tahmazo charger

[johnson]

are there any more review on the tahmazo t10 charger?
am debating between the triton and t10. with t10 now <$170, it is getting more attractive......

any comment?

by the way, it will be mainly for lipo.

[PhiBeR]

Well, triton can go 4s lipos..
so if lipos are ur way of life, i think the triton will be slightly better..
Else the t10 has had good reviews i've read..

[johnson]

hi Phiber,

thanks for the reply.

could you point me to where i can find the reviews? i have been searching for t10 reviews but could not find much. thanks.

johnson

[Brandon Chng]

also considering this. what applications would require 4 cell lipos?

[PhiBeR]

Originally posted by Brandon Chng
also considering this. what applications would require 4 cell lipos?

My TRex!!! :L

Can check with Waycool, he has a t26.
i think someone is using the t10 over there at rcflying..

[johnson]

got the new toy last night @ $163.4.:D now looking for a voltage regulator so i can power it with a 16V laptop charger (lazy to bring too many adapters when travel):)

[PhiBeR]

Cool! u got it from SHS?
Do give us a nice review n pictures on it as well!

How much are they selling the t26 now?

[johnson]

yes, from SHS.

didn't ask about the t26 price. don't want to get tempted.

t26 a fair bit larger than the t10. t10 is really a travel size charger.

will post picture once i get the voltage regulator and get the charger going.

[johnson]

Didn't find any voltage regulator. Might have to home make one.
However, can't stand the thought of having a brand new charger sitting beside a discharged battery.......

What is in the box......

No cable for the battery, only two plugs:( and the instruction is not good.

[johnson]

The charger is truely a travel charger, so small.....

[johnson]

Now. Charging.....

Used two multi meter probe with the test probe removed. the plugs fits well.

[johnson]

Closer look...

[johnson]

The charger indicated an input of 12.06V (I know, the SLAB is also drained) and output of 7.00V when first connected.

Charge current set at .9A (C/2)

After 58:27 min, it has pumped in 869mah and current droped to .83A. Battery at 8.398V.

[johnson]

input current continues to drop and battery voltage dropped a bit too.....

[johnson]

input current continues to drop but battery voltage starts to go back up again. still pumping in mah.....

[johnson]

this got me a little worried..... 8.405V:confuse:

[johnson]

input current continues to drop and when it reached .15A, i was a little relieved.:z

[johnson]

minutes before charging stopped.....

[johnson]

and finally, the alarm made me a happy man.:D

i am a "sua gu". this is the first high tech toy i have and i am definitely bias.

other than the battery cable and the so so instruction, i like this charger. (bias bias. no way i am going to say i don't like it after spending $163.4) but seriously, i think this is a nice cheap alternative to triton (i hope. don't have a triton.)

tried to use my laptop adapter with 16.75 volt input and the charger shows an error message, as advertised.

now back to my question: where can i find a 16.75 volt DC to 12~13V DC converter/regulator. Can any electronic guru suggest a home made circuit,please....

[Mathieu]

I have a triton, got to tell you, you made a good buy. The interface in the pics are almost identical to the triton, even more sensitive, shows the voltage to 3 decimal places. Looks like it slows down and peaks nicely too.

[PhiBeR]

Now i am tempted to get the t26!! lolz!

[johnson]

Mathieu, I felt so too. really pleased with the buy.

Phiber, the t26 is quite a bit larger but with more features, which i don't need. unlike the t10, it does come with crocodile clip and wire for the battery.

forgot to add, the charger was cool all the time during charging.

[fuse]

20 bucks more i rather buy the triton...

can charge more stuff and has a fan.

[新加坡宁]

Hi John,how many lipos can it charge at one go?

[johnson]

It is capable of charging 1s to 3s but one batttery at a time.

[新加坡宁]

Ok,MK2 can do 2 at one GO.. :sneaky:

[新加坡宁]

Hi John,is your T10 capable of charging 12V battery?

[johnson]

yes.

look at post #13. it shows the spec. of this charger printed on the charger itself. :)

[新加坡宁]

what power adaptor you got for your T10?

[新加坡宁]

I only see ...How to connect it to home power point?(Only 2 alligator clips,i presume)Since it does not have that "plug" Sorry for the silly questions,me no electric guru.

[johnson]

See this thread for power adapter...

http://www.daddyhobby.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3045

[新加坡宁]

:z

[新加坡宁]

how long it takes to charge a lipo battery?

[FREYAsinaz]

brader,

price for T10 as u mention cost <$170 really surprised me as i just got the charger yesterday at $130.80.....

wah dun't tell me after another a few more months the price will dip again...very surprised

anyone got comments....

well for me I'm happy :up to get at that price but to others whom previously pay for higher price must be :bigcry or maybe :bh or even :knife

[fuse]

great price.. where u got it from?

