Great little charger, very reasonable. Not surprised it's a bit underpowered for the 2 batteries you're using, especially considering the price. You can always add an inexpensive power supply and you have yourself a charger that will take care of 99% of your needs and still not break the bank 👍 Funny thing with these small chargers, so simple and clean, I almost feel like I'm getting ripped off, lol!
Thanks man, Top walkthrough video!! ( However your theory on '' Balancing '', Doesn't hold water sorry. I've read the comments below in the thread. It's only my opinion, It's not a discussion point or meant to be an argumentative topic and I apologize if it comes across as such 👍 )... If anyone is considering buying this charger.. This is absolutely brilliant for the price, So simple to use with plenty of grunt to charge those huge packs without worry. Also awesome for the smaller packs ( just remember to adjust '' Target Voltage to suit your packs, ie: An 8000mAh Batt should be charged @ 8A 2400mAh should be charged at no more than 2.4A and so on.. Plenty of dudes charge at higher than recommended rates, But that's their call as it can be done. There are plenty of fail safes built into this charger but good habitual safe usage is always a good place to start. Great for out in the field too off a 12V car battery, It's simple, Just as fast and just as safe. This model has now become my favourite charger. In closing... *Never leave any charger unattended, No matter how good they are, Even if you are only ducking out for 20 mins or so. Great walkthrough Razor RC!! Cheers from Australia.
I think I would still prefer my T240 duo from HTRC. Between the touch factor and the programmable memory setups for the batteries one owns or uses the most, is a way more user friendly way to use a charger, at least for me! And it's way cheaper, like a third of the price, and include the balance ports and all types of connectors from small jst up to even traxxas specific. I know you like it too! Anyway thanks for the review.!
That T240 is like 150W at $100 for the additional $50 bucks you get a dual charger another 50W fully adjustable from side to side with all the plugs included. Seems like a very solid buy to me. Very comparable to my HTRC T400 *$125* Good job GensAce 👍🏾❤️
Mine won’t let me charge a 1 cell lipo without a balance port for it, it’s says to confirm no balance port then brings me back to the main screen without charging. Any suggestions?
The Imars Dual is higher quality, smaller, and lighter and has more features, but is limited to more like one 6S and one 4S simultaneously on AC due to the 200W limit. The Hota has 300 watts on AC so can do dual 6S batteries better (without an external power source).
@@RazorRC Hota D6+ hands down, one of the best chargers you can get. This looks good and appears to be a rebranded ISDT, likely the D2. Hota D6+ has more power on AC being 150w per channel and this being only 100 watts per channel. Biggest issue is getting hold of a Hota D6+ as they seem to be out of stock everywhere
@@RazorRC hello Razor thank you for this super review🫡😎 I have the overlander d100 v2 from way back Would this or the HOTA D6+ be worthy replacements Don’t think I need much 😏 more than better trickle power than I have now at 30-500mah compared to 1.2mah’s which could someone tell me is this a lot more current Nice of you to share your knowledge Razor At worse I’d be charging 2x gens ace 8000mah 3s 100C or two 4s yowoo’s 100C’s😎💯
I just got this charger. Im charging a 3a lipo with it, at the moment its on 40% but i dont know why I can not get the charger to show resitance and basically that was the main reason Ive bought this charger
Which balancing board did you order to use with this charger? My hitec charger came with a board. Charger finally stopped working just ordered the Gens Ace duo got it and my board does not work with the Duo. looks like because my balancing board cable has a clip on it. I want to order a duo set of boards from amazon any help with this will be greatly appreciated... I have seen videos from you in past though i was subbed ... Just subbed now friend ! Keep the vids coming love your input on all u do !
'charge is actually a balance charge', ok so what does the 'balance' task do? 8:25 Balancecharge? Balancebalance? I'm confused. Please elaborate as im new into lipo. I've ordered a pair of 4S 5000mah and the imars D300.
@@bartbbb1046 that not what I meant I found out you can balance them by plugging into the Balance port on the charger and not needing to buy a separate balance board
@@Joercgarage Sorry, I misunderstood your question. I believe you can connect the balance plug from the battery directly in. The balance board being just like an extender I guess.
