They have engaged in some cost cutting because the current units no longer have a Mean Well PSU. The current ones have a PSU with "Hota" printed on the PCB and use AiSHi caps (which are decent quality caps but no Rubycons). The design of the wireless charging board is also now different, the PCB is round not square with little tabs on the side where the screws are) and the screen no longer has the AC connector to the PSU. Hota is the actual manufacturer of these charges (the Hobbymate is a relabel, they are also sold as the Hota D6 Pro) so the "Hota" PSU must be an in-house design. I think what happened is that they used off the shelf parts for the PSU and wireless charging at first and then swicthed to in-house designs to save on production costs later. I haven't seen any reports of these chargers failing recently so the changes don't seem to have (noticeably) affected quality. I ordered the "Pro" by accident, I actually wanted the D6 without the AC supply and I'll never use that feature so it doesn't really concern me anyway.
thank you very much for that video! my fan is buzzing like crazy and i would like to change it - how did you get the front glass off and do you by any chance still know how big the fan is? thank you very much!
I have a thunder ac6 hota charger that burned the internal ac power supply on my first ten batteries,so I replace the part very easy indeed, and the charger has been working fine for 15 years, little more little less, rc and all kinds of use. now I bought this hota pro charger, hope is good, I think is expensive for what it is at 116 at Amazon
The fan is labeled on other side and the dc is an input not an output unless the pro is diff from the regular as I didn't get the pro I use a dc input to get the full 650w
Great video... Was trying to find how to take that face plate off! Any idea how I would find the model of the screen? Mine has broken and I need to replace it... No markings or code on the back of it
Mine had a weird roller button. I have cleaned it up with isopropyl alcohol and now it's fine. I have the non pro version of this charger(it has no integrated power supply). Should I add one :D? Upper board seems to be different though, It won't be a clean mod also.
I would say only if you have a specific problem with your external power supply such as packaging or space issues. Of course if you just want to do the project that's a great reason too :-) thanks for bringing up an old video like this. It's always interesting to see what I was doing back then!
100w per channel and it seems like it's built to handle whatever is thrown at it. I've charged a lot of lipos and some pretty big ones with it an no issues yet:)
How loud is fan in this charger? And what dimensions fan have? I want this charger due to balance current, but fan may be an issue. Seems it will be first part which will get replaced to something quieter. True MeanWell power supply is cool. I hope that manufacturer didn't "upgraded" it to Chinesium-something at 2021 because semiconductor shortage.
So question... I'm damaged the fan in my Ultra Power UP6+, and Ive taken it apart to see how to replace the fan, but the fan header is under the large board with the transformer on it. What do I need to be careful not to touch. You mentioned capacitors (caps), is there anything else I need to be particular careful not to touch? I've also had the charger unplugged for about 12 hours now... Is that a factor in making it safer to work on?
Got a Hota D6 Pro from Banggood and when turned on I just get the message "CH1 Self-check failed! (E108)". Troubleshooting I did: firmware update or hard reboot, but problem continued. Not happy! UPDATE - reported the issue to HOTA, sent emails several times for any news, and they only kept replying "sorry to hear that" and did nothing - reported the issue to Banggood, and after sending the unit back was fully refunded - now I have an ISDT D2
So I ha e this charger and wish it didn't die on one channel because 7months and won't warranty it...when I hook lipo up the channel saids abnormal operation and doesn't show my lipo voltage
Hi, Wanted to know when charging 2 battery at the same time do they need to be the same battery ? Like Two 4s lipos on each channel or can I charge a 3s lipo on one channel and 1 4s lipo on the other channel at the same time ? Any Help will be great please
no, the two channels are completely independent. You could parallel charge three 6s lipos on one channel and then be charging your goggle 2s lipo on the other channel
Do RC, where did you get your charger? Bought it yourself, or sent a sample from HobbyMate. It is a bummer that a recent purchaser reports no more MEANWELL power supply.
Bought it myself. Everything I review on my channel is purchased. I agree. It's never good when internal quality goes down. Thanks for watching and a sub is appreciated!
@@DoRC The internal PSU now seems to be made by in house by Hota who is the actual maker of these chargers. They also use AiSHi caps which are apparently a decent Taiwanese brand so at least they didn't use noname chinese junk caps. The design of the screen and wireless charger have also changed, no more AC connection between the screen and the PSU (probably to use a common screen between the AC/DC and DC only versions of the charger) and the wireless charger PCB is now round with "ears" for the screws on either side.
hi is it do discharge with balancer to discharge all battery that on the series????, because i have one that stop the discharge when the first battery get to the lowest volt thanks yossi
Do RC on discharge is it discharge all the cells? until every cell is get to the low bolt? or it stop to discharge when the first cell get to lowest volt?
