HTRC C240 DUO AC/DC DUAL BAY CHARGER

[@gdl357g]

WOW . I would like to congratulate you on making such a fantastic professionally narrated video. I understood every function you explained. I would say you would be a perfect professor. It's because of this review I am purchasing this charger. Thx

[@RCEscape]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tactical_potato81]

Just ordered this charger today specifically for my high voltage lipos. I really appreciate the thorough breakdown and walkthrough of this charger.

[@RCEscape]

Thanks very much!! I still use it every day and it is such an easy charger to use. 😍👍

[@tactical_potato81]

@@RCEscape I'm trying to stumble across any videos that explain why you should discharge a lipo. If you know, would you mind giving me a little synopsis

[@RCEscape]

@@tactical_potato81 Personally, I’ve not had to discharge any batts since they never go into storage but either for storing them or maybe packing them up for travel so they are less volatile. :)

[@WirageVoyage]

This was such a great Review, thank you. I just bought this charger and was looking for some information that is not covered in the manual. You explained everything very clearly

[@RCEscape]

I still use mine every day and it is still kicking butt!! Enjoy :) 👍👍🍺🍺

[@kenturner2946]

This is the best video I've seen on how to use this particular charger this guy is unbelievable with his thoroughness much appreciate it

[@RCEscape]

Thanks for watching :)

[@scottthroop6208]

This model has been recalled. I got a notification from Amazon requesting to stop using immediately and confirm destroy for a full refund. Recall states unit catches fire and causes batteries to ignite. 160 reported incidents with some injuries and property damage.

[@damu216]

I’m new to RC Cars and almost gave my car away because this charging stuff was way too complicated too me. YOU’RE instructions were SO simple but extremely informative. I really appreciate you taking the time to create such a valuable video THANKS!!!!!!!!!

[@RCEscape]

thanks for watching :) 👍

[@morgb2321]

Appreciate your tim e and efforts teaching me how to youse this charger sir, thank you!

[@randythomas5018]

Excellent review. I have been using the same charger for about 5 months now. I ran into a problem whereby I ran my battery down too far and the charger does not want to charge it. From your video I learned about the cell balancing extra function. I am hoping this will solve my problem. Either way, I appreciate the great coverage you gave this unit.

[@RCEscape]

Glad I could help :)

[@seanhatch4425]

Whenever I try to discharge or storage charge lipo on right bank on this charger I get an error. Int temp cut off. This only happens on the right bank left works as it should. Any Intel as to why?

[@77paulieboy]

Thanks for the great video mate and all the information. I have just got back into RC and gone batteries instead of NITRO. First time buying a battery charger and this video helped me heaps. Keep up the great work.

[@RCEscape]

I still use this charger every day and it is my favorite and the most trustworthy charger. Enjoy!! :)

[@georget.8982]

Great video. I just bought this charger and had a few questions that you answered. When using a car battery for the input power I found that the AC power switch must be in the off position even if nothing is plugged into the AC receptacle.

[@RCEscape]

Thanks for that :) 🍺🍺 Cheers!!

[@Zippytez]

I wonder if the on/off switch is not an on/off switch, but for switching between ac and dc. If its 'off' it's looking to dc for power, if its 'on' it's looking to ac for power Btw hows the charger been since you bought it?

[@georget.8982]

@@Zippytez works great. I can charge smart batteries with it also. I just put the smart battery info into the charger and the battery is charged properly.

[@user-qb3se6ry3v]

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[@RCEscape]

Thanks so much!!

[@lucyandtrevclarke3551]

Great video, your instructions are far greater than the paper one that came with it. 👍

[@RCEscape]

Thanks and cheers! 🍺🍺

[@KS-xk4wu]

Great information sir! Thank you for taking the time to film such a detailed review!

[@RCEscape]

Thank you for watching :)

[@danthegreat9790]

I just bought this dual charger I was going through the settings and didn’t come across the mAh settings to switch to 6000mAh

[@danthegreat9790]

I bough a set of 6000mAh LiPo batteries

[@mja12685]

Thank you so much for making this video. setting up a Granite BLX with 2 3s 8000mAh 100c Zeee batteries

[@wayneeickert8067]

I have Lipo 6S batteries, which this charger will handle, but they don’t include a Deans to EC5 connector.

