You are a very cool guy , I like how ou speak, you speak slow and clear and I like this style of videos not many people speak and make videos like yours video. I appreciate your time you spend to teach us. I will put your video in my list with the favorite videos in youtube.

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Panayiotis, Thanks for your nice comment. Regards, Louis

@sargesilva6165

4 жыл бұрын

@@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702 agree ..thanks

Finally! Someone who explains the basics of charging a battery with this unit so that even the most rank beginner (me) can understand it. Thank you so much. ! Best Regards.

Best review of anything I've ever seen on the tube. Thanks

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@rogergibbs2937

7 жыл бұрын

definitely the best run through i have ever seen, slow, precise and informative and have subscribed

@wishmun

7 жыл бұрын

Agree! :-D

@KL3NCH

6 жыл бұрын

First rate video. Subscribed.

@davidferguson8478

4 жыл бұрын

Does this automatically stop charging batteries or do you have to this in the settings ?

*This battery reconditioning program exceeded my presumptions. It worked on any drill battery, several AA and AAA batteries, **batery.repair** and any camera battery. The steps are simple and the act itself is exciting to do. No matter what type of battery you`ve got, it is sure to function again!*

I must say, that is a quite compleat explanation!! You are certainly more advanced in electronics knowledge than I am. The Calibration information is extremely useful as well. If you're still responding to this old Video, I could really use some help!! I just got a "fake" B6AC... I charged a 7.2V NiMH Battery perfectly. However the second time I used it was on a Lipo, my very first. (And I've been in the Hobby for over 37 years) I plugged the unit in, and connected my 2S Lipo Batry. I fumbled through the Menus, but couldn't get it started... I then unplugged and replugged it in. Now all I'm getting on the Display is 0.00v 0.00v, 0.00v 0.00v, 0.00v, 0.00v The Buttons do NOTHING. Turning it off and on, leads to the SAME Display and no working buttons! Did I do something?? Is there anything I can do to mend this? I hope you can help me.

Thank You for posting this. I bought a knock off and found the rate/voltage off from a known battery. I did not know I was able to calibrate (Had not read the instructions if it even states it in them) the unit. Knowing this I will now pull it from the box and begin using it too. Again, thank You.

Thank you! Very informative! Well explained and simple so anyone can understand. I’m glad I got the original...

I've been using a fake for years!!! Thanks for showing me how to calibrate it

8:25 I don't even own a balance charger (yet), but appreciate that you don't just leave people who have knockoffs to twist in the wind. I'm sure many knew the risks, but couldn't afford a hundred bucks for a better unit (I'm especially thinking of those using e-bikes/scooters/boards/whatever as primary transportation) or received as a gift from someone who didn't see your vid! You're a gem.

@fun_ghoul

6 жыл бұрын

I'm not rushing to try this out by any means, but out of curiosity, do you think a knockoff like this one would benefit from the addition of a larger power supply, 2% tolerance resistors for current sensing and input supply fuse? The PSUs in both units seem to be repurposed laptop bricks, so...maybe upgrade the wee one to a 90W or 120W? In the same vein, should people just treat (unmodified) knockoff units as downrated and only use them at 2/3 or so of max amps? Cheers.

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment.

Great comparison, very informative. I cannot however get the calibration button combo to work. My fake charger is one without the built in power supply, perhaps it does not have a calibration option. I did notice a misreading of the voltage and would like to calibrate it. I'm also wondering if it is worth upgrading some features to like of the genuine model, e.g swap to thicker cables, increase air flow vents size and other similar features, or leave it as is?

