SkyRC D200neo RC Charger Review - Impressive Versatility & Value!
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
- The SkyRC D200neo RC Charger is an impressive computerized charger for those of you looking for great value, performance, power and dual versatility. An RC charger you can grow with in other words.
The D200neo combines all that into a small yet powerful, good looking charger with a very intuitive user interface that is easy to use with a full color display to show all the important charging information at a quick glance. No digging deep into menus or having to remember how to access them; one scroll wheel and a button to toggle between both charging ports - that's it!
If you are in the market for an easy to use and live with RC charger that has dual port charging capabilities, has a built in AC power supply offering 200W of charging power along with external DC power input brining the charging power up to 800W with other very useful RC features, this charger is definitely worth checking out.
Links:
SkyRC D200neo RC Charger:
www.banggood.com/custlink/mKG...
D200neo Full Manual:
www.skyrc.com/files/259/10019...
How to Choose The Best Computerized RC Charger:
www.rchelicopterfun.com/best-...
How To Parallel Charge LiPo Batteries:
www.rchelicopterfun.com/paral...
Are Your LiPo Packs Healthy? Check Their Internal Resistance:
www.rchelicopterfun.com/lipo-...
Time Chapters:
0:00 Howdy Folks
2:26 SkyRC D200neo Features
4:22 Charge Menu Overview
6:02 Charging LiPo Packs on AC 200W
10:54 Dual Port Charging
15:41 Internal Discharging Power
17:22 Charging LiPo Packs on DC 800W
18:38 System Menu & Conclusion
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SkyRC D200neo RC Charger:
www.banggood.com/custlink/mKGHhK1psQ
D200neo Full Manual:
www.skyrc.com/files/259/100196%20Instruction%20Manual.pdf?open=1
How to Choose The Best Computerized RC Charger:
www.rchelicopterfun.com/best-rc-battery-charger.html
How To Parallel Charge LiPo Batteries:
www.rchelicopterfun.com/parallel-lipo-charging.html
ur an hero
I notice you are more cautious than usual when plugging the balance port connection 😉😄😄 Great video as always ! Thank you!
@1983dmd - haha. Yep, even this dumbass tends to learn from his mistakes. That of course doesn't excuse the numerous Jar Jar Binks moments I seem to suffer from lately. 🙃
Great review, thank you. Have a few S6's and was also in the market for something like this, looks perfect.
Thanks for watching
Good vid John thank you - I have the SkyRC 4 port Q200 and it really is awesome - never let me down and highly versatile.
Good to know longevity should be decent too going by your positive Q200 experiences 👍🙂
@@Rchelicopterfun Welcome John.
Hi John. Sorry this is off topic from the charger. I just had nowhere else to put the comment, my apologies. Wish I was wealthy enough to send you a Fly Wing FW450 V3. I know you've reviewed the V2 and the 200 Sized one from a few years ago. Like you, I don't consider these "Real CP Heli's", even though you can fly them in full CP no stabilization mode, and can use a regular TX, instead of the crappy Drone type they give you with it. Not sure if you remember me or not, but you taught me to fly, and I've been in many of your comments. I'm good in all aspects with not just flying very well now, but also all repairs and maintenance, as well as Swash Leveling of course, and using servo linkage adjustments, instead of Sub-Trims on radios to get it just right. As I've turned into an addicted Heli Phreak. I already had the V2 version of this Heli, and the 200 sized, I just had to have the V3, as I saw what Alishanmao was doing with the latest version several months ago before the release. I have to say, it's MUCH more responsive, than the more sluggish V2, and even though I can do Piro Flips with a normal CP 3D Heli, it's really interesting doing clean Piro Flips, and Tik Tocs with the flick of a switch, and simply pushing and holding the left or right rudder control stick to full position. I've heard the FW450 V2.5 can do what the V3 does, as they have the same newly designed RX. They send you a 4S large capacity lipo with it, but the ESC's secret is, it can handle up to a 6S lipo, with no problems, and this heli was designed to do so. I haven't flown it with a 5 or 6S yet. I don't know if you'd be interested in the results. I know I'm long winded, sorry. I honestly don't know why Flywing didn't just send you one to get your thoughts on it, as you are a great reviewer, and they sent out several of these for free, to other Heli enthusiasts for review.
Very good review! Thanks!
Welcome 🙂
Great review. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Thank you so much for this video, looks like it's perfect for my needs. I immediately ordered one of these chargers from my LHS after viewing this.
For years I've been running a crappy G.T. power C607D that my LHS recommended to me when I first started running lipo powered electric vehicles, which was fine back then because I only had 2s compatible vehicles. I've now started getting much higher powered Arrma cars that run up to 6s, so I wanted a better quality/ more advanced charger that was also capable of charging two packs simultaneously in addition to displaying more info than when charging than my C607D, which only displays the duration of the charge cycle and the total power it has put in the battery and doesn't even have the option to view individual cells
the "LHS" doesn't know shit about shit.
I wish all chargers had a switch on the AC input, especially when they have a great benchtop form factor like this one.