@@yossishi221 normally it shouldn't really matter. The cells of a good lipo should discharge pretty evenly. If you're lipo is discharging very unevenly chances are its going bad
Hello, since you seem to know your stuff I have one or two questions. So my charger just broke and it's not accepting power, I assumed that this was because a fuse blew because there are not burn marks. Would it be possible for you to direct me to where the fuse is or a video on the power supply? Also when I plug in a DC battery to the DC port it still doesn't power up, does this mean that it's actually something to do with the main board?
Looking at the video I don't see an obvious fuse on the power supply board. If it's there it'll be very close to where the power wires go into it. It is possible there isn't one or it's not what you expected it to look like. I'm not really skilled enough at this stuff to give you advice beyond that. Maybe an electronics group on Facebook or a forum could be more helpful.
@@DoRC Curious who the original maker is. Sure seems like HOTA. I just ordered the HOTA D6+.. 300W 15Ax2 the specs look promising. I know some are hating on the Phone APP not working well but not something I care much about.
They have engaged in some cost cutting because the current units no longer have a Mean Well PSU. The current ones have a PSU with "Hota" printed on the PCB and use AiSHi caps (which are decent quality caps but no Rubycons). The design of the wireless charging board is also now different, the PCB is round not square with little tabs on the side where the screws are) and the screen no longer has the AC connector to the PSU.
Hota is the actual manufacturer of these charges (the Hobbymate is a relabel, they are also sold as the Hota D6 Pro) so the "Hota" PSU must be an in-house design. I think what happened is that they used off the shelf parts for the PSU and wireless charging at first and then swicthed to in-house designs to save on production costs later.
I haven't seen any reports of these chargers failing recently so the changes don't seem to have (noticeably) affected quality. I ordered the "Pro" by accident, I actually wanted the D6 without the AC supply and I'll never use that feature so it doesn't really concern me anyway.
Power supply appears to be a Mean Well EPP-200-27 in case you ever need a replacement. Costs around $50.
Awesome info thanks :-)
thank you very much for that video! my fan is buzzing like crazy and i would like to change it - how did you get the front glass off and do you by any chance still know how big the fan is? thank you very much!
I have a thunder ac6 hota charger that burned the internal ac power supply on my first ten batteries,so I replace the part very easy indeed, and the charger has been working fine for 15 years, little more little less, rc and all kinds of use. now I bought this hota pro charger, hope is good, I think is expensive for what it is at 116 at Amazon
I think you'll be happy with it!
great video, i have actually lost ac power, do you or anyone in the comments know where I can get the same type/rating fuse to replace it with????
The fan is labeled on other side and the dc is an input not an output unless the pro is diff from the regular as I didn't get the pro I use a dc input to get the full 650w
Yes you're right about those things. Going back and watching that video I've learned a lot since then :-)
@@DoRC I'm sure you have! Keep making vids my guy
Great video... Was trying to find how to take that face plate off! Any idea how I would find the model of the screen? Mine has broken and I need to replace it... No markings or code on the back of it
No sorry. If it's unmarked it may be very difficult to find a replacement.
liked coz i finally found what I am looking for.
Accuracy test.
Thanks!
Mine had a weird roller button. I have cleaned it up with isopropyl alcohol and now it's fine. I have the non pro version of this charger(it has no integrated power supply). Should I add one :D? Upper board seems to be different though, It won't be a clean mod also.
I would say only if you have a specific problem with your external power supply such as packaging or space issues. Of course if you just want to do the project that's a great reason too :-) thanks for bringing up an old video like this. It's always interesting to see what I was doing back then!
In depth and honest. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Hello great video!!!! Is the charger getting hot while charging a Lipo pack?
No. It's stays cool. Thanks for watching and a sub is appreciated!
Is it 100w per channel on ac? Also does it/will it hold up to charging big buggy and truggy batteries or it it Morse for drone and flight batteries?
100w per channel and it seems like it's built to handle whatever is thrown at it. I've charged a lot of lipos and some pretty big ones with it an no issues yet:)
I just took mine apart, and the power supply is no longer labeled MeanWell. Just FYI.
Interesting. When did you buy it?
@@DoRC Also the front panel (ie screen) no longer has direct AC power.
Mine is direct from hobbymate.
@@zeroair its a bummer the PS is no longer meanwell. Its almost certainly a cist saving measure:(
How loud is fan in this charger? And what dimensions fan have? I want this charger due to balance current, but fan may be an issue. Seems it will be first part which will get replaced to something quieter. True MeanWell power supply is cool. I hope that manufacturer didn't "upgraded" it to Chinesium-something at 2021 because semiconductor shortage.