I 2nd that. Good on you mate , at last somebody covers what you really want to know. Straight to the point knowledge without all the crap. Thank you

Nice video. Thanks. Came across it troubleshooting my charger which shows discrepancies between (a) current reading and the corresponding rate of increase of the capacity reading and (b) current reading on the charger and on my multimeter by a factor of 2 (!). This is when using a discharge program. Initially, I hadn't even considered that the unit could be fake, because I didn't realise how common this was. But having seen this video and others on the same topic, it was instantly clear. I then opened the unit up and couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that the case of the AC adaptor was cut open to be able to get the wires out. All in all, the thing mostly works for charging and balancing, but the large discrepancy on the current reading makes me a bit uneasy about the safety of the thing...

Thanks! That really helped me to choose before buy it. I'm buying a V2 version which is an genuine SkyRC one!

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

8 жыл бұрын

+Albanus35 Glad it was of some help.

@prckata

8 жыл бұрын

+Albanus35 give link for buying

Modern youtube reviewers should learn from you how you review a product with such details and information Great job, Sir.

i want to mention that there are different versions of the fake out there. is far as i can see you have version 08 as you can read at the pcb. i have a version 1.50 with atmel chip and larger power supply that fills out the space, but there are also version 2.0 with nuvoton chips out there. mine works well after calibration but actually i trying the cheali charger fimware.

I would imagine the white stuff you call heat sink sealant is probably just paste to keep the smaller power supply from sliding. I took my fake charger apart and it had the larger power supply and no paste on it. (I didn't check the resistors you pointed out) This was a good video to watch. Evidently the clones (fakes) vary on components used to build them, so if you buy one, it is probably a good idea to test it before turning it loose on your batteries.

Great video! Incredible differences that sure make a difference. One thing I would change is the 18650 you're using for calibration, that one is fake since 18650 can only go to 3600mah due to chemestry and material constraints. I would you a well know name brand and quality cell.

Very good tutorial. The calibration was well explained.

Thank you for the callibration tip - also works on my Hype-RC knockoff. How ever.. I've noticed if you callibrate at 5v f.e. it's way off at 12v and vice versa. Not good if you charge batteries with different voltages like I do ..

Thanks for the good explanation!

Did SkyRC make a previous version of this charger? I'm asking, because mine has the same lettering on the front as the fake one, but it has the SkyRC laser sticker on the back and came in the same box as the real...

thank you for such a well explained video. Very clear indeed. I didn't even realise that these chargers are a copy/fake of the real brand and now you have explained the errors with the copy version I have decided to spend some extra money and buy the real branded version. The copy/fake/clone what ever you like to call it defeats the whole reason for spending out on a professional charger and no longer using the cheap chargers that come with these rc models.... Even though the branded one costs almost twice the price I would sooner pay out and know the build and safety is far better..... Thanks again, Regards Steve

Hi! The lack of a fuse concerned me. Could we install one of our own? Any pointers would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks so much, very helpful! Even more so now that I realize I purchased the fake totally unaware they existed. I'll follow your instructions and calibrate and test if it's rubbish I'll try and get my money back.

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

9 жыл бұрын

Ken Oath Glad it was of some help.

thanks-bought the cheap b6-it did not last more than three charges and started acting up-have an original b6ac on the way-ur vid taught us a lot-thanks

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

8 жыл бұрын

+BDS Glad to hear it was of some help.

great job, thank you. love to see that there still are appasionate professionists like u

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

8 жыл бұрын

+Val Thank you.

Thanks, this enabled me to calibrate both my chargers.

Thanks alot was almost gonna buy a fake it had gold writing but different lettering/printing on the front . thanks again !!

Didn't know this unit could be calibrated. Thanks!

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

7 жыл бұрын

Glad it was of help.

Hi , Couple of questions if that is ok 1, once it finishes charging and beeps , you have to turn if off manually or it carries on charging ? 2, Would you know if tablet and laptop batteries can be charged and tested on this ?

I actually have a fake B6 charger, and it works pretty goddamn well for 2+ years, and the price is only 1/5 of the so called "genuine one", if the real one comes with a reasonable price, I am sure I would choose the genuine one. with that price I just think they are robbing people.