Can you hook it up to a car Cig lighter port? I am on the road a lot and would like to have spare batteries charging while i'm racing around. Thanks for the video
Your cars lighter port is only designed for small amp loads probably 10 amps or so depending what the circuit is fused at. Most lipo chargers on DC voltage would draw more amps than the circuit can handle. Best case it would blow the fuse but I've seen burned wiring harnesses and $1000s of damages in my time repairing cars. I would hook straight to the battery and even then have it fused. Just be careful not to run the battery low
@@RazorRC why is it 4,2? It’s not that I question you I just wanna understand it myself. There is no such a number on my battery or battery box whatsoever. Where is this 4,2 coming from?
@@NONX01 I'm assuming you're using a Lithium Polymer battery. That's the fully charged voltage per cell of a LiPo. 3.7v/cell is the resting charge (storage/half charge level). 3.7x6 = 22.2v which is what is normally listed on the battery. Read the manual.
@@RazorRC yes I have R-line 1400mah 150c 6s 5.0 batteries. I did read twice, also multiply guides specifically about this IMARS dual charger. it’s just all very intimidating and confusing for someone as green as me and I don’t want to do something by mistake and F up the quad or bats/charger. Thank You for your help.
I don't understand why so few chargers have toolkitrc capabilities? They are so poorly equipped software wise, that despite having dual and quadruple charging options, a single line toolkitrc still seems to be the best first charger. Especially for a person that assembles or purchased their first RC. Most faults in rtr or in new parts arrived, can be diagnosed with toolkitrc, if we don't have a stable of other vehicles, that we may use to swap&test electronic parts with. And to have second channel, with those prices, we may buy a second single channel toolkitrc and have added redundancy benefit if something dies on one of them. Or a dual channel cheaper charger to get 3 channels total, or even those more basic balance chargers that have 1.5-2A capabilities to use as more channels with only downside of not being able to charge outside with them basic ones. I know reliability is most important, but they are just SO basic those dual and more channels chargers (Inc toolkitrc dual) Did this one have at least cell resistance, cause if not, then this is stone age charger imo
Best charger ever and guess what its a chinese company gens ace is from china. China makes the best quality. all apple products and milwaukee tools are made in china too
Does it have the xt60 to xt90 connector? Because no one on the Planet has one!!!!! No one else can make a TRX to XT90 Female connector either for some reason????? Not even the Chinese!!!
Great little charger, very reasonable. Not surprised it's a bit underpowered for the 2 batteries you're using, especially considering the price. You can always add an inexpensive power supply and you have yourself a charger that will take care of 99% of your needs and still not break the bank 👍 Funny thing with these small chargers, so simple and clean, I almost feel like I'm getting ripped off, lol!
What would you recommend for a power supply?
I have no complaints about this charger. It does what I need it to do and then some. I am very satisfied with my charger 💯👍
cmon bro, it cant be that good, can it??
Thanks man, Top walkthrough video!! ( However your theory on '' Balancing '', Doesn't hold water sorry.
I've read the comments below in the thread. It's only my opinion, It's not a discussion point or meant to be an argumentative topic and I apologize if it comes across as such 👍 )...
If anyone is considering buying this charger.. This is absolutely brilliant for the price, So simple to use with plenty of grunt to charge those huge packs without worry. Also awesome for the smaller packs ( just remember to adjust '' Target Voltage to suit your packs, ie: An 8000mAh Batt should be charged @ 8A 2400mAh should be charged at no more than 2.4A and so on.. Plenty of dudes charge at higher than recommended rates, But that's their call as it can be done.
There are plenty of fail safes built into this charger but good habitual safe usage is always a good place to start.
Great for out in the field too off a 12V car battery, It's simple, Just as fast and just as safe.
This model has now become my favourite charger.
In closing... *Never leave any charger unattended, No matter how good they are, Even if you are only ducking out for 20 mins or so.
Great walkthrough Razor RC!! Cheers from Australia.
Love mine. Thanks for the review.👍
Balance current 1.2 amps/cell at 100watt this charger same as HOTA d6 pro duo basically same price nice job genace
Would love to try one out in Australia. Bet it will cost more than $150 here.
