just got my first fpv drone and when i arm it wants to launch off and the props wont tighten they always have give

[@lukabalta2398]

they actualy sell extension cables for everything i just ordered one from ebay and saw different sets and one set had bunch cables xt60 to all kinds of stuff

[@sten6537]

Looks cool but I just want a tiny charger like this with 2x XT60 output for parallel fieldcharging so I dont have to use a parallelboard and lipo's with the same starting voltage.

[@BoondockStryker]

I’ve had my sky rc charger for 10 years now. It’s a lot bigger with rc cars. They actually made counterfeit ones so you had to make sure you got a holographic sticker on the back. Also I’m not sure who bought who but they are definitely merged with Radiomaster. I am probably going to get this because it would be nice to charge different battery types at the same time. Good review JB

[@Raven187FPV]

I have had my SkyRC b6AC v2 (non counterfeit) since I started FPV in 2017 😅 They are solid

[@cpfpv6410]

I have a 240w Dell laptop power supply (19.5v a 13ish amps) that I ordered used off eBay for $20 delivered and an old trusted iSDT Q6 and it’s about the most versatile and and affordable charging kit I could come up with. …better than this in my opinion

[@idworkhard]

How's the long term usage?

[@user-up4qj8qw9m]

can you charge 1s/2s BetaFPV BT2.0 battery with this charger?

[@jandomingo9806]

Can this handle pd usb c charger 100w?

[@slappomatthew]

I want a dual channel charger like the hota but I want only DC, as I have several high current DC power supply's but I NEED a menu wheel that matches the orientation of the menu. why the hota wheel is side to side when the menu is vertical is beyond me. also sub $100 would be great.

[@yuvalyosef]

I bought two since it looks awesome, but already found an annoying bug which is completely a software bug. I use this with a LIPO as power source so I set the cut-off to 14.5V, but I also use it as a desktop charger with a 12V PSU, if I go from a LIPO to the 12V PSU It get's stuck on the cutoff error and you can't even acknowledge the error to continue to the menu and lower the cutoff voltage, you have to go back to a lipo or another higher than 14.5V power source to go into the menu, it's super annoying. It means if you're out and about and accidently set your cutoff voltage to higher than what you have on hand, you could potentially have a bricked charger with you until you get home. Disappointed no one though of that simple scenario.

[@zeilstar]

Can you let SkyRC know? They offer firmware update software.

[@user-vg2lr5fl9f]

2:55 Lead is great you can charge your car battery.

[@MegaChickenPunch]

Can i use xiaomi 30W phone charger to power it?

[@smokehead5318]

What about storage discharging?

[@aythixfpv]

This would be a good charger for the flying sandal or fractal 1s boards

[@sixtofive]

I was thinking the same, along with the options from vifly.

[@abdallahnajjar663]

Hey Joshua can the geprc cL25 handle gopro mini 11 while flying in mild freestyle style?

[@cyberoverkill5844]

No it's too heavy

[@Mr_Meaty]

RC Video Review put out a video showing 80% failure rate on these. Wondering what your thoughts are on that.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I'd want a source for that number before I formed an opinion

[@Mr_Meaty]

@@JoshuaBardwell he purchased 4 of them. 1 was a review unit. 4 of 5 failed. 2 of the failed ones were bought off eBay, though. One from RDQ.

[@MegaChickenPunch]

​@@Mr_MeatyWtf, sounds like massive crap! But i have 2 year warranty in EU shops

[@chrish9502]

I have an anker 521 charging block (usb-c, 40w). Could i charge my smaller 750mah lipos with this and the neo?

[@MegaChickenPunch]

Do you know?

[@chrish9502]

@@MegaChickenPunch i do not know. I did however avoid this charger after watching some vids that there were a bunch that just stopped working. I went with the ISDT 608ac charger instead which comes with everything.

[@MegaChickenPunch]

@@chrish9502 i have 2 years warranty, i think i will buy it

[@BrianKai]

I wonder if it uses GaN circuitry but I don't see that mentioned in the description

[@zeilstar]

I see that the B6 Nex uses GaN. More than the double the price for me though.

[@natep121]

Isn't this basically a toolkitrc M7?

[@Videolinquency]

Neat. I'm tempted to integrate one in my ground station, and simply keep a power bank at hand for extended flights. Thanks for the tip!

[@sixtofive]

I think this may be replacing my old isdt q6 pro. The scroll wheel has been starting to fail and it's been tough to find another option to fill that niche.

[@xgofpv4565]

There are videos on how to fix the scrolling wheel. The isdt q6 is more powerful and (in my opinion) from a more trustworthy brand than skyrc, so why replace it.

[@sixtofive]

@@xgofpv4565 That's good to know. If I can fix the scroll wheel I'd be happy to keep using it. Apart from that is been a great charger. I fly micros most of the time, so even parallel charging 6 at a time this new one would have enough power capacity for the majority of my charging, and with a usb c pd battery bank that makes charging 1s packs more flexible.