@devinduncan6922

9 жыл бұрын

Bell A ah, the real one price includes the service, the design, the certification for safety, etc. The fake includes a fake CE mark and means nothing. You helped steal the work done by the original company... so who is robbing who?

@BellA-mf1ti

9 жыл бұрын

Devin Duncan thanks for the reply, first of all, theologically you are right and I agree with you. but in real world , basicly the B6 design is openly available, pcb layout,companant,even some better third party firmwares, if I want,I could make one by myself, and the cost is still much lower than the original one. talkiing about service, if it works well as it supoosed to do, why should i bother to talk to the original company in the first palce, and there is no service at all, so I have to pay the servce they didn't even provide. or some bugfix they should do free. it hardly to image if mircosoft to charge each update patches , that would be ridiculous. BTW, the fake one did come with aftersale service as well.

@BellA-mf1ti

9 жыл бұрын

Devin Duncan sorry for the not-sounds-right answer, my point is dont be greedy, I am sure they have made a fair mount of money from the b6 charger, lower the price or put some more powerful products to market, other wise fake B6 will come to outsell in market like things now. thanks for your repaly .

@stefano.a

8 жыл бұрын

+Devin Duncan The "CE" mark in both versions is not written correctly. It is strange but it is the usual "china export" symbol in both the original and the copy version

@fun_ghoul

6 жыл бұрын

_"You helped steal the work done by the original company... so who is robbing who?"_ You might have a valid point if, y'know, every knockoff was sold direct from a Chinese seller to the end user. They aren't. Many people with names and skin complexions like yours and mine make millions off this shit. Duh.

Thanks for the info just bought one of these. It arrives tomorrow. Ill know what to look for. Thank you.

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

6 жыл бұрын

Your welcome.

Hi, thankyou so much for this detailed teardown. it prompted me to do more research, the multiplexer that sends the voltages to the atmega is very often faulty (amongst the other things that can be faulty with the clone) But: if you can replace that, it gets A LOT closer to reading the actual voltages, and ideally, eliminate the overcharging problem. it's a 4051 multiplexer. it's under the screen. I hope someone can figure this out without pictures.

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

8 жыл бұрын

+Sparkeater Thanks for you comments.

Hello I wish I would have watched this before I ordered the fake one... But thanks for showing me how to calibrate it. Hopefully once calibrated it will work well. Very good video thanks for taking the time.

thanks for the information , I just bought one recently though I haven't received it yet and I will check details once it arrives

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

7 жыл бұрын

Your welcome.

Saved me some money on a future mistake. Thanks and greetings from Texas.

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

7 жыл бұрын

Glad it was of some help.

so buy the clone one, change 2 resistors(optional) and calibrate done deal. way cheaper than skyrc wants even if you can find one in stock. set maximum charge to 4.1 volts to improve battery life (long term) and prevent overcharging. and you can always cut a hole in to the case and add a fan which i will definitely do even with the original one.

Hi, you've described the difference between the two chargers but how do you know which is the fake,maybe the fake is the better one ?

great video. calibrated my charger. actually surprised to find mine was fake as this charger was bought in a walk in store I presumed sold the genuine article.

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. There are a lot of fake ones about but they still in the main work quite well if calibrated.

hello, unfortunately i did not know about fake chargers when i purchased my used charger. so what components would i have to change to make a fake one read the correct readings. also i have since found out that once it has been calibrated, you cannot get that calibration option back, have you found a way to get it back????? looking forward to your reply.

I'm glad you didn't just say fake and toss it.. Nice review and setup even for the *cough* clone.

@lookoutleo

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Potter yes ive used one of the fake chargers for a year now to charge everyday an 8amp 6s battery and it had done this perfectly , i havent changed calabration and does it fine

@clintoncoker6

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, weird that he reviewed and calibrated the clone and not the real one...

