ToolkitRC M6D Smart Charger Review ⚡

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[@rehepeks]

I see you had Adapter selected under Input. Maybe the Recycle option is hidden when you have Adapter selected under input as you are supposed to have a battery there where the recycled energy is stored.

[@ddfwaj]

Hey Albert, I agree this is a great charger. I had a bad experience with the Toolkit Servo tester and honestly wasn't going to bite again but couldn't resist based on the specs. The bottom line its been great so far and is currently my daily charger.

[@NextLevelCode]

Thanks Albert. I’m upgrading front the m8. Looks like it’s about the same size. But with even more features to offer. Awesome.

[@MCsCreations]

Awesome little charger! Great review, Albert! 😃 About the discharge thing, try setting the input power to battery instead of power supply. Otherwise I guess it won't work really. Anyway, I liked the XT60 adapters you made! I made a bunch, one for each kind of connector. 🙄 Anyway, stay safe there! 🖖😊

[@traxfpv]

Nice and compact and good output. Definitely worth a serious look. Thx for review!

[@AlbertKimTV]

Thanks for watching!

[@spacemonkey986]

excellent thanks for this comprehensive overview

[@AlbertKimTV]

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[@SuperBrainAK]

I bet the reason why you cannot select the recycle option is because the power supply is set to "adapter" instead of specifying the voltage of your input battery. You at least didnt show if you changed that setting since first showing it. Thats a neat charger thanks for sharing!

[@DigitalDamnation]

Are you able to recommend a mains power supply with XT60 connector? Preferably available from BG. Thanks!

[@ctrc9689]

Great little charger been using for 2 weeks dose what its supposed to

[@lukaszfron]

Hi Albert, thanks for the review. Have a question: is it possible to charge two batteries of different properties (chemistry, cell count) simultaneously?

[@AlbertKimTV]

Yes, you just setup each channel separately.

[@src2920]

Hi Albert, what is the max Input current it can take. I will use a 12v dc supply to charge 2x 6S 6000mah. Will this work?

[@joj2580]

Hi. Nice video. Do you charge your 450mah with 1000mah? Is it correct if you charge it with 400mah or 500mah?

[@wmcewa01]

Do you have to set anything on the charger to match your power supply?

[@fabian9163]

Hey Albert. The recycle-mode only appears, if you select "battery" as power-type in the settings (and set the correct maxVoltage). My thoughts: Shouldn't there be any selection of the imput-battery-type and current?

[@AlbertKimTV]

This version of the firmware isn't intuitive with regard to this function.

[@tommylux247]

@@AlbertKimTV did it work?

[@blaproject_studio]

You have to go to settings and in input power source have to choose “battery” and only then you will be able to choose “recycle” mode. There is nothing to do with the interface, which is super intuitive. To open settings, long press the scroll.

[@kisandrone]

Hey NIce Review. I have a question. I recently bought this charger to charge my 18000mAh LIpo batteries. Can these battery be charged parallely? if Yes, can you tell me how?

[@jr26731]

Great Vid .. How has it been working any over charging or over discharging ? when using it ?

[@AlbertKimTV]

It's been great so far. No issues and I use it every day as my main charger now.

[@creationsmv6201]

Is it possible to charge lead acid battery? The charger have pb funktion, so by pb 6s should be able to charge car battery?

[@alextkd2003]

I know this is not the chanel to ask but, Does anyone know when tbs products will be back in stock?

[@GreenEyesFromGondor]

I’m worried you’ve answered this question before, sorry if that’s the case! To get full charge rates if parallel charging multiple larger packs in the field do you need to have a 6s battery or will a 4s let you do 15a per channel? Thanks so much, I’m planning to use your affiliate link :)

[@AlbertKimTV]

I think that will depend on the battery you're using to do the charging. It's more likely a 6S will be able to provide the high current needed but it doesn't mean a 4S can't either. Again, I would check the specs of the battery you're using.

[@GreenEyesFromGondor]

Albert Kim so a higher C rating on a 4s would be better or is it more to do with the internal resistance and sticking to say a tattu battery? I ask because I’d like to power my goggles off the same battery and dji is limited to 4s

[@trevorc6793]

Thanks Albert, I was about to pull the pin and order one, then saw that it doesnt have regen discharge - which I thought ALL ToolkitRC chargers had & I use this function! Oh well, unless they get this implemented, it wont be for me which is a shame..

[@inhaledcron]

I have this charger. It has that feature, it just doesn’t show up when plugged into a power supply and not a battery

[@trevorc6793]

@@inhaledcron thank you for that, excellent news .

[@Asu01]

How about ext discharge mode? Recent update adds this feature and I'm using it more frequently than the regen discharge on my M8 charger.