When’s the b6.4 build review coming?
Nice compact charger 👍
I think I would still prefer my T240 duo from HTRC. Between the touch factor and the programmable memory setups for the batteries one owns or uses the most, is a way more user friendly way to use a charger, at least for me! And it's way cheaper, like a third of the price, and include the balance ports and all types of connectors from small jst up to even traxxas specific. I know you like it too!
Anyway thanks for the review.!
That T240 is like 150W at $100 for the additional $50 bucks you get a dual charger another 50W fully adjustable from side to side with all the plugs included. Seems like a very solid buy to me. Very comparable to my HTRC T400 *$125* Good job GensAce 👍🏾❤️
Might go with this one. I need a new charger. I need to charge 4 at a time now a days so been wanting a second charger.
Mine won’t let me charge a 1 cell lipo without a balance port for it, it’s says to confirm no balance port then brings me back to the main screen without charging. Any suggestions?
Is there a way to check the internal resistance on a LiPo. Artery with this charger? Thanks for your time and video. Happy New Year! 🥳👍🏼
I came here looking for that as well and you can see that available in the user manual as he's quickly flipping through it.
You can see at 11:55 as well
What in your opinion is the better charger to get, this Gens Ace Imar or the Hota D6+ ? Thanks for another great review.
The Imars Dual is higher quality, smaller, and lighter and has more features, but is limited to more like one 6S and one 4S simultaneously on AC due to the 200W limit. The Hota has 300 watts on AC so can do dual 6S batteries better (without an external power source).
@@RazorRC what features specifically?
@@RazorRC Hota D6+ hands down, one of the best chargers you can get. This looks good and appears to be a rebranded ISDT, likely the D2. Hota D6+ has more power on AC being 150w per channel and this being only 100 watts per channel. Biggest issue is getting hold of a Hota D6+ as they seem to be out of stock everywhere
@@RazorRC hello Razor thank you for this super review🫡😎 I have the overlander d100 v2 from way back
Would this or the HOTA D6+ be worthy replacements
Don’t think I need much 😏 more than better trickle power than I have now at 30-500mah compared to 1.2mah’s which could someone tell me is this a lot more current Nice of you to share your knowledge Razor
At worse I’d be charging 2x gens ace 8000mah 3s 100C or two 4s yowoo’s 100C’s😎💯
No programmable memory?
Do you have a recommendation for a power supply to pair this with to take advantage of the higher DC power?
I just got this charger. Im charging a 3a lipo with it, at the moment its on 40% but i dont know why I can not get the charger to show resitance and basically that was the main reason Ive bought this charger
go to the channel it's charging on, and then hit down key (or maybe it's up)
Which balancing board did you order to use with this charger? My hitec charger came with a board. Charger finally stopped working just ordered the Gens Ace duo got it and my board does not work with the Duo. looks like because my balancing board cable has a clip on it. I want to order a duo set of boards from amazon any help with this will be greatly appreciated... I have seen videos from you in past though i was subbed ... Just subbed now friend ! Keep the vids coming love your input on all u do !
Check if the plug will fit, you can sometimes just cut off the clip and it will work.
I have a 10,000mah lihv 2s. Spicy
What do you think about UltraPower UP9?? (can be purchased on aliexpress) Thanks :)
'charge is actually a balance charge', ok so what does the 'balance' task do? 8:25 Balancecharge? Balancebalance? I'm confused. Please elaborate as im new into lipo. I've ordered a pair of 4S 5000mah and the imars D300.
It just makes the cells the same, without charging them. For example if one is 3.8 and one is 3.6, it will make them both 3.7.
Cool charger im guessing HOTA are the OEM for it as is the exact same software and functions :)
Nope, Imars dual is an exclusive product designed and produced by ourselves.
I would say its a ISDT clone, software looks the same as ISDT with a few tweeks, Hota looks different
@@HardcoreRC its literally an iSDT charger made for GA, it even makes the same sounds, same menus and options, just with different names.