@RCWilliam123

7 жыл бұрын

Clinton Coker you didn't pay attention. he calibrated the fake one and said the genuine was spot on. and then kept on the review with the real one. got it now?

@famady

5 жыл бұрын

No he continued the review with the fake one, wich has B6AC printed in white on it.

Hope this don't explode with that tiny PSU will have to devise a case for charging things in my room, thanks for showing me how to calibrate it!!

hi.im hoping you can help..ive just seen this video. only to find i cannot do as you do .. ie it will not let me in to make changs . but when i set the program from lipo to liion the meter did not move so i put my avo in place to find the bat volts were 4.21.. but display is 4.10. and did not move.. you might like to try your self. atb tone.. p.s. i tryed on the two new chargers and my old one . both the same..on 1s

Hi Louis, first thank you! I just bought one and tried the calibration, the display shows differently with 6 values at 0. Are you familiar with calibrating in this case?

@johncoops6897

3 жыл бұрын

You are referring to the genuine SkyRC charger, or a clone? In the SkyRC models, search online for SkyRC News Blog titled "[Update Notice] B6AC/ B6mini Calibration]" to find the new firmware v1.14 (for old models) and the calibration instructions.

Good job, I've never seen anybody else do the calibrations before

The capacitors on the genuine look larger.

on the 17:00 minute of the video you can actualy pres enter and the LiPo text flashes,then you can change it to LiIo Life LiHv

so, is the knockoff a good charger? should i go for it? i'm currently unable to source the real thing... also, i'm assuming this is 'smart enough to leave charging safely overgnight? thanks

very good review, interesting side note some of the later copies did away with the calibration function something I thought was essential to have

Need help I am new in this field I have two questions 1. How much time it takes to full charge 3s 5200mah lipo 30c? 2. It says 3.7v on battery as wel on imax charger menu, but it goes to 3.84v and sometimes 4v is it safe or normal?

Gracias! Muy Buena información. Now i know that my imax b6ac is fake, but thanks for teach us use the fake one, and calibrate it.

Dear Sir, thanks for your effort resulting great, comprehensive and helpful description.

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

8 жыл бұрын

+Miroslav Lukeš Thanks, you are welcome.

It's nice to see a proper AVO meter on the bench!

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

7 жыл бұрын

Yes I have a nice collection of all the different AVO mulimeter models.

Is there a way to use an Power Supply to calibrate ? Tekpower TP3005 on Amazon (not my, but similar) I do not have a good multimeter. Or is there a other way? With an 7805...or is this too imprecise ?

@Citroable

8 жыл бұрын

+Captain DJ If you use your multimeter to measure the output voltage from the power supply, then yes, you can use it, but dont trust the voltage the power supply states.

I did not know they made 2 different types. Thank you for the video and information.

Great comparison video. It isn't worth buying a cheap charger to save $20 and risk burning your car or your house down. the "B6AC" is in white on the version 2.

Thanks for this review. You could add labels GENUINE and FAKE so it would be easier to follow.

Great job on this video,.Glad you demonstrated the calibrate function too. I just sub'd, and greetings from Vancouver Canada

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

9 жыл бұрын

glennextra Thanks. Vancouver is a great place I visited and toured there about 10 years ago, took the old train up to Whistler. Remembered getting the family to cross the Capilano Suspension Bridge!! Also toured Vancouver island, love to go back some time.

@glennextra

9 жыл бұрын

Scullcom Hobby Electronics I live 5 min from Capilano Suspension Bridge, came here on vacation in early 1990's and decided to stay, love this place! The Whistler train was closed shortly after your trip about 10 years ago. I am in the electronics business, mostly semi's but also involved with batteries, so I stumbled across you channel. My daughter as a channel with about 25K sub. I wish you best of luck with yours. BTW, What city are you in?

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

9 жыл бұрын

glennextra Well the train was very old when I was there so not surprised. I don't normally give my home location but you may be able to tell from my voice I am a Yorkshire man!

impressive and professional. Thank you Sir for a very educational clip.

