Battery and Super charger Q

[farsed]

What batteries do you use for your phantom?

What Super charger (brand and model) would you recommend for faster recharging?

 

[Ots]

3 cell lipo's with 2200mAhr capacity matches what DJI supplied with the Phantom. I switched over to Dean's connectors to match my other stuff (heli's).

I use an Astroflight lipo charger. It takes a seperate power supply for AC charging though. It does a great job but it's not the most economical choice.

 

[Gizmo3000]

You don't want to charge your batteries any faster than 3A.
..most people recommend 2A or even 1A if you want to make your batteries last a bit longer.

 

[farsed]

You don't want to charge your batteries any faster than 3A.
..most people recommend 2A or even 1A if you want to make your batteries last a bit longer.

I want to have the option of using super charger, not always but when I am shooting video on a site and use up my 4 batteries.

 

[Banjer]

You don't want to charge your batteries any faster than 3A.
..most people recommend 2A or even 1A if you want to make your batteries last a bit longer.

The charging current depends on the capacity, and a lot of the newer LiPo's can be charged at 2C or even 3C. With a 2200 mAh pack that means you can safely use 4 amps. Just check the LiPo's data sheet for the max charging rate. For the first few times of use a lower charging rate is recommended tho.
A good read on LiPo's: http://www.rchelicopterfun.com/rc-lipo-batteries.html
On chargers: http://www.rchelicopterfun.com/rc-battery-chargers.html