[@xgofpv4565]

The original B6 for me was the only charger that didn't have correct safety checks and almost resulted in a battery fire (it let me charge a 3s pack at 4s voltage even though the balance plug was plugged in). It also died quite quickly. I wouldn't trust skyrc, especially when there are more reputable ones for a similar price (e.g. isdt q6 nano). Also the USB C functionality can be replicated on any charger by buying a PD trigger board (preferably 20v if your PSU supports it) and soldering on an xt60. Admittedly, it is extra work and more manufacturers should build in this functionality.

[@MrTerrymiff]

And the isdt q6 nano comes in a bigger range of colours.☺

[@Delcadro]

The B6 was often a non-original charger. Are you sure you had the Skyrc version? However, I was fooled by the ISDT Q6 plus.

[@Nullscr1pt]

Got one.... my fan sputtered on and off on the first use. doesn't make me feel that great about the quality... also... my charger with USB-C goes to 100w, not 80w... I have a Anker PD 3.0 USB-C and it was designed for macbook's, def hits 100w on the startup screen. and i know the side of the box does indeed say 80w but the manual says it goes 100w on PD 3.0

[@dirtrider88]

who in recent times has bought one that failed? seems like any complaints of failed units are from over 6 months ago (pretty sure it came out 8 months ago) and most times you hear of failed units its a story of "i head of a guy".

[@user-cl1rb7wg8f]

Do u need the white thing plugged in I’m new to this

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Yes definitely you need it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGTYo3Wme651nbssi=W_Jd7dcB-M81w2aS

[@reworkfpv7359]

backwards + and - how could they screw that up?

[@xplode225]

Can I charge lipos with this using a xt60 connector from a battery bank?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Yes.

[@xplode225]

@@JoshuaBardwell Wow that was a quick reply lol. Thanks!

[@UnderqualifiedPilot]

yo@@JoshuaBardwell can i just use crocodile clips to xt60 connected to a car battery for this charger

[@whoopsquad]

I wish I didn’t already have two ISDT Nanos😂😂😂😂😂

[@DronePH-2024]

Is this compatible sir with 2s 450mah Lipo battery thanks

[@pipoypipoy7796]

yes, it is

[@DronePH-2024]

@@pipoypipoy7796 thank u

[@UnderqualifiedPilot]

ofc! i use it for my 1400mah 6s

[@ЭтоПсевдоним]

Very strange charger. He charged the battery 18650, previously discharged it with this device. The charge showed 715 mA, then this battery immediately inserted into a Liitokala and it was ahead of another 700+mA. The limit of the charge was set at 4.2V. I checked the same experiment on other batteries.

[@popitn2nd]

Nice small charger but the balance current for this charger is rated only at 500mah. It will take forever to balance charge big batteries!

[@christopherconkright1317]

I have an XT60 power supply

[@jaredgundry9276]

Reviews are popping up that 80% of these chargers are failing. Can you say you’ve never heard off or seen this happen during the testing phase? I ordered one off RDQ via this video and link and don’t wanna get burned for it.

[@dirtrider88]

for anyone else reading this. this comment talking about ONE specific video ONE guy made who had 4 out of 5 fail. yes there seems to be , or at least has been since anything im reading is 7 or 8 months ago, a fairly high failure rate with these charges but the commet making it seem like 80 of all chargers being reviewed failing is just false.

[@bismuth7730]

2:00 as if there is any energy in the battery at 4.2V. Most of the energy is between 3.2V and 4V

[@dirtrider88]

wtf are you talking about? a fully charged lipo is 4.2 volts. he saying set the charger to 4.21 so after the voltage sags after charging it settles to a fully charge 4.2.

[@bismuth7730]

@@dirtrider88Educate yourself. There is almost no energy between 4.2V and for example 4.18V

[@peteroman4297]

There’s no card on screen and no link in the video description to the other chargers you mentioned.🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Fixed. Sorry about that.

[@remainsmemories626]

You lost me in the middle, I went buying it )))

[@skelethornbro]

This looks like Toolkitrc M6, but with less functionality.

[@knightdeluxegaming]

Exactly. Just buy ToolkitRC M7 upgraded from M6

[@tacocat709]

Has USB PD input though

[@knightdeluxegaming]

ToolkitRC M7 for additional $5 is more great choice. Self-healing fuse etc. Larger screen and great built quality.

[@damienkinchen]

Was going to get one of these. You made them all sell out. 😵‍💫

[@dirtrider88]

4:12 c'mon man. your power supply is 65 watts so thats whats going in, the charger doesnt have 100% efficiency and zero power loss so you get less out. the watts on the screen is what its putting into the battery. you know all this. acording to those numbers your charger is about 90% efficient. get one of those usb power meters so you know exactly whats going into the charger (they are cheap enough and super fun) and you will be surprised.

