spintec charger i love mine just wished it did discharge at a higher levell.

I agree with ya on that. I am not a big fan of a high discharge rate but a 30 or 35 amp pulse discharge would have been nice, according to the owner a higher discharge rate is not be possible, due to hardware limitations. They are testing Higher charge rates but need to find the limit. I dont like the sensitive dial. There is no protective glass or plastic cover on the lcd screen, dont run your fingers or anything over it. The output leads are to short. The first charger I bought didnt work for crap, it was screwed from day one. False peaks occur with wrong settings or even bumps to the charger. No manual repeak option but does have automatic repeak if a cell takes less than 200mah's than the rest of the pack. Screen is top veiw and not front. Company is over seas, shipping,repairs could get costly.Low charge rate aswell. 6 cell is a little higher than 4 cell.

The second charger I got was perfect, everything worked fine, after a month of testing I noticed some positive things. My packs perform awesome through out the entire run, 3800's were taking 4200-4300+ mah's. This charger doesnt realy allow you to over charge like you could encounter with your normal charger on a cell or the entire pack, saves money and your next race. Full peak of the pack instead of avg.You can view each cells temp,voltage,mahs up to the time is peaks out. Intresting stuff. It does discharge individualy but at a low rate, one less tray or eq you dont need. The fact that you can download the latest updates from home is realy cool, again saves time and money.Charge two packs or discharge at the same time, motor run feature. Recomended settings and tested for both 3800's and 4200's and shown good results were
deltapeak 4 mv
temppeak 50 degree C
mintemp 46 degree C
current 5 or 6 amps
Erik Jonk the owner of spintec said there is already plans for software updates, like better menu structure, more settings, LiPo function, PC data readout function and more. He also said there will not be any hardware changes soon.

I like mine the best part tells what your pack is how good it is match at

how much is this charger?

375 i think

Holy crap Ken, you could have left something out so I could chime in, LOL.
Ken basically nailed it, the one thing I found is with the fahrenheit settings, it's screwey, just use the celsius and you'll be fine...I use 45 minumum and 49 peak.

The concept of charging each individual cell is great, and I think this charger will be the one to have :thumbsup: .

"low charge rate" I charge at 6 amps, what were you looking for???

Later, Bret

PS. I think Ken touched on this, but while charging in the main unit you can run a motor, or charge another pack, or discharge a pack, with the external connection, very cool, and not available on other chargers.

the chargers are as low as 310 I have seen and as high as 400, the cable is sold seperate and goes for around 30-35. I can put you in touch with someone tobuy for around 350 with the current update. the ones that come in the states now I beleive have the older version 1.05a , the latest is 1.05b
sorry bret, LOL

some more info here
http://spintec.nl/ICC.shtml (http://spintec.nl/ICC.shtml)
http://spintec.nl/index.shtml
http://www.horizonhobby.com/Search/Default.aspx?SearchTerm=spintec&CatId=

very usefull tool

Ken i lowered my temp to 45max c seemed to work a lot better cells are cooler to . Bret what temp are your cells comming off the charger at 49 c .I tryed and mine were way too hot 150s thanks ken

My temp of 49c is not reached, the 4mv delta peak comes into play before the max temp does, but at any rate, my cells are about 135.

Later, Bret

"low charge rate" I charge at 6 amps, what were you looking for???

Atleast 8amps, I have occasionaly charged at that before, or just wanted the juice thrown in there fast for those last min changes when on a certain time frame before race time. I am known for being late unless someone drives me to a track. LOL

spintec getting better and better everytime i use it

used the spintec sat night had nothing but problems charging 4200s .Anybody have any trouble charging 4200s . Thanks

I assume you put the setting to 4200 instead of 3800's. I beleive the same settings for 3800's apply to the 4200's as far as min and max plus MV's. I only charged 4200 a couple times on the spintec before I sold the last unit I had.

used the spintec sat night had nothing but problems charging 4200s .Anybody have any trouble charging 4200s . Thanks

No problems here Kenny,
Have you used the recomened settings from here???

See you at Maximus,
Bret

used the spintec sat night had nothing but problems charging 4200s .Anybody have any trouble charging 4200s . Thanks

The only problem I have found is that when you use the 4200 profile that is built in with the 1.05B software update when you power it off and back on it will reset your peak temp to 2 degrees F. It does NOT do this in the 3800 profile. Not sure why but Spintec is working on a fix for it. The only problem is so far I am the only one who has reported this problem and they cant duplicate it there. So check your chargers and see if any of you have the same thing. If so email Erik Jonk at Spintec and let him know.

Other than that one bug I love mine. Its been working great and batteries have not fallen off at all!

EA

How long does it take your charger to finish the pack after the readout says all batteries are full?
Mine takes about 10 minutes charging a 4 cell 4200 pack. I'm wondering what the charger is doing or if I have a setting wrong.

