finally upgraded my charger!

[GoMachV]

Finally had to ditch the old Protech! Lol! This charger will charge anything I will ever own, but it's going to take me a while to remember all this charging crap!

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[LTO_Dave]

Shouldn't there be a toggle switch for LiPo's on that Protech?

I recently bought a Hitec X1 Touch charger from my friend and I've charged everything from Losi Micro NiMh's to the lead acid battery in my Honda motorcycle.

[GoMachV]

I was going over every pack I have laying around from tamtechs to glow ignitors to sub c packs with every variety of connector- the only connector I don't have on the squid is a 4 pin deans....I can literally charge everything I own. I didn't know they made such a inexpensive charger that would be that universal. I'm sure there are plenty others out there but this was an eye opener for me

[RC104ever]

Congrats! I recently upgraded too went from a Triton charger (great and still use it) to a Hitec X4. Finally I can charge more than one pack at a time but it was a bit scary the first time - thing makes a lot of noise with the fans going

[Diamond Dave]

I still have my first charger, very similar to that Protech. I have been using a Triton 2 for quite a few years now. Great charger.

I just might upgrade and buy the Hitec X1, looks like a good one, and quite a few years newer than what I have.

[GoMachV]

I have a bunch of old chargers, the Protech was always my favorite tho.

Side note, how many of you remember "Lightning Bolt" chargers? The shop I worked at, still the biggest in Oregon, produced those. They have a bunch of bins with small items for sale in them. They are the old plastic bases of those chargers I'm sure that very few that work there know that

[Coelacanth]

How many of you still have those alligator-clip resistance wire chargers that you connected to your car battery, back in the NiCad days?

[GoMachV]

We called them suicide chargers and they worked great! Ok, not great but they worked.

[Coelacanth]

How many of you melted the resistance wires off your suicide chargers?

[GoMachV]

I wrapped mine around a dowel and had a stand that held it. It was scary to use and it didn't take long before I convinced my parents I needed a better charger. The MRC was awesome in its day

[ca-rj]

I had a 702 back a million years ago. Used to charge in the 7 cell mode for the extra boost when I raced...

[THEYTOOKMYTHUMB]

How many of you still have those alligator-clip resistance wire chargers that you connected to your car battery, back in the NiCad days?

I still use the clips from time to time if I'm out somewhere goofing around and need to charge a battery off my car.

[Irio - esos]

Nothing but love for my protech. The only reason I changed was because of lipos.

[Seabass]

Dang Jeff if I would have known you were using that antique, I would have sent you a charger to use that could charge lipos and everything else that is considered junk lol.

[GoMachV]

I charge batteries so rarely it was never an issue. Now I just look for things to charge! I want an adapter for my shaver, my harmony remote, and my laptop lol!