[@FabioKastro]

This looks like the modern days ISDT SC-608

[@emmanuelraphael136]

nice ;)

[@Carguyforlife]

And it comes in Nintendo Switch colors!

[@thomaslea7121]

This looks just like the isdt q6 nano with a better interface

[@taxigalaxi]

Hota D6 pro seems to use the same one.

[@wolfganglienbacher]

2:00 I honestly don't think it is a good idea to recommend people to overcharge their lipos, even if it's just 10mV. You are not going to get any significant amount of additional energy into it, and let's be honest: calibration accuracy of devices like these is usually within ~100mV, and I'd absolutely prefer my device to undercharge by 100mV than it is to overcharge, and any recommendation to overcharge even by only 10mV is more likely asking for trouble than it is going to bring in terms of more energy stored in your Lipo. Packs will usually drop back to below 4.2V quickly, but that really does not mean compensating your charge is a good idea by any means. It's really not a recommendation I'd dare to make.

[@xgofpv4565]

I think it really doesn't matter. As you said, "You are not going to get any significant amount of additional energy into it", thus not causing harm.

[@robbiek9016]

This would be incredible in combination with a solar cell kit for phones on the field

[@Bill14886]

Note: the fan will die quickly, the accuracy changes and it can get hot as hell when the fan takes a shit. This info is all from a in depth video test/ review on another channel.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Yes ONE channel gave those results. Meanwihle RaceDayQuads' owner says they have sold hundreds of them with no returns. So who has the better sample size.

[@MadfishFPV]

Thanks Joshua as I've just watched said review. I'll be contacting my go to hobby store in the UK whose a SkyRC stockist and ask what his returns are like on this product as I'd like a small battery checked and field charger in one

[@dmytroi5456]

Finally, I can charge my car Pb battery from phone😅

[@JS-te4gz]

Heard theae malfunctioned a lot

[@JoshuaBardwell]

There is literally one guy on FaceBook who has made a personal crusade out of spreading the claim that this charger is defective. There was one YT creator who said that he got like 5 of them and they failed. That's it. I asked the owner of RaceDayQuads whether they had any issue with it and they said the failure/return rate was normal. If RaceDayQuads was getting a zillion complaints because these were fialing, RDQ would stop selling them. They haven't. Everything is fine. There was one YT Creator who had some failed units. Nobody knows why. Nobody else can replicate his result. Everything is fine.

[@JS-te4gz]

@@JoshuaBardwell thanks

[@maskedviperus]

My fan failed in 1 cycle.

[@daijoubu4529]

Why can't they make a type-c charger with a nicer screen, the ToolKitRC M4/M7 needs an external cable and this SkyRC has a crappy screen lol, oh wait no ISDT do have the 608PD

[@chezfpv9139]

What's the point of a tiny charger when you still have to carry a huge battery or power supply with you?

[@PhrozenN]

Those pd chargers are tiny! Not much bigger than your phone charger. And you can get those car chargers with 65W for easy use on the road

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I can run it off my car battery, which I always have in my car with me. What's the point of a charger with built in AC power supply, if you're out and about, and aren't near AC power?

[@chezfpv9139]

Guess I'm just not the target buyer for this product since I'm coming from the perspective of a racer charging 4-5 batteries at a time at 4A each.

[@MarcFPV]

Reaon why SkyRC is not very popular? Because of their B6 and the quintillion of rebranded and cloned versions that like to burn down houses. They have a veeeeery bad reputation with safety.

[@grognatou]

bad charger, after a few charge, he does not longuer work

[@edclevel402]

I'm so tired of dishonest power supplies.

[@dirtrider88]

its not a dishonest power supply. hes just not looking at the right numbers. one is power coming in the other is whats being fed to the battery. considering the charger is going to use some power to do its thing your going to see a power loss.

[@pkarc]

that thing sounds like a Tamagoshi, portable for sure it will go in my go to fly pack, but you need to wash it's sh*t💩

[@nichollsboy11]

Another guy I follow on KZbin has had 3 out of 5 fail in a matter of days....buyer beware these might be shit

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

Ill never understand the point of taking the PSU out of these devices only to force someone to buy one... Its an extra level of total WTF for new people trying to get into the hobby. Was plugging it into the wall and turning it on just too easy, we had to make people do research about Psu's (that can be terrifying, look at Gigabyte psu's blowing up) to buy the right ones and make it uber confusing?

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

you can even find ones for the same price, that do plug into a wall socket and not require yet another purchase... I dont get it.

[@tacocat709]

If you already carry around a fat type C PD charger for your other devices like me, then this is a great way to reduce size and cost

[@dingr]

@@crisnmaryfam7344 Yes, but is it blue and orange?

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

@@tacocat709 Size and Cost aren't really, MY personal concern, its just way more confusing that it needs to be.