[FREYAsinaz]

great price.. where u got it from?

SHS and i dunt think other hobby supplies carry this TAMAZO brand...if yes than SHS got competition..

[foampervert]

hiya everyone,
ima a noob at lipos, electric planes n helis.
just need some info before i make purchases.
from what i gather from this forum(very informative, btw, thanks to all contributing members!) and elsewhere, it seems that charging lipos at the usual 1a rate just takes forever.
will i be able to hook up several similar lipo packs (same mah) in series and charge them as ONE huge battery? i.e. 3x 3s2p 1900 packs = 9s2p?
if thats possible, will a charger rated for 10 cells be able to charge them in as much time as it takes to charge 1 3s2p pack at 1A?
thanks for any info on this, cheerio!
-alexander

[stuka]

Anyone knows if the Tahmazo T10 can cycle NiCad batt? :)

[xrbeast]

yup , it does , but at a rate of 0.5 A discharge

[stuka]

Thanks xrbeast, can i safely say T10 is the best all round charger under $150? BTW heard some guy got Triton at $180, is tat true? :)

[xrbeast]

http://www.b-p-p.com/index.php

order online... triton should be ard $180 but have to wait ... say 2.5 weeks base on usps air parcel post...

DEpends on how u like it, i like T10 size .. really compact for field.. serve its purpose ..

[stuka]

Thanks xrbeast, i have decided to get T10. :up

[johnson]

Stuka,

Look at this thread
http://www.daddyhobby.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3886&highlight=swallow

I think it is from the same OEM but revised version.

Johnson

[stuka]

Johnson, thanks for the link, cool...problem is i cant wait, i need a charger before weekend..besides, your T10 looks :lip: :lip: :lip: :lip:

[johnson]

could always loan you mine to tie you over for the weekend for a fee.

FEE.... let me look at your hanger and shipyard :L

[stuka]

:L :L :L i got the T10, Johnson. BTW u most welcome to visit my little hangar/shipyard....No Fee... :D

[johnson]

Stuka

Have fun with your T10. I am sure you will fall in love with it. I did :D

[stuka]

Johnson, I have fallen in love with it... :love

Any idea what is the counter (when charging/discharging) at the top right hand corner of the LCD for?

[johnson]

WOOOH Stuka,

What a set up you have there!!!!

I asked Tahmazo before and the reply indicated that it is charge/discharge cycle. i.e. you can do up to 5 charge/discharge cycles with cool down period in between.

Glad that T10 found another lover. :D

[muddy]

Hi Hi,

I have a Tahmazo T10 and I am new to RC helicopters. I just bought a ZAP400 from Singapore Hobby and have since run into a problem with charging the battery.

The Tahmazo T10 has a -ve Vout and a +Vout to charge the batttery but on the battery side, there are 4 wires. Does anyone have any advice on how to connect the Tahmazo to the battery? The manuals on both devices do not say anything about this.

Much appreciation to anyone who can help out. Thanks

[Art]

Hi Hi,

I have a Tahmazo T10 and I am new to RC helicopters. I just bought a ZAP400 from Singapore Hobby and have since run into a problem with charging the battery.

The Tahmazo T10 has a -ve Vout and a +Vout to charge the batttery but on the battery side, there are 4 wires. Does anyone have any advice on how to connect the Tahmazo to the battery? The manuals on both devices do not say anything about this.

Much appreciation to anyone who can help out. Thanks

from your pic...orange and black for normal charging...3S



Orange/pink : used to balance 1st cell

Pink/brown : used to balance 2nd cell

Brown/black :used to balance 3rd cell.....

EP gurus...please correct me if I'm wrong..

[MicroHeli-Nut]

muddy,
u bought the polyquest packs from Jethobby issit? The extra wires are used for balancing. U need to buy the Polyquest battery balancing unit to use that feature. Dun fret it's only 25 plus.. i think. What u need to do is to find the main battery leads that allows to charge the pack as a 3Cell 12.6V Lipo....

just connect those two mains, to your T10, set ur T10 for 3Cell and the current type ( i'm not too sure on this side, T10 gurus pls intervene) and it should be okay. make sure u have a voltmeter at hand as well. When u're done, double check that the cell voltage is below 12.6Volts....

Do not discharge the battery beyond 9 volts. I'd advice u to carry ur digital voltmeter and check voltage asap after your flights. Do not fly beyond the suggested duration of ur pack. :D ( sorry abou the a lot of 'do nots' and making it sound like monopoly... but lipo no simple issue, dun play play, safety is a big issue here, as well as protecting the life span of your $$$ lipo)

[muddy]

Thanks guys,

The battery pack came with the helicopter. What does balancing do and how important is it?