[@teslacybertruck750]

well explained, very detailed, video with excellent picture quality, you sir, nailed it. I just ordered this charger because of this video.

[@RCEscape]

Awesome, thank you! I still have this and use it everyday. One day, it started to give me errors that it didn't detect any voltage from the second bay and it drove me nuts trying to figure it out. Went into the settings and reset to defaults and it fixed the issue. Other than that, no other issues.

[@bspringer]

Great review - but why are all your batteries fully charged all the time? That explains the high inner resistance...

[@battery_wattage]

Thank you so much for this extensive review!

[@RCEscape]

Glad it was helpful!

[@6GSF]

hi guys both batteries im trying to chareg a lipo and nicad are showing lower voltage , so what to do. ? are they salvageable ? thanks for t video very informative

[@RCEscape]

try trickle charging them in the nimh mode.

[@6GSF]

@@RCEscape cracked it with the help of another video , i ran them both on NIMH charge for about 30mins and then switched them over to LIPO and NICAd and all good , thanks for your reply

[@RobertLenior]

Excellent vid! Thank you for your time invested in it !

[@RCEscape]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stevendegiorgio3143]

I want a dual charger only because I want less equipment to carry in the car.I charge my batteries at the field I fly at.I just want less stuff to carry to go to a 120vac outlet at the park.Right now I have the Q6 with the power supply and an old Venum charger with a built in power supply.Its just too much stuff to fly one plane for two 5 minutes flights

[@nitrosix6six]

What about the smart battery setting?

[@cnance1972]

Awesome video! Have one and now that I know what all I can do with it thanks to you I now have an awesome 😎 charger

[@RCEscape]

Enjoy it

[@WildCaptures]

I use the B6 charger as well but this is way more advanced 🤭

[@RCEscape]

Steve B B6 chargers are awesome!! I looked through all my old computer power supply cables and none of them fit the b6. I’ll use it for the field since the HTRC charger took its place on the charge table. I now can charge up more batts at the same time. 👍👍

[@karthikharirp7299]

Thank you for the exclusive explanation 👍

[@SunriseWaterMedia]

I use this charger with a balance board. I have charged lipo batteries just fine, but just today, I had a new one start smoking and then burst into flames as soon as I plugged in the battery xt60 into the balance board. I didn't even get a chance to configure or begin the charging. After this happened, I charged another battery normally. Was there something I may have done or is this simply a bad battery?

[@RCEscape]

That’s what it sounds like from what you are saying.

[@SunriseWaterMedia]

@@RCEscape Thanks, I'm going to try to buy a replacement, but I'm quite nervous about lipos now. Do you have a specific sequence that you follow? Does this sound right: - Turn on charger - Connect balance board to charger, power then balance cables - Connect lipo XT60 cable - Connect lipo balance cable - Configure charger and begin charging When finished: - Disconnect battery's balance cables - Disconnect XT60 cables - Turn off charger

[@nofreerides7033]

Thank you my traxxas charger went out … ordered this one today 👍👍👍

[@RCEscape]

This charger is the best!!

[@nofreerides7033]

@@RCEscape been using the traxxas for years but it’s limited to 4 cell .. thanks cause you got me out of my comfort zone . Looked at a lot of reviews yours better by far 👍✌️✌️

[@RCEscape]

@@nofreerides7033 The thing that I didn't quite mention in the video is that when it is set to balance charge mode it will auto recognize the cell count so you don't have to do that as well :)

[@nofreerides7033]

How do you recover IR of battery?

[@RCEscape]

@@nofreerides7033 recover? I am not sure if you can.

[@SpaceExplorer2000]

Have you guys noticed that if you use the discharge function on channel 1 that it errors out it a couple of minutes with the message "OVER Int. TEMP CUTOFF". This continues every couple of minutes requiring you to restart the process. This exact discharge function fully completes successfully on channel 2 with exactly the same parameters and cables. I am assuming that this is not the same as the Ext. TEMP CUTOFF that you can set in the user settings. I have tested this on a couple of these chargers with the same observations. Tried multiple experiments, e.g. with/without temperature probes, default External Temp Cutoff as well as adjusting this parameter. Using new or used LiPo's give the same errors. Again, it works fine on Channel 2 but not Channel 1. Just want to see if anyone else experiences this.

