It works great for what I use it for. I only charge nicads (for hpi roto-start) and my 2/3A sized micro pack. It charges nicad's, nimh and li-po's. I have never used lipo or the DC current however.
I wanted one with a decent enough display, not some $20 plug in the wall and walk away for 8-12 hrs or whatever. It came recommended from one of my LHS's and it wasnt overly expensive. It was around $100 canadian when I bought mine.
I use a Duratrax Piranha AC/DC digital peak charger for my micro battery packs and so far it's proven to work extremely well. I also use an Integy 16x5 V6 DC charger but I sometimes get a low battery warning for some reason on my micro packs and I end up going back to the Duratrax charger.
Sorry to ask you all this but could somebody be able to go to this link and find me a bang for buck type charger? I couldn't any of brands that you guys mentioned and the only reason i'm getting from this place is that the shipping is cheaper for me with other stuff..
Again, sorry to make you do the work for me (if you are doing it) but I just don't have no idea what so ever for what to choose...
The LRP Pulsar Competition is a wonderful DC charger that charges, discharges and cycles battery packs. It also has a motor run feature which comes in handy too. I had one and loved it. The Pulsar Sport is also nice but doesn't have all the features of the Competition model.
The Team Orion DC charger also looks nice and I've seen a few local guys uses these.
The CE Pit Bull X3 is another DC charger that is worth a look.
The Eagle Racing chargers are nice and they have an AC/DC version so unlike the ones above you do not need to also buy a 12V power supply. Lots of features as well.