I have this charger coming on Monday, it will be used alongside my spektrum s2200 charger.
Thanks for the review.
What is the menu for charging a nimh battery
Great review. Would be good to see a follow on that shows how the charger interfaces with the available phone App via bluetooth and the PC software.
We'll see. I got rid of my miserable time sucking smart phone years ago, so no App video is possible, but certainly a PC one is doable. I never bother with such data analytics myself with my packs; just keep it simple, charge and fly; but if others would find the PC interface interesting, perhaps I'll do a quick overview. Thanks for the suggestion.
@@Rchelicopterfun Ha, well a tablet should work also if you or a friend have one to test the app. As far as I can tell nobody on YT has posted a review of the PC software or the app and this is one of the major features separating this charger from the competition. Thanks again for posting, look forward to future videos.
Hi John. Helpful video. What are the specs for your power supply (brand and where can I buy one similar). Thanks
I stated specs and brand in the video @ 17:33 "Meanwell 1000 watt 24V" Got mine from BuddyRC. They don't carry it anymore, but have the HP Server 1800W 24V for an even better price: www.buddyrc.com/products/buddy-rc-1800w-75a-24v-server-power-supply?ref=-ptdbz6d-llb
Advantage of D6pro:
- Calibration of cell measurements
- End of charge speed finish with an adjustable %
- the max/min cells on the main screen.
- A counter of the number of lipo charges.
- a little smaller...but if the power supply is better on skyrc ?
I've never used the D6 so can't comment. Going by specs alone and what I put the most value on (power), the D200 wins out @ 20A 35A combined) and 800W max. Totally depends on your powering needs of course.
What is the differences q200 neo quattro
Hi, Thanks for this review. Could you share any link for the extension board that you used for the batterie packs?
I get my Para-Boards (if that's what you are referencing) from BuddyRC : www.buddyrc.com/collections/paraboard?ref=-ptdbz6d-llb
Since I was a novice on the subject, I didn't know its full name. Yes, that's exactly what I asked. Thanks a lot.
External discharge function only works with sky Rc dischager, not compatible with anything else
The xt60 ports really stink. Banana plugs are the standard. Now to dig out the soldering equipment
Is there a power supply that can be connected to both AC and DC at the same time so that if power from AC fails it runs of DC and when AC mains comes back to then change back to AC again?
No
I have one and was charging 2 4s 6000 mah lipos on 6 amps each one and port b lipo went up to 4.43 or a little higher each cell and then it shut down saying bad cell. Would that be the charger or the lipo that is bad? Yowoo 4s 150c 6000mah
Would have to test the battery and charger with a good DMM to diagnose; keeping in mind, the battery is always the first thing to suspect as they are a consumable item in a constant state of degradation.
What about the Bluetooth feature you didn’t review that?
Not equipped to as I don't have any smart device to (got rid of my smart phone years ago). A feature I will never use.
Kinda weird that they don't display a charge percentage.
Not weird at all. Charge % is a useless value because it's only based on voltage potential, not true capacity that has gone into or out of the battery; that is the important value to keep your eye on.
Thanks for this great video.
I have 3 questions that I can't find anywhere, D6 pro is capable of it.
1- Is it able to charge 1S because I saw bad reviews about it maybe it was solved by an update?
2- When only the balancing socket is connected, is it able to instantly give the voltages per element?
3- When it is turned on again does it remember the old setting?
I hesitate between hobbymate/D6pro and SKYRC, I know that the internal power supply is the weak point, I can't find a photo of the disassembled charger to compare.
We just see that through the vents everything seems black on Skyrc but on the D6 pro we see 3 yellow capacitors i think.
Advantage of D6pro:
- End of charge speed finish with an adjustable %
- max/min cells on the main screen.
- A counter of the number of lipo charges.
1. Charges 1S just fine. Actually show it doing exactly that in the last video I made of the Esky 150 EC review.
2. Yes it shows all cell voltages when you plug in the balance lead. It doesn't show that screen however when you first power it on, you have to cycle through the 3 screens with the Port A/B button to get to that specific screen.
3. Last charge settings for each port (A/B) are stored when powered down.
@@Rchelicopterfun Thank you very much for taking the time to answer it's very nice to have people like you.
The charger was discharging at only 0.37A or 9W. However, they claim it can discharge at 10W+37W max. Can you access the other 37W?
The specs are correct. 10 Watts max discharge per channel (mine topped out at 9W as shown). The 37W is the total balance discharge current of all balance cells combined, i.e. apx 6W per cell (6W x 6 cells = 36W) or 1.5A per cell. In short, you will never get 37W of discharge out of the main, that is the balance port total load specification only.
@@Rchelicopterfun Thanks for the reply and confirming that. For the other neo models, they clearly state the balance port can be used for discharging. e.g. Q200neo can discharge at 25W/channel. The D200neo is perhaps only 10W as it has the external discharge option.
what is the number beside the red bluetooth icon ?
No Idea? It comes and goes (not there most of the time). Suspect it's some sort of bluetooth code/info status, but I never use this charger with BT so can't be sure. One thing, it's certainly not 489Amps 😄. Perhaps code 489A missing signal? It's also not listed anywhere in the instruction manual. You'd likely have to contact SkyRC direct to find out for sure.
