This an excellent review. I think comparing the two chargers is an excellent idea. I was amazed that the small charger could do four batteries at once. Reviewing safety for lipos is always a good idea. Thank you.
Generaly the lipo advice is better than what most other CZcamsrs have done.. i do think the Amo box is a bit over kill personaly. i leave my race cells on storage charge in a lipo bag in my race kit and never had an issue. suppose its what ever makes you feel safer. the rest of the advice those is much better than most
@Jess not don’t care energy. It’s making sure they are properly storage charged, cycled and in decent order when stored. Been storing them that way for 10+ yrs with no issue. If a battery shows any signs of cracks or balloninv then it gets discharged and binned. Also dose depend on the quality of the lipos. As there are so many brands around with not so great quality checks. Like I said though it’s what ever makes you feel safe. Just from my experience I’d say an ammo box is over kill personally. As long as you have fun do what ever you want
This is an excellent video. I was just starting to look for upgrading the old steam powered, coal fired battery chargers...... There is a similar product available here in the states that is almost identical to the big dual GT Power charger. Pretty much the same price. The Venom series of chargers was always on my wish list. They are still some around if you look online. I don't know for sure but they might be a not be as user friendly as these two chargers and are more expensive.
I run an rc car maybe once a week, the risk v reward for me running lipo just isn't worth it. The lack of hassle running nimh, where I run the car and how often, means that lipo just isn't worth it for me. But that is my own situation.
I use an Absima APC 1 charger and for the similar cost of the smaller one on here it does far more and and charges up to 10amps also with the use of a parallel charging board it can charge multiple batteries at the same time
The X4mini 2 does not appear anywhere on the G.T. Power website. Only the X4mini (older version) is available, and that model does not appear to be compatible with the Bluetooth app. I hope this information helps others thinking of purchasing this product. Don't make the same mistake I did.
You should try a 2S Lipo, it’s 45% lighter vs an NIMh so it brings a chassis to life as well as delivered a much better power curve. Obviously your electronics have to support Lipo so that’s not vintage electronics.
@@RCKickschannel I started on NiMH but made the switch to lipo about a year ago. Was hesitant at first the internet is full of horror stories, but like you say look after your lipos and they will look after you. I only buy named branded hard case batteries, physically check them each time, only ever balance charge and storage charge them after each use. Store them in a bag in an ammo box. So far no issues at all, and the performance boost you get from your cars is awesome. I'm never going back to NiMH ;)
@@JeffersonHumber Yep Lipo really are worth the effort and we are starting to see smarter versions coming to market. Like you say, take the correct steps and it lowers the risk.
Very cool chargers indeed man! Many, many functions. It has the same OS as the IMAX but with a lot more power. Do you know the discharge times? Thumbs up Gavin!
That G T POWER icon at the beginning is that a declaration that these item have cost you no money ( paid for promotion ) and this video is basically an advert for their products ?
@@fencer39 As per video description "These G.T.Power chargers have been given to RCKicks free of charge for review. No restrictions have been placed on RCKicks and the information given is that of my own and given in good faith. " How you interpret that information and make your opinion is not down to me, sorry.
I use Venom products. However, Venom has gone out of business. I am now looking for something else. The software on the mini II charger appears to be the same as on my Venom Charger. My friend had a cheap Chinese made charger it also had the same software on the charger. It would appear that the operating software has been stolen. From who? Not sure. My Venom charger had this software for over 8 years and it still works. Thoughts?
I’ve had loads of chargers and almost all of them had the same basic interface with just a few different options depending on the model. It could be open source but I’m only guessing.
Lipos and lipo charging do not belong in the house, the hype is real. After seeing what happened to my friends house yesterday I treat lipos with far more respect than I used to.
@@RCKickschannel I believe he was storage charging a small 2S. He's not new to RCs or lipo batteries and very experienced. It scared the hell out of him, fortunately he didn't leave it unattended so caught it fairly quickly, but has caused a fair amount of damage. My friends and I have been using lipos for years and never had an issue but this has definitely opened my eyes to the very real potential dangers and will never charge in the house again.
@@RCKickschannel no idea, not much left to diagnose, battery wasn't that old with no previous damage or puffing and high end charger. It was a small unbranded battery used in a transmitter. We suspect it was an internal problem with the battery but exactly what or why? No clue or evidence or warning
This an excellent review. I think comparing the two chargers is an excellent idea. I was amazed that the small charger could do four batteries at once. Reviewing safety for lipos is always a good idea. Thank you.
Good info! I suspect that CC/CV mode would be used as a DC power supply. THAT is a really cool feature!
Thanks for this video. I guess I went another small step forward to use Lipo´s
ive got that companys leds in my purple r34 z tune skyline
Absolutely brilliant video, I think that this will be a great help to many people.