Great, thanks for the heads up as I am in the market for one of these.

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

8 жыл бұрын

+wayne murphy Glad it was of some help.

Hi,I calibrated the (fake)unit as you described.My battery is a 4 cell,2200mAh,14.8v.I have inputted all the correct values,but when I try to charge the battery,i get warning beeps and the message,Low Voltage.What should I do?Thanks in advance.

Very nice comparison. Now i understand why I got the genuine instead of the knock off =)

Great review. Thanks for showing us the difference is those two products. very interesting

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment.

Отличное видео. Огромное спасибо.

I have two of these, had no idea they were fake! I cannot get either of mine to go into calibration mode, any help would be appreciated.

boa noite, amigo! parabens pelo video, sou brasileiro, muita coisa eu compreendi porem algumas não, minha duvida é a seguinte : o funcionamento do IMAX B6AC fake é semelhante ao original ou nao é confiavel? obrigado

6:04 I wonder if that's because 1 lb. (or 450g) is often the magic number for cheap shipping. Hmm...

amazingly in-depth. but i would have liked to have seen a balance demo

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Very good review,learned to calibrate these things,thanks :D .

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

7 жыл бұрын

Glad it was of some help.

Thank you so much for sharing this knowledge , it is very informative to me, wish you good luck & e safe.

Just bought mine and it does not match either of your boxes. It does not have gold printing and it does however have an authentic sticker on bottom. It did say it was not fake on Amazon. It works like a charm and I am not going to open it. :-). Thank you for bringing this to everyone's attention. I think the company just changed their printing that's all.

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

8 жыл бұрын

+FrustratedBaboon Thanks for your information. Genuine ones should have a authentic sticker on bottom. There are may fake ones out there some of which are better than others. If you are happy with it and it works OK then that's fine.

They way you calibrated it is all well and good if you are not planning to ever use lipo balanced charge mode...

tried to do the calibrate thing like you did but it does not come up have a knock off

hi thanks for the video. I am having garage and i want to add hybrid service . So, what is the best hybrid charger do you think in the market for Nihm batteries (Toyota&Honda). I would love to hear from you thanks

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Abdulafah, I have not had the need to use a hybrid battery charger but you could check out the following link it may help hybridautomotive.com

Thanks: good video. I have a fake, bought from Ballistic Performance Components and they added their own sticker to the front. But mine is fake: obvious from your video. It doesn't charge a 4S L-Fe battery: the charging cuts out at 3.25v/cell, instead of 3.7v as claimed. So I only get it to about 20% capacity. Any ideas if it is possible to change the settings? Like I see you can calibrate it: that's not in the manual I got, nor the manual from the MAX B6AC. So maybe there are more "hidden" functions. Thanks for the video.

What are the small white connector on the side , for balance charging , called ?

Hello prof, can you tell me the imax can modif for fature mode motor brush? Break in.. same like thunder machine or antimatter

A very good review. You are a professional. Thanks a lot.

Did anybody tried to see how much current can psu push? Had no luck finding online except that psu is really bad and should be replaced with laptop brick, i burned my clone so im thinking is it worth to get b6 again or b6ac

Thanks for your video! A little depressing to find that I'm now the proud owner of a fake! Guess I'll just use it as a discharger...

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

8 жыл бұрын

+warp00009 Sadly these days there are a lot of fake products on sale.

so you can actually use the fake charger to charge your airsoft batteries, and it's safe to do so?

Just got some fakes recently, they have definately changed the build quality. Not for the better I'm afraid, the wires from the PSU are now smaller than in this one, and the heatsink goop on the pSU is replaced by a thin double sided tape. The front buttons aren't glued on any more, just friction fit, and I found the "updated?" firmware now locks up on the charged capacity cuttof, with one unit not even stopping the charge! These units might be useful if decent firmware can be applied to these units of mine. (My units advertise 80W capability too BTW...)