From what is said here, I gather that I only have to connect red to red and black to black on both sides and charge it as a 3 cell 11.1V batt.

Really appreciate your help man.

[PhiBeR]

Hi Hi,

I have a Tahmazo T10 and I am new to RC helicopters. I just bought a ZAP400 from Singapore Hobby and have since run into a problem with charging the battery.

The Tahmazo T10 has a -ve Vout and a +Vout to charge the batttery but on the battery side, there are 4 wires. Does anyone have any advice on how to connect the Tahmazo to the battery? The manuals on both devices do not say anything about this.

Much appreciation to anyone who can help out. Thanks

From your picture, u can actually use the "To esc" side to charge..
Juz connect black to black and red to red.. :)

[muddy]

hmmm.. sounds good to me.. haha.. im going to give that a shot.. thanks for the tip! :)

do you guys make it a habit to charge your lithium batts in a mug?

[PhiBeR]

hmmm.. sounds good to me.. haha.. im going to give that a shot.. thanks for the tip! :)

do you guys make it a habit to charge your lithium batts in a mug?

A normal battery doesn't have to esc/ to charger..
it only has 1 plug, to esc AND charger..
So yeah, u can use that to charge too..
But also noting that it WILL NOT balance ur pack if the pack is unbalanced..

It's a good practise to charge in a fire-proof enclosure like a porcelain or clay container in case of mishaps.. :)

[muddy]

I take it as balancing being that all the cells having the same voltage. Correct me if I am wrong please.

What are the pitfalls of not having balanced cells?

Thanks for answering my many newbie questions.

[PhiBeR]

I take it as balancing being that all the cells having the same voltage. Correct me if I am wrong please.

What are the pitfalls of not having balanced cells?

Thanks for answering my many newbie questions.

Yes.. an unbalanced multi-cell pack will have a high-risk of over-chjarging resulting in explosion..

please read the lithium user guide in the forum..

[Brandon Chng]

i just got my t10 today.. wah its damned nice. tmr will be going to SLT to get the PS. phiber, thought you getting one?

[Artyspec]

sorry for digging up thread. I have a swallow advance(T10/T15, same thing OEM) and when i set it to discharge at 1A or 0.85A, it will not, it will only discharge at 0.5A. I was trying to cycle my kan cells to see how much capacity it had left. thanx in advance.

[P4cm4n2000]

Anyway,
the Tahmazo T15 (new model) is avail at S$140 at SHS [not that I'm advertizing for SHS] but I think its quite as good & affordable so far (mine T10 was at S$160 half year ago...damn.. :furious )

T10 = max 3cells (Lipo) , max 3Amp
T15 = max 5cells (Lipo) , max 5Amp

Specs:
Capable of charging 1-14 Nicad/NiMh cells and 1-5 Lithium Ion/Polymer cells

Programmeable charge mode (discharge to charge or charge to discharge) and up to 5 cycles

Microprocessor controlled charging and discharging system

Compact and portable, packed in a rugged aluminium case
2-line, 16 character LCD with backlight to make the screen clear and legible

Build-in 'Zero Current Voltage' check prevents incorrect delta peak auto cut-off caused by high connection resistance or high resistance/old/faulty battery packs

Uses either 12v Lead Acid battery or 11-15v DC power supply

Reverse polarity on input and output protection

Improper voltage input protection

Since playing with Lipo needs care, its better I thought to get a good charger intelligent to "power-off" properly when you 'forgot' to attend to it sometimes or can't hear the "beep".

Feel free to recommend any good chargers.

Cheers! Happy flying!

[Jcho]

Anyway,
the Tahmazo T15 (new model) is avail at S$140 at SHS [not that I'm advertizing for SHS] but I think its quite as good & affordable so far (mine T10 was at S$160 half year ago...damn.. :furious )


Seem like they have changed their pricing Strategy now days......have been getting nitro stuff from them....except Hitec still get from Rotor....anyway this charger is good buy....

[Artyspec]

i got it for 120. :D . ship in lah. same specs, different face.----Swallow advance

[YZY]

I don't think its exactly the same ^^ Swallow for lipo must charge 1C leh!

[ptylaws]

aiya, just lie to the charger lah. if u wanna bloat ur battery by charging it at 2C, just tell the charger double the capacity lah. :sneaky: . i suggest u not try. :D

[YZY]

i mean if u charge lower then 1c the charger will not charge will eg. u charge at 0.8 amps for lipo selection it will only charge in 800mah

[baby_zyklon]

got the t15 today...very similar to the t10...

but I got one question, when charging nicd and nimh cell, is it auto detect the cell count? I can set the cell count leh...

[baby_zyklon]

I meant to say I can't set the cell count except for the lipo.