Generaly the lipo advice is better than what most other CZcamsrs have done.. i do think the Amo box is a bit over kill personaly. i leave my race cells on storage charge in a lipo bag in my race kit and never had an issue. suppose its what ever makes you feel safer. the rest of the advice those is much better than most
@Jess not don’t care energy. It’s making sure they are properly storage charged, cycled and in decent order when stored. Been storing them that way for 10+ yrs with no issue. If a battery shows any signs of cracks or balloninv then it gets discharged and binned. Also dose depend on the quality of the lipos. As there are so many brands around with not so great quality checks. Like I said though it’s what ever makes you feel safe. Just from my experience I’d say an ammo box is over kill personally. As long as you have fun do what ever you want
This is an excellent video. I was just starting to look for upgrading the old steam powered, coal fired battery chargers......
There is a similar product available here in the states that is almost identical to the big dual GT Power charger. Pretty much the same price. The Venom series of chargers was always on my wish list. They are still some around if you look online. I don't know for sure but they might be a not be as user friendly as these two chargers and are more expensive.
Great video thanks mate.
I use lipo batterys and I put them in my vintage cars eg my madcap. It gives the car the omph it needs.
Super info! Great video 👍👍
I run an rc car maybe once a week, the risk v reward for me running lipo just isn't worth it. The lack of hassle running nimh, where I run the car and how often, means that lipo just isn't worth it for me. But that is my own situation.
I use an Absima APC 1 charger and for the similar cost of the smaller one on here it does far more and and charges up to 10amps also with the use of a parallel charging board it can charge multiple batteries at the same time
The X4mini 2 does not appear anywhere on the G.T. Power website. Only the X4mini (older version) is available, and that model does not appear to be compatible with the Bluetooth app. I hope this information helps others thinking of purchasing this product. Don't make the same mistake I did.
Those vintage chassis would of been designed to carry NiCad batteries
I drive all my cars with NiCd Power only 💪
You should try a 2S Lipo, it’s 45% lighter vs an NIMh so it brings a chassis to life as well as delivered a much better power curve. Obviously your electronics have to support Lipo so that’s not vintage electronics.
@@RCKickschannel I started on NiMH but made the switch to lipo about a year ago. Was hesitant at first the internet is full of horror stories, but like you say look after your lipos and they will look after you. I only buy named branded hard case batteries, physically check them each time, only ever balance charge and storage charge them after each use. Store them in a bag in an ammo box. So far no issues at all, and the performance boost you get from your cars is awesome. I'm never going back to NiMH ;)
@@JeffersonHumber Yep Lipo really are worth the effort and we are starting to see smarter versions coming to market. Like you say, take the correct steps and it lowers the risk.
Very cool chargers indeed man! Many, many functions. It has the same OS as the IMAX but with a lot more power. Do you know the discharge times? Thumbs up Gavin!
Sorry I’ve not timed a discharge myself.
Shares 100watt over 4 channels !!!!! WHAT ! no thanks , better to use 4 chargers !!!!!!
Lipo is still scary I will stick with NiMh.
That G T POWER icon at the beginning is that a declaration that these item have cost you no money ( paid for promotion ) and this video is basically an advert for their products ?
Please see video description for all information related to any paid for promotions in RCKicks videos.
@@RCKickschannel you could have said no lol
@@RCKickschannel Thanks for clearing that up & youre not going to rubbish any freebies are you?....just in case
@@fencer39 As per video description "These G.T.Power chargers have been given to RCKicks free of charge for review. No restrictions have been placed on RCKicks and the information given is that of my own and given in good faith. " How you interpret that information and make your opinion is not down to me, sorry.
@@JoevsRc Could, didn't.
I use Venom products. However, Venom has gone out of business. I am now looking for something else. The software on the mini II charger appears to be the same as on my Venom Charger. My friend had a cheap Chinese made charger it also had the same software on the charger. It would appear that the operating software has been stolen. From who? Not sure. My Venom charger had this software for over 8 years and it still works. Thoughts?
I’ve had loads of chargers and almost all of them had the same basic interface with just a few different options depending on the model. It could be open source but I’m only guessing.
@@RCKickschannel That is interesting. Maybe the software is open source.
Lipos and lipo charging do not belong in the house, the hype is real. After seeing what happened to my friends house yesterday I treat lipos with far more respect than I used to.
Was he charging a Lipo and it went up?
@@RCKickschannel I believe he was storage charging a small 2S. He's not new to RCs or lipo batteries and very experienced. It scared the hell out of him, fortunately he didn't leave it unattended so caught it fairly quickly, but has caused a fair amount of damage. My friends and I have been using lipos for years and never had an issue but this has definitely opened my eyes to the very real potential dangers and will never charge in the house again.
@@robbiebobster9672 Did he ever find out what went wrong on the charge?
@@RCKickschannel no idea, not much left to diagnose, battery wasn't that old with no previous damage or puffing and high end charger. It was a small unbranded battery used in a transmitter. We suspect it was an internal problem with the battery but exactly what or why? No clue or evidence or warning
What lipo do you recommend for a stock Tt-02?
You can get a 2S or even a 3S in a TT02
@@RCKickschannel yeah but like, is there a specific brand or amp rating you would recommend?
I use a absima Power Tank Lipo 7.4V.-60C 6200 Hardcase in my tt02b works a treat 👍
@@Crummieboi56 Watch the video I cover all this. It shows you all the batteries I use and I talk about it.
@@RCvapor thank dude!