How long does it take your charger to finish the pack after the readout says all batteries are full?
Mine takes about 10 minutes charging a 4 cell 4200 pack. I'm wondering what the charger is doing or if I have a setting wrong.

Thats another bug I informed Spintec about. I also race 6 cells and at first didnt think nothing about it untill I charged a 6 cell. When charging a 6 cell it beeps, cuts off and show's you your match % numbers as soon as the last cell get's done. That will be addressed in the next update as well.

EA

Hey my spintec resets back to 2 F after every time I turn off the charger no matter what kind of pack I charge. An e-mail has been sent.

-Monti-

Hey my spintec resets back to 2 F after every time I turn off the charger no matter what kind of pack I charge. An e-mail has been sent.

-Monti-

Hey Monti,

Try it in the 3800 mode...I probably wont reset...Mine only resets to 2 F when using the 4200 profile.

EA

Hey Monti,

Try it in the 3800 mode...I probably wont reset...Mine only resets to 2 F when using the 4200 profile.

EA

it resets no matter what mode I charge in. Did you get my e-mail?

-Monti-

Watch A I.c.c Charger Smoke A 4 Cell Pack Last Night Not Good Do They Know About This Problem Yet?

Yea watch out for temps when charging 4200s had to lower the milla volt cut off to 3

Watch A I.c.c Charger Smoke A 4 Cell Pack Last Night Not Good Do They Know About This Problem Yet?

I have heard of some I.C.C's burning up while charging a 4 cell pack but not burning the pack up unless it was setup wrong....Not say your's didnt as they do have some bugs in them. And it seems that some bugs are in some chargers but not others....

Ive had no major problems yet and so far it's the best charger I have had for my batteries.

EA

i have not had any problems yet either.i wonder if they are going to make it so you can charge higher than 6?

Yea watch out for temps when charging 4200s had to lower the milla volt cut off to 3

Yes I have cut my millvolts to 3.0 per cell. Peak temp is 125. No vented cells so far. All my batteries have been staying like new since I started using the Spintec.

EA

Hey Bill,

The problem with that is that because it basiclly has 6 chargers in it they can not cutt off the other 2 cells when charging a 4 cell. This is why the charger gets a lot hotter charging 4 cells over 6 cells....the charge energy is absorbed by the heatsink....At least that's how Erik explained it to me when I asked about that!!

EA

ok i see.when is the newest update going to be available?

Yes I have cut my millvolts to 3.0 per cell. Peak temp is 125. No vented cells so far. All my batteries have been staying like new since I started using the Spintec.

EAThanks ea

http://spintec.nl/ICC.shtml go and get version 1.06

yes the new version is sweet a new charge screen and the 6 other updates like the low voltage charge problem when trying to charge a pack.awesome charger

If anybody is interested in buying one, I made a mistake while using this charger and to make sure I don't make it again, I'm selling it.

E-mail me... BNDRT@AOL.COM

Later, Bret

Jet i think with this upgrade you would not make that error again . You going to pa this weekend if so see you at the track Ken B

I was going, but tonight I found out I have way to much other stuff that needs to be taken care of...So, no I'm not going to make it.

I'm still selling it :tongue:

where is a good place to order one from at a good price? i want a new one not used?? thanks.. albie

i will take the upgrade cord if you are getting rid of it .Sorry you can't make this one looks like a killer weekend already they had to open up the extra building and it is only fri night

if you own a spintech you have to get the upgrade to 1.06 it is the answer to all the flaws . used mine all weekend and no more errors worked flawless all weekend . Thanks for the upgrade Guys Keep up the good work .Thanks Ken.B

Ill agree with that... Since reflashing to the 1.06 mine has worked flawlessly.. All I wish they would do is change the program so I can go back to building batteries the way I was before..

Sean- you have a P.M.

Dusty

Backatcha!

HI GUYS IF ANYONE NEEDS AN UPDATE ON THEIR CHARGER LOOK FOR ME AT THE RACES.I HAVE THE CORD AND THE UPDATE IS ON MY LAPTOP.I WILL GIVE OUT THE UPDATES FOR FREE. Bill Osborn

Sean, I like it because my packs fit it right away :thumbsup:


hi Dusty :wave:

I was hesitant at first but glad I made the purchase. Excellent charger & the online updates are something other mfg(CE) should consider.

You can buy one at www.teammaximus.com (http://www.teammaximus.com)

Is everyone using the spintec to discharge 4200 if so what settings?

If not what are you using???


Thanks
MICMAN

The spintec only dis chargers at 10 amps I ues my turbo35 and my DPD

You can buy one at www.teammaximus.com (http://www.teammaximus.com)

What's their price on them ?

Anyone know ?

i belive around 350-385

What's their price on them ?

Anyone know ?
Here's one http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?t=162845