Thanks for this, just nearly bought one, looks like its a fake so well dodged.

Thanks, super-useful! I will calibrate my unit now :)

Buy this version because it just says our name on it. Our competition makes a fake one and its basically the same. Remember to buy it because it has our name. 😆

Excellent review. Thank you so much. It was really helpful for me.

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad you found it helpful.

How to calibrate the balancer? The second cell constantly shows too high a voltage, no matter which battery I connect.

Thanks Scully, you saved me from a fake!

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

7 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful.

Thank's for the video, i just bought a fake and i remember watching this a few years back revisiting,now i see why my "stop" button is less tactile than other 3 new out of box today, looks like i need to complain/refund.half the quality half the price to original unit .LOL..btw seems they have changed firmware or something as it's no longer easy to calibrate like you show..

A brilliant and concise review. Thank you.

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Thanks for posting this video, I am looking to buy one of these & now i can make sure i get the real product. Thanks :)

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

9 жыл бұрын

Ifodder Thanks. Your welcome.

@kanarimentos7056

9 жыл бұрын

Ifodder hi did you find from were to buy original one

I got a fake one 4 years because it was cheap..I still use it now.Only problem i had with it was a lose soldering on the power point,but beside that its been pretty good..I wouldnt call it fake,i prefer to say "a knock off" because it still work..

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for you comment. As you say the fake ones are still OK but just need to what out for the power build quality.

When you were setting your voltage wouldn't it have made more sense to go a tad higher than +15? I'm just guessing but 4.17V would come in at ~ +20. So maybe a better setting to save would be ~ + 17-19. Basically just one click down from the 4.17V reading

Hi there.. Don't know much about batteries chargers etc, but my son has a xtar vc4 and was hoping this type of charger may be better for him, what's your opinion on this, batteries are for his 9v drill etc (converted) and random batteries he has floating around e place ...?

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

7 жыл бұрын

These type of chargers are really aimed at balance charging of multiply cells. This requires the multi-cell battery to have a balancing lead in addition to the normal two connection leads. So if your 9 volt battery also has a balancing lead this this charger is just fine. If your battery simply has only two leads (+ & -) then there may be cheaper options for you or you could try build your own at low cost.

spot on. Simple explanation on how to use a b6 snide charger. Thankyou. (BRAVO)

At 8:56, have you tested that fake blue 5,000 mAh battery to see what its true capacity is? I opened up one just like it from eBay to see what was inside and it had a very thin layer of lithium, leading me to believe the true capacity is well under 1,000 mAh.

I guess this is an old video because I do have an original SKYRC iMAX B6AC V2, which has white print for the "B6AC" but also has the Laser sticker and though I didn't watch the entire video, I'm sure the differences I have are not only because this is an older video (hence, the company probably changed a few things), but also because the one I have is a "V2" model. I just got mine and I'm just about to ship the thing back because the LiPo 7.4V 27000mAh 10C 20Wh batteries that I have require an EC2 mating connector. The B6AC V2 has a blue connector that, in the ad, looked exactly like what I needed to apply to my batteries. Then I get the B6AC V2 and find that the blue connector that appeared to be the EC2 mating connector, was far too big. In fact, I don't know what that larger connector goes to because I don't see any batteries that have that size. Now I need to rig the thing with clips until I can either get some mating connectors or send this back, (which ever comes first). FWIW

I also noticed the smaller electroytic capacitors. But what is the difference in price between the two?

@scullcomhobbyelectronics1702

9 жыл бұрын

Seegal Galguntijak In my case the difference in price was only about 20% more for the genuine one. Look for the SKYRC silver label on the base of the unit.

Great video! It's irritating that there are so many fakes of everything.

I have two different thunder chargers and when I turned them on both at the same time they beeped at exactly the same time and say hota charger the programming is identical to these IMAX chargers they also have large cooling vents on the bottom