[@MrProbs]

Just use the isdt FD-200, that really the way to go

[@Dan-he3kl]

excellent video. Question is the Bal Cur of 800mA for each output or 400mA and 400mA?

[@AlbertKimTV]

Should be 800mA per channel.

[@Dan-he3kl]

@@AlbertKimTV thx Albert

[@charlschuck6]

Did you tried charging the main settings when holding long press the spinning knob and then a menu shows , there your input option should be changed from power adaptor supply to battery and that is what lets you use regen / battery cycle / or discharge all that juice into another battery

[@charlschuck6]

I have that option just finally bought it if that’s the case I won’t be upgrading ... to keep that cycle regen option

[@Marginal391]

Thank you :-).

[@AlbertKimTV]

You are welcome!

[@onetwo9824]

Hello, Albert! Could you tell me what adapter to take with it? I just started with this hobby and want to use some 6s (1100 - 1500) batteries.

[@AlbertKimTV]

If you mean power supply, I use this one... bit.ly/3HiWZ7N

[@onetwo9824]

@@AlbertKimTV Yes,sir. Just wanted to see some other option, don't think it's gonna be easy to get this one.

[@BBFPV]

What is the charging power at 12v?

[@ivrj]

please measure finished charged lipo with a good multimeter. I need to know, because M8 is a bad cell balancer. And is impossible to calibrate.

[@AlbertKimTV]

I just checked and this one doesn't seem to have that problem anymore. Cell readout on charger closely matches in multimeter.

[@fredericpetitpas]

Hey sir ! Could you tell me if charging a 1S battery using a jst-xt60 connector will allow to monitor the IR ? I also have a 2S battery that has a 2-holes connector for the tinywhoop FC but it charges using the 3-holes connector with the charger it came with (the stock batteries that came with the TinyHawk 2). I'm sure I'm not the only noob confused with those! Ty !

[@AlbertKimTV]

Charging on 1S won't show the IR values. Charge up multiple 1S batteries to an adapter to make it look like a 2S or 3S battery to see the IR values. I'm not sure what's up with the second question. Either some info is missing or I'm just not understanding it at all. Kinda clueless about that one.

[@fredericpetitpas]

@@AlbertKimTV Thanks for the quick answer. What I meant is, the 2S battery has a 2-wire connector to the whoop and it also has a 3-wire connector that is used to charge the battery.

[@kula200477]

Does anybody tested this charger with full power 2x250W? I would like to charge 6s 5000 mAh li-po pacs with 10A per channel

[@kaelstokes5804]

Just got my DJI system with a baby Nano HD an 3 4s batteries should I get the m4 pocket or this one, What do u recommend?

[@AlbertKimTV]

I think that one uses smaller lipos so the M4 pocket charger will be fine for one at a time charging.

[@PeterWinnett]

Hi Albert, can you tell me if you can Discharge 1S Lipos with this charger and if so how do you connect them? Cheers, Pete

[@AlbertKimTV]

You can but you need an XT60 to whatever connector your 1S lipo has. I just made my own adapters.

[@PeterWinnett]

@@AlbertKimTV Thanks Albert, so you just connect the 1S to the XT60 input and set the charger to the discharge mode? What discharge amps can be used? the big problem with 1s discharge is how slow it is :)

[@brocas7325]

Hello very good video thank you for sharing I would like to know if it is possible to charge LHIV smart batteries without the balancer plug, I do not see the option on the menu to deactivate the balanceator, the battery which I want to charge is is a FIMI X8 SE drone battery, thank you very much

[@AlbertKimTV]

Yes, it's possible. Nothing to deactivate, just charge it. However, I would not recommend this method.

[@brocas7325]

@@AlbertKimTV thanks

[@elliotbaltazar]

I like this charger a lot, but do you notice the scroll wheel get stuck during use? I have a pair of these, and it's the same on both. 🤷

[@AlbertKimTV]

Mine has been fine. Perhaps there could be a small object underneath or some dirt in there? Is it still aligned straight and not bent?

[@elliotbaltazar]

@@AlbertKimTV They're both brand new. I actually had one replaced, thinking it was defective, but it seems to be universal. It's not consistent, just happens intermittently, as if the wheels are only supported on one side of their axis. They all seem that way. My hands are big though, maybe I am pressing harder than I realize.

[@tweekFPV]

👍👍

[@avsaase]

Have you tried using the charger to charge at higher power settings? I had a M6 but it wasn't able to cool itself down enough to charge a 4S at 8A and it overheated.

[@CorrexPoE]

what batteries are you charging with 8A?? in my opinion you shouldnt go higher than 3C.. anyway im charging 2 * 6S batteries with each 3A, which is working fine, didnt try to pump in more, but its handling the temperature perfectly so far

[@tommylux247]

Can you charge via the balance charger only?