[@gainsrc]

I know this is 2 years old but im having a weird issue I hope you could help with. When charging dc to dc my watt settings do not change fro AC 75/75. Its my understanding that it should change to 120/120 on DC. Any thoughts on this? Im using a 600 watt 60amp DC power supply.

[@johnslugger]

thanks for keeping the intro SHORT

[@ItAintMeBabe99]

Nice. Does it do a Lipo Balance charge

[@jfolck1886]

Just got this charger today. After having it do a storage charge on 2- 3s lipos I checked the end voltage of the batteries with a volt meter and the one had been charged to 11.50 volts. Should be at 11.40. Do you see this happening with yours as well?

[@michael.mccauley]

I bought this charger and so far so good. I do have a question though. When I do a storage charge it's only charging to 3.80, not 3.85. Is this something that I should be concerned about? I've looked through the settings and I can't seem to find a way to adjust that. Do you know if that's possible?

[@RCEscape]

there is a user settings for the lipo charge and discharge termination voltage but none for the storage charge or discharge. mine stops at 3.83 even though the manual do indicate 3.85

[@kevindigit]

if the charger states that it will accept 18v dc,can a 24volt dc power supply work as well? thanks for the help

[@r.b.nmartinez4215]

I love this charger

[@lifegoon709]

Do I use same informations, amperage/ voltage as charging when I need to discharge same lipo battery to storage specification ?

[@RCEscape]

The charger will auto set the amps so yes you can.

[@r-k.fotografie2071]

Is there a Storage Function ? Thanks

[@mikel8367]

awesome in-depth video thank you.

[@98whiteGSX100]

What’s the difference between lipo charge vs lipo balance charge

[@RCEscape]

lipo balance charge will bring each cell to the same voltage where as the charge will not.

[@jpcacike4395]

Does come with the cable to charge a Traxxas NiMH Battery? Thanks

[@RCEscape]

at about 2 minutes, the cables are shown.

[@monroethegreat7539]

I am new to RC electric, I just purchased this Lipo charger, I have EC5 lipo 4s batteries coming in 2 days, The connectors on the end looka different, Can i use this charger to charger EC5 batteries?

[@RCEscape]

This does not come with ec5 connectors. You will need converters. www.amazon.com/Pairs-Female-Connector-Adapter-Silicone/dp/B07VPMP5PP/ref=asc_df_B07VPMP5PP/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=416800542128&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8697615377299794934&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031416&hvtargid=pla-869881203110&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=97957278870&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=416800542128&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8697615377299794934&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031416&hvtargid=pla-869881203110

[@monroethegreat7539]

@@RCEscape Thank you

[@mrmoxley]

Excellent video. Thanks

[@birdman316]

sweet charger! i noticed no xt30 connector...but a mod shouldnt be a problem for those 2 and 3s lipos that has xt30 on them... i always have a modified computer boxfan blowing on the charger for xtra cooling... cant hurt it ya know lol!

[@RCEscape]

Yep! you need to make a bunch of xt60 to xt30 to charge up them 2 to 3s and now some 4s batts for micros :)

[@electroddxful]

Great review Pete. That's a great charger. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@RCEscape]

Thanks appreciate it Ray!! 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@Janevjura]

@@RCEscape Great deep review, thanks and greetings from Ukraine ! )

[@tonyvtc3]

Wondering? Can I charge both batteries @ 10 amps? At the same time?

[@RCEscape]

If your battery allows it then yes it can.

[@michael.mccauley]

Great review as always with lots of detail. This did leave me with a question for you. Which mode for charging do use and why, charge or balance charge? I've always chosen balance charge when available. Am I missing something?

[@RCEscape]

Michael McCauley Thanks Mike!! You are doing it right. You should always balance charge your batteries if you have the time but if you are in a hurry, set it to fast balance charge although less accurate. But if you are in a super hurry, charge or fast charge your good batteries and then balance them and if you gotta get the heck out of town and you know your batteries are good, charging or fast charging is fine but balance charge them once you have more time. 👍👍

[@michael.mccauley]

@@RCEscape Thanks! I usually charge my packs the night before I plan to go flying so I'm in no hurry.