[rifqi]

got the t15 today...very similar to the t10...

but I got one question, when charging nicd and nimh cell, is it auto detect the cell count? I can set the cell count leh...

just a qn,

how much is the t15??

thanks..

rifqi.

[Artyspec]

Anyway,
the Tahmazo T15 (new model) is avail at S$140 at SHS [not that I'm advertizing for SHS] but I think its quite as good & affordable so far (mine T10 was at S$160 half year ago...damn.. :furious )

T10 = max 3cells (Lipo) , max 3Amp
T15 = max 5cells (Lipo) , max 5Amp

Specs:
Capable of charging 1-14 Nicad/NiMh cells and 1-5 Lithium Ion/Polymer cells

Programmeable charge mode (discharge to charge or charge to discharge) and up to 5 cycles

Microprocessor controlled charging and discharging system

Compact and portable, packed in a rugged aluminium case
2-line, 16 character LCD with backlight to make the screen clear and legible

Build-in 'Zero Current Voltage' check prevents incorrect delta peak auto cut-off caused by high connection resistance or high resistance/old/faulty battery packs

Uses either 12v Lead Acid battery or 11-15v DC power supply

Reverse polarity on input and output protection

Improper voltage input protection

Since playing with Lipo needs care, its better I thought to get a good charger intelligent to "power-off" properly when you 'forgot' to attend to it sometimes or can't hear the "beep".

Feel free to recommend any good chargers.

Cheers! Happy flying!

pls read! :L

btw, u dun have to set cell count for nickel based batts cuz they have some kind of properties which the charger can detect when they are full.

[baby_zyklon]

$139.90

[rifqi]

$139.90

oh ok.. thanks!

rifqi.

[mack]

i got it for 120. :D . ship in lah. same specs, different face.----Swallow advance

It is from the same Korean manufacturer. Just an OEM product. Why pay more?

[ofna]

the price same now...?whats the warranty like for tahmazo t15 and their service if something happens?Thanks.

[MetalGear]

the price same now...?whats the warranty like for tahmazo t15 and their service if something happens?Thanks.

The price is around $135++
Don't worry bro, a friend of mine had a faulty T15 and he was given a new set straight without questions. Just produce your proof of purchase... Well shs prices are a little steep, but hey, you'll get this kind of service guarantees man! I'm using my T10 for about 11 months already and it's still working superbly.

[awesome]

hi guys, i'm not familiar with chargers..wat's the diff bet. T10 and T15?? :confuse: how much would a T10 cost nowadays?? new and 2nd hand.. :lip:

Appreciate if you can help me out here..thanks!!!!

[membina]

price cheaper for sure :L difference is in the number of cells it can charge. T15 can go up to 5 cells lipos, t10 less. - i love my t15 :L :evil

[awesome]

dun have 5 cell lipo leh..i think if can charge 3 cell good enuf for now..provided price diff is justifiable...

the lcd screen is cool... :up

[Super-Hornet]

Hi all

So is T15 still avaliable in SHS? Is there any other LHS that is cheaper? I'm looking for at least 5Cell Li-Poly charger but not expensive type. I think $140 is justifiable.

Super-Hornet

[membina]

Bought mine at SHS @ $139.9 so still within budget of 140 :D can charge 5 cell lipos too.

[SonicBoom]

When charging my Lipo battery on the T10, and see some sort of a counter on the top right hand side (starts from 00000) and slowly increase by 1 every few seconds. Anyone can tell me what this is?

[MetalGear]

When charging my Lipo battery on the T10, and see some sort of a counter on the top right hand side (starts from 00000) and slowly increase by 1 every few seconds. Anyone can tell me what this is?

It's the charging capacity of your lipo batt.

Cheers!

[SonicBoom]

Charging capacity :z What's the unit?

If you look at this image from this post:
http://www.daddyhobby.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3098
"00874" is the "charging capacity" ?

[MetalGear]

Charging capacity :z What's the unit?

If you look at this image from this post:
http://www.daddyhobby.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3098
"00874" is the "charging capacity" ?

Ok let's assume your lipo is Etec 1700mah. At the end of the charge it displays 000874 means thats the amount pumped into the lipo lor... For a full charge, it'll normally reach between 001600 to 001800 for this case.
Hope this will be clearer...

[SonicBoom]

Thanks! Very clear now, so it is the mAh supplied into the battery. Wished the manual is more informative. Can anyone point me to a site for the low-down on the optimal charging Amp for each time of batteries:

1) Pb
2) NiMh (1.2V AA and 8.4V "9V" batteries)
3) LiPo/LiIon
4) NiCad

Noticed that my NiMh were about 60-70 degree C when charging at 1A. Stopped it after a while.