@@xcellfury99 Yeah thats what i was thinking as well, ISDT seem to make for a few people including Spektrum
@@HardcoreRC This charger was designed and produced in house, same as our batteries!
How do you determine the target current ?
Can you balance charge lipos without the balance port and plug it directly into the charger and balance them that way?
Nope, this port has a correct naming as balance port ;) You nee dit to get your battery balanced.
@@bartbbb1046 that not what I meant I found out you can balance them by plugging into the Balance port on the charger and not needing to buy a separate balance board
@@Joercgarage Sorry, I misunderstood your question. I believe you can connect the balance plug from the battery directly in. The balance board being just like an extender I guess.
This charger struggles to charge 6S packs and I could only get a max charger rate of about 8A. It's not 600W, it's 150 per channel on DC.
I plan on using a 6s battery to charge my 3s batteries. How you think it would do?
What was the smart charging for
Can it check lipo internal resistance?
yes it can!
When I connected the Imars Dual first time, it shows "Channel error e05)" anyone got idea how to solve that ? thanks.
Can you hook it up to a car Cig lighter port? I am on the road a lot and would like to have spare batteries charging while i'm racing around. Thanks for the video
Your cars lighter port is only designed for small amp loads probably 10 amps or so depending what the circuit is fused at. Most lipo chargers on DC voltage would draw more amps than the circuit can handle. Best case it would blow the fuse but I've seen burned wiring harnesses and $1000s of damages in my time repairing cars. I would hook straight to the battery and even then have it fused. Just be careful not to run the battery low
@@crbalch1 Thank you for your experience on this. It helps! 😀
You're welcome
Can u charge two different cell lipos at once like one 4s 5500 ah n a 6s 6500 ah
Yes
How do I know what to choose in “Target Voltage”?
I got r-line 1400mah 6s bat: does it mean that I should pick 1,4 in “Target Current” or am I wrong?
target voltage = 4.2v/cell, target current = 1.4A for that battery
@@RazorRC why is it 4,2? It’s not that I question you I just wanna understand it myself. There is no such a number on my battery or battery box whatsoever. Where is this 4,2 coming from?
@@RazorRC and thank you very much for the reply 🙏 just sat down to attempt my first ever FPV Lipo charging 😂
@@NONX01 I'm assuming you're using a Lithium Polymer battery. That's the fully charged voltage per cell of a LiPo. 3.7v/cell is the resting charge (storage/half charge level). 3.7x6 = 22.2v which is what is normally listed on the battery. Read the manual.
@@RazorRC yes I have R-line 1400mah 150c 6s 5.0 batteries. I did read twice, also multiply guides specifically about this IMARS dual charger. it’s just all very intimidating and confusing for someone as green as me and I don’t want to do something by mistake and F up the quad or bats/charger. Thank You for your help.
I don't understand why so few chargers have toolkitrc capabilities?
They are so poorly equipped software wise, that despite having dual and quadruple charging options, a single line toolkitrc still seems to be the best first charger.
Especially for a person that assembles or purchased their first RC. Most faults in rtr or in new parts arrived, can be diagnosed with toolkitrc, if we don't have a stable of other vehicles, that we may use to swap&test electronic parts with.
And to have second channel, with those prices, we may buy a second single channel toolkitrc and have added redundancy benefit if something dies on one of them. Or a dual channel cheaper charger to get 3 channels total, or even those more basic balance chargers that have 1.5-2A capabilities to use as more channels with only downside of not being able to charge outside with them basic ones.
I know reliability is most important, but they are just SO basic those dual and more channels chargers (Inc toolkitrc dual)
Did this one have at least cell resistance, cause if not, then this is stone age charger imo
Best charger ever and guess what its a chinese company gens ace is from china. China makes the best quality. all apple products and milwaukee tools are made in china too
How does it know how many S it is?
balance plug
Does it have the xt60 to xt90 connector? Because no one on the Planet has one!!!!! No one else can make a TRX to XT90 Female connector either for some reason????? Not even the Chinese!!!
Make your own ....
Doesn't even support 8s. Not many charges do these days :/
No big deal . A China charger in a different box .
No ir reading . That's too bad
it reads IR, you just have to scroll down while charging