I believe it's a 40 mm fan and it's pretty loud when it's running but not horrifically so. Thanks for watching and a sub is appreciated :-)
So question... I'm damaged the fan in my Ultra Power UP6+, and Ive taken it apart to see how to replace the fan, but the fan header is under the large board with the transformer on it. What do I need to be careful not to touch. You mentioned capacitors (caps), is there anything else I need to be particular careful not to touch? I've also had the charger unplugged for about 12 hours now... Is that a factor in making it safer to work on?
how do you take the face plate off, is there adhesive there that gets ruined when you take it off?
Got a Hota D6 Pro from Banggood and when turned on I just get the message "CH1 Self-check failed! (E108)". Troubleshooting I did: firmware update or hard reboot, but problem continued. Not happy!
UPDATE
- reported the issue to HOTA, sent emails several times for any news, and they only kept replying "sorry to hear that" and did nothing
- reported the issue to Banggood, and after sending the unit back was fully refunded
- now I have an ISDT D2
So I ha e this charger and wish it didn't die on one channel because 7months and won't warranty it...when I hook lipo up the channel saids abnormal operation and doesn't show my lipo voltage
Why won't they warranty? I thought it was a one year warranty. Sorry about the bad fortune. A sub is appreciated!
Hi, Wanted to know when charging 2 battery at the same time do they need to be the same battery ? Like Two 4s lipos on each channel or can I charge a 3s lipo on one channel and 1 4s lipo on the other channel at the same time ? Any Help will be great please
no, the two channels are completely independent. You could parallel charge three 6s lipos on one channel and then be charging your goggle 2s lipo on the other channel
Do RC, where did you get your charger? Bought it yourself, or sent a sample from HobbyMate. It is a bummer that a recent purchaser reports no more MEANWELL power supply.
Bought it myself. Everything I review on my channel is purchased. I agree. It's never good when internal quality goes down. Thanks for watching and a sub is appreciated!
@@DoRC The internal PSU now seems to be made by in house by Hota who is the actual maker of these chargers. They also use AiSHi caps which are apparently a decent Taiwanese brand so at least they didn't use noname chinese junk caps. The design of the screen and wireless charger have also changed, no more AC connection between the screen and the PSU (probably to use a common screen between the AC/DC and DC only versions of the charger) and the wireless charger PCB is now round with "ears" for the screws on either side.
hi
is it do discharge with balancer to discharge all battery that on the series????,
because i have one that stop the discharge when the first battery get to the lowest volt
thanks
yossi
I'm sorry. I don't understand
Do RC on discharge is it discharge all the cells? until every cell is get to the low bolt?
or it stop to discharge when the first cell get to lowest volt?
Interesting question. I believe it will discharge until the lowest cell reaches the specified voltage. I don't think it does balanced discharge.
Do RC its very important
ha ha. still didn’t find one that do it
@@yossishi221 normally it shouldn't really matter. The cells of a good lipo should discharge pretty evenly. If you're lipo is discharging very unevenly chances are its going bad
Good information
Hello, since you seem to know your stuff I have one or two questions. So my charger just broke and it's not accepting power, I assumed that this was because a fuse blew because there are not burn marks. Would it be possible for you to direct me to where the fuse is or a video on the power supply? Also when I plug in a DC battery to the DC port it still doesn't power up, does this mean that it's actually something to do with the main board?
Hi, did you ever figure out what fuse have gone, mine is also not powering on
Mine to
Hey I'm not sure where the fuse would be but if it's not powering on from AC or DC there's probably something else wrong.
@@DoRC I just found out the fuse is under the heat sink.
@@runngunrc1991 awesome! Lmk how it goes
Спасибо
I opened it up I don’t see the A/C fuse.
Looking at the video I don't see an obvious fuse on the power supply board. If it's there it'll be very close to where the power wires go into it. It is possible there isn't one or it's not what you expected it to look like. I'm not really skilled enough at this stuff to give you advice beyond that. Maybe an electronics group on Facebook or a forum could be more helpful.
@@DoRC appreciate the feedback I don’t have that heat sink guess this is the different version.
@@runngunrc1991 ah. Heard that the newer ones didn't have mean well power supplies: (
@@DoRC Basically I have to buy a new one ?
@@runngunrc1991 unless it's under warranty probably :-(
Hobbymate.. or... HOTA? lol
Same same....this charger is branded by multiple companies.
@@DoRC Curious who the original maker is. Sure seems like HOTA. I just ordered the HOTA D6+.. 300W 15Ax2 the specs look promising. I know some are hating on the Phone APP not working well but not something I care much about.
@@badlilstang it's likely they are all contracted through some Chinese oem we've never heard of.
mean well are junk power supplies, maybe the best of the Chinese. But still lame.
Mean well power supplies are put in some of the highest quality equipment out there. Not sure why you would think they are junk
@@DoRC Because I run an electronics service. And I fix them all the time.
@@Kazik70 interesting. I'm only a hobbyist electronics person but from everything I'd heard in my own experience I thought they were pretty good