[@RCEscape]

@@michael.mccauley I usually take my D6 Duo out to the field and charge up batts if it is a good windless day. I do sometimes use up more than 24 packs in one sitting :)

[@michael.mccauley]

@@RCEscape That's a lot of packs! I usually bring around 12 to 15 packs per session. But I'm old. 😁

[@DronemanJoeRc]

Hey bud I just bought this charger and Im kinda new to all of the charging lingo and I got these batteries for my rc boat so who do I set this charger for them? PowerHobby 3S / 3-Cell 11.1V 5200mah 50c Lipo Battery W EC5 Plug / Connector ( 2 Pack ) (EC5) Im really stupid about all this so help me out and talk to me as if Im a 5 year old kid to explain

[@matelslug1]

Does this charger show individual cell volt while charging???

[@RCEscape]

yes of course. simply press the right arrow whilst charging.

[@Planespotterdude]

I have it too, I love it

[@solarsynapse]

Can it output the full 150W on channel 1 (With 0 on channel 2.) using the AC supply? 25.2V x 6A = 151.2W If not, the single charger would work better for my needs.

[@RCEscape]

you can set it to maximum of 100W on one channel and 50W on second channel. @9:35

[@garyvale8347]

just ordered one of these on ebay...mainly for its ability to test the IR of my LiPos...can someone tell me if they have found this to be a very useful function.....thanks much

[@RCEscape]

IR can be helpful but I normally just count the mah after charging a battery to know the flight time of a battery.

[@creambaeggie7228]

Awesome charger, I have the touch screen version

[@Ollyburl1ngo]

Is that the only difference between this and the t240 duo?

[@kyzerserocki7520]

Trappist monk I believe so the t240 is touchscreen with all the same features and the c240 isn’t but has all the same features except touchscreen

[@justinf5963]

That was an awesome video! Thank you.

[@jcfpv3454]

hey thanks for the great video I really appreciate it

[@RCEscape]

jc m Thanks for watching :) 🙏🙏😁🍺🍺

[@jcfpv3454]

Hey do you still use the charger

[@RCEscape]

@@jcfpv3454 Yes everyday.

[@blankblank6883]

thanks a lot

[@hyperannatv3387]

can i use 4s 8000mah in this charger?

[@RCEscape]

Sure! I don’t see why not :)

[@mason.chasin678]

Can this charge EC5 batteries

[@RCEscape]

Any basic charger can charge batteries with ec5 connectors. You just need to have the conversion connectors. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2TapHyXZZ2tZ6c

[@kmatch1]

Will this charge lipo/life/liion without a balance lead?

[@RCEscape]

Yes it can but I do not recommend.

[@armani007E55]

Subbed! Can you tell me how what's the best way to bring a battery to safe storage from dead 3.4 volts

[@RCEscape]

If the battery does not respond to the storage function, you can up the charge using the NiMH setting and then use the storage setting.

[@armani007E55]

@@RCEscape excellent! Btw excellent review 👍Thank you!

[@armani007E55]

@@RCEscape when do you have to use balance charge? Since I'm using the balance board? Is it when you don't use the balance board? Tks!

[@armani007E55]

@@RCEscape lastly :) when discharging do you leave it at 2.0 amps or 1 amp for 4s? The default is 2.0

[@weseng1]

Excellent review Pete but AMAZON? $56 at Bangood We would rather support you directly than feed Amazon, my opinion.

[@RCEscape]

Yes, the internet commerce giant but never the less, two day prime shipping and you can easily return the stuff! appreciate the support :) 🍺🍺

[@jcfpv3454]

Hey by chance do you still have the battery charger and does it still work I just ordered one and I hope I didn't make a mistake I only fly micros my biggest battery is 1300 mah 4s but mainly 450 mah. 3s thanks for the feedback

[@RCEscape]

This is a work horse for me!! It is still going strong and I use it every day and when it is set to balance charge, it automatically sets the voltage. Easiest charger I'm using at the moment and I use 5 different chargers!!

[@jcfpv3454]

Thanks so much I really appreciate it

[@k5boy805]

IMAX clone is trash

[@RCEscape]

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