Hello, I have a DPS-1200FBA psu with 100A at 12v, I have soldered a 4mm female banana connector to it, I plug it into the neo, I put 1 livh 4s 6500 in each channel and I charge by balancing at 20A per channel, I see that it only reaches to charge at 13A 180w per channel, so it gives me 360w in total, and it does not reach the 800w that it is supposed to give me. Where is the problem supposed to be?
Because you are feeding it substantially less voltage than the 30V rated max input voltage. Maximum rated outputs on all RC charges are given at the maximum input voltage they are rated at; Ohms law in action. There is also the DC to DC conversion loss that has to be taken into account. A 4S LiHv pack is fully charged @ 17.4V (4x 4.35V) while the charger is only being feed 12V. There is power loss in that DC up conversion process.
@@Rchelicopterfun So I need another similar psu to connect them in series and give me 24v to be able to get all the performance out of the charger and be able to charge in parallel taking advantage of the 800w.
Thanks for everything, great article and great website😃
Is there a simple way to calculate what kind of power supply that’s needed to take full advantage of a charger?
Yep, very simple. Get a PS that is rated at or near to, but not over the maximum rated input voltage of the charger and have the same or more power output that the charger is capable of producing.
Example: If you had a charger that had a maximum input voltage of 24VDC and was rated at 1000 Watts. You would get a 24V power supply also rated at 1000W or higher Wattage. Since many PS only indicate current output and not power output you would use Ohms law to calculate the power in Watts. Using the 24V/1000W PS example above (24/1000 = about 42 Amps).
I cover this in much detail on my RC Power Supply Basics Page: www.rchelicopterfun.com/rc-power-supply.html
Thank you so much for taking the time to answer! I read that page on your website yesterday but I must somehow have missed the part where you explained this. 😄
I took my first steps into this hobby a few years ago, but suddenly lost interest and sold everything off. I’m looking to take it up again and I’ll be purchasing your PDF book “starter pack” soon. Your website was what got me into the hobby those years ago. It’s an amazing resource!
So on ac 200w what s max amp can charge 2s
2S what? LiPo, PB, LiFe, NiMh...??? Simply divide the maximum fully charged voltage of whatever battery you are talking about into 200W (Ohms law). If for example a 2S LiPo, fully charged votage is 8.4V so that's about 24A (not taking slight efficiency losses into account). This charger however peaks at 20A max charge rate per side.
@Rchelicopterfun gr8 so can charge 2s 8.4v lipo at max 20amp on ac
I just tried your link and discount code - says invalid code! Nice review and want to buy, please fix discount code. Great price for $119.99
@joe borsodi - thanks for the heads up on the code, forgot the 5 at the end - fixed now. 👍
@@Rchelicopterfun Thank you! that fixed the problem. Just ordered it :)
@@joeyoutdoors hope you like it. Mine is running as we speak for some after dinner flights.
@@Rchelicopterfun Nice, I hope it will perform as well as my I charger 308 duo. Just did not want to spend that much on a second charger. Time will tell...
can it balance ig i charge a 6pcs NIMH AA battery
Balancing is only required with multi celled lithium packs, not NiMh.
I'm planning to use it for mini 4wd so if I series 6 nimh battery can I used the balance port for them to charge in balance
Is it possible to charge the car battery in it?
Yes, supports PB chemistry.
@@Rchelicopterfun
Thanks..
@@Rchelicopterfun
Can I ask a question: How do I distinguish between these batteries? AGM flat plate .. AGM spiral .. GEL .. EFB ..??
Is this written on it? Or do you know her by her appearance?
@@alhajali313 Should be indicated on the sticker, other than that, no idea.
@@Rchelicopterfun
Thanks ..💚
using this to charge 2 x 4 cell nimh packs it always false peaks on at least one of them meaning the packs are never charged for racing...annoying
So, turn up your peak delta voltage. All computerized chargers are set conservatively out the box; the D200's factory setting is 6mV. Low quality or tired packs with substantial IR variation between cells... you may have to increase that past 12mV.
@@Rchelicopterfun im already at 7mv..when the packs do charge until the end they are then too hot..packs are around 8 charges old each,7 packs in total,another racer using the same charger but the one with the neo tags is have the exact same problem
I've got one of those EOS checkers too... It's garbage. From day one. I still don't know why I keep it in my flight box. Better than nothing I guess. But it is not trustworthy at all.
Interesting; mine has always read very accurate, but it's definitely out now. _Anecdotal experiences will vary_ as the saying goes.
@@Rchelicopterfun you are correct sir!
those cell checkers are rubbish dont go off them. best cell checker is the futaba one. just got the above charger
This is copy of HOTA D6 charger.
Or is the HOTA a rebadged D200neo? Regardless, makes no difference what name plate is on it, they both work.
@@Rchelicopterfun True, but I think HOTA appear first. Second was Hobbymate. Third is D200. No matter. They are working fine but as You said U>24V is necessary to get full power.