After I began this pastime, I keep in mind that LIPO chargers had been huge, heavy, and had a max energy of 30-50W. As a substitute, the ISDT 608PD suits inside your pocket, weighs simply 85 grams, and has a charging energy of as much as 240W. Moreover, it may be monitored and managed by way of a cell app.
Priced for less than $29.99, it’s ISDT’s least expensive LIPO charger, which makes it comprehensible that it has some limitations, like the dearth of a built-in discharge circuit. The ISDT 608PD can’t be used as a desk charger that may be plugged into an AC outlet; it requires a PD USB charger or AC/DC adapter with an XT60 plug. You need to use a transportable energy station or high-capacity LI-ION battery on the sector to cost your small batteries.
The ISDT 608PD multi-chemistry charger is appropriate with mostly used rechargeables, corresponding to LiPo, LiHv, LiFe, NiMH, and Pb. FPV drones are powered primarily by LiPo (4.20V) and LiHv (4.35V) batteries, that are supported as much as 6S by this charger (S – represents the variety of cells related serially).
ISDT 608PD evaluate
Disclosure: I obtained this pocket battery charger for a product evaluate collaboration with RadioMaster. Product specs and high quality might differ in response to the producer’s reliability, so I can’t assure that you’ll get a charger that performs exactly the identical as seen in my evaluate.
Final month, together with some own-brand merchandise (ELRS TX and RX modules), RadioMaster despatched me this DC charger from Shenzen ISD Know-how (ISDT), an progressive firm devoted to charging and energy resolution expertise.
The ISDT 608PD charger is available in a small field with a tiny, barely readable quick-start information. No USB or different cables are included. Measuring 72.5×60×26.6mm, it’s barely greater than a matchbox. It has a minimalist design with solely three buttons on the entrance panel beneath the two.4-inch IPS display screen. To permit excellent visibility, even in direct daylight, the show has computerized brightness adjustment and a viewing angle of 178°.
It has an XT60 and USB Sort-C port on the enter facet, respectively, and an XT60 and 6S stability port on the output finish.
Its bi-directional USB-C Energy Supply (PD) port may also cost most handheld gadgets, together with smartphones, at high pace. With a most charging energy of 100W, it can be used with high-performance laptops. I charged my laptop computer twice (from 10 to 100%) utilizing a 6S/6000mAh LIION battery pack. DJI, Autel, FIMI, and different shopper drone pilots can cost their flight batteries and distant controllers by means of the 608PD.
Perhaps because of the Sort-C cable’s high quality (energy ranking), regardless that my PD brick can ship 100W/channel, they negotiated solely a 60W switch (20V x 3A).
Regardless of having solely three buttons, working the ISDT 608PD isn’t as easy and intuitive as anticipated. In fact, you will get used to the operation in a couple of minutes, however I wouldn’t say I appreciated it.
You may choose from 4.1 to 4.25v for LIPO batteries and from 4.1 to 4.5V for LIHV packs. Charging present will be chosen as much as 5A for PD enter or 10A for XT60. Discharge mode is on the market provided that a USB shopper is related.
The charger can’t detect the battery’s chemistry, so be very cautious when selecting the kind of battery chosen for the charging program. If you happen to do it flawed, the battery will be broken and even explode!
ISDLink: Easy Cell APP for managing (monitoring and management) the charger
Due to the built-in Bluetooth connectivity, the 608PD DC charger will be monitored and managed out of your smartphone utilizing the ISDLink APP (accessible for Android and iOS).
From the ISDLink APP, you’ll be able to run one of many three preset charing duties or customise one in response to your wants. You may change Battery chemistry, Variety of Cells, Finish voltage, and Cost present. On the highest ribbon is a charging progress bar. The Enter voltage, Cost Energy, Particular person Cell voltage, and Inside resistance (IR) are monitored throughout the charging course of. From the APP, you may as well carry out voltage calibration.
Pricing and availability
The ISDT 608PD DC charger will be ordered from RadioMaster for less than $29.99. You’ll need a PD charger (100-140W) and an X60 to XT30 adapter for smaller batteries to finish the charger.
Technical parameters
| Connectors | Enter: XT60 and Sort-C Output: XT60 + 6S stability |
| Most Enter Present | DC 10A USB-C 5A |
| Enter voltage vary | DC 5-30V USB-C 5-28V |
| Output Voltage Vary | DC 3.0~30V |
| Charging Present | 0.5~10.0A |
| Most charging energy | DC 240W/10A USB-C 140W/5A |
| Stability Present | MAX 0.8A/Cell |
| Assist battery kind and sequence | 1-6S: LiFe, LiPo, LiHv (4.35V~4.50V) 1-16S: NiMH 1-12S: Pb |
| Dimensions | 72.5×60×26.6mm |
| Weight | 85g(±10%) |
ISDT 608PD options
Within the measurement of 608PD, there are only some choices accessible. One is the SKYRC B6neo, reviewed right here on FirstQuadcopter final 12 months. The B6neo is $10 costlier, however I feel the worth distinction is justified for the built-in 24W discharge circuit and the extra pleasant person interface.
The TookitRC M4 Pocket for $32.99 can also be an important DC charger, however it’s restricted to as much as 4S batteries. I like that it comes with XT30 and XT60 battery ports, so that you don’t want a further converter.
In case you are most taken with charging energy, the 608PD has 240W, the B6neo 200W, and the M4 Pocket has solely 80W.