[@AlbertKimTV]

No, that doesn't work.

[@eaglexvision934]

Does it balance charge? I cant find the setting for that

[@AlbertKimTV]

It's the default setting if you plug in the balance lead, otherwise it will do a non-balance charge with the balance lead unplugged.

[@peterrusso7336]

does this charger stop charging the battery once the battery is full?

[@AlbertKimTV]

yes

[@CorrexPoE]

if i charge my 1300mah 6s batteries once its done my cells are all at around 4.16-4.175V.. is it cause im charging them with 2C?

[@AlbertKimTV]

That's normal. Under a charge load, the voltage will be a bit higher. When the load is released, the voltage falls off some. If you really want to top off to 4.2v exactly, you have to increase the final voltage setting to 4.25v.

[@CorrexPoE]

@@AlbertKimTV Thanks! I will leave it as it is. PS: I dont know why i wasnt subbed to you.. Now i am. Love your content!

[@mattaitchey4917]

Anyone had any experience with the M6D for NiMH cells? I am trying to charge Prius battery modules which are 7.2v 6.5AH NiMH. I have used a lot of different hobby chargers for this over the years and most of them work just fine but for some reason the M6D will not cut off at the set 5mv peak or at the 9v safety cutout it just keeps charging!

[@shortybullock647]

I've been doing the same works great charge discharge but like you said it won't stop on set values

[@mattaitchey4917]

@@shortybullock647 hey shortly, are you also trying to use them for Toyota nimh?

[@shortybullock647]

Yes nimh

[@mattaitchey4917]

@@shortybullock647 seems these m6d are only good for lipo batteries

[@minimalizam009]

Please send the link for power supply.

[@AlbertKimTV]

Here ya go... bit.ly/3HiWZ7N

[@minimalizam009]

@@AlbertKimTV Thank you very much.

[@ghiss46]

What's a good power supply for it ac

[@AlbertKimTV]

bit.ly/3CqoHMv

[@AUCRATECH93722]

ok silly question but how or where can I see the amount of charge put back in the batteries? my icharger showed this but i cant seem to locate this.

[@AlbertKimTV]

On the charging screen it's right below the voltage and current reading. On the left is the charging time, on the right is the amount of charge in mAh. You can see it about 6 minutes into the video.

[@Crftbt]

Curious which power source you usually use when charging lipos with this.

[@AlbertKimTV]

bit.ly/2NIbJlX

[@mrgalio522]

Can it charge 1s battery?

[@AlbertKimTV]

Yes, but you need to make an adapter Would you be interested in a video on that topic?

[@mrgalio522]

@@AlbertKimTV yeah please!! A lot of new people that begins in this hobby starts with small drones like 1s tiny whoop. We need information about how to charge 1s lipos in this types of chargers. Thank you!

[@martinj9251]

Hi i have one of these, i am guessing that you can only charge from another Battery? Not mains? Help appreciated

[@AlbertKimTV]

Get a power supply like this... bit.ly/3V7kYOz

[@fpvwithme]

I'm confused. You use a battery to power the charger? ??

[@AlbertKimTV]

You can use any DC power supply within the voltage range of the charger.

[@stevenkelby2169]

Where's the flight footage?

[@andersmartinson5214]

of a charger?!?! lol

[@MCsCreations]

Through the window? 🤔 Well, he could've done that with the ISDT one I guess. 😬

[@tweakohgy4471]

What is the point of making a charger without a power supply I've never got this how do you charger your charger batter lol

[@AlbertKimTV]

You haven't been in RC for very long, eh?

[@tweakohgy4471]

@@AlbertKimTV I've been watching you since 2017 Albert. You were the go to guy for PID tuning. This is my alt account linked to my google play but we have talked before. I'm a big fan of micros like you so I've always just had little wall plug chargers for my 1 2 and 3s batteries now I have a 6s with no batterys or chargers so im shopping. I genuinely don't know why you would want a charger that runs off a battery and how would you charger your main big battery once that's dead?

[@ukmitch86]

@@tweakohgy4471 it's easier and cheaper from an electronics POV to produce DC to DC products. They can be smaller and more powerful than the equivalent AC to DC model. Say someone wants to charge nothing but small cap 2S with the charger - they can buy a small AC to DC PSU to complement their application. The alternative is that they overpay for a big built in PSU that they won't use, nor can they remove if they go out flying with another DC source (car battery, etc)

[@bbobony8059]

ilu thickums

[@omar.p3rez]

I have the m6, m8 and m8s and all of them have issue balancing the batteries correctly. I tried to calibrate then and nothing. Don't buy Toolkitrc.