MRC Super Brain 989 Pro AC/DC Peak Charger (NiCD, NiMH, Li-Poly w/RB126 Balancer)
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This unit now comes bundled with the RB126 external balancing unit for balancing Li-Poly batteries!
This is the MRC Super Brain 989 Pro AC/DC Delta Peak charger with discharge capability. The Super Brain 989 “do-it-all” AC/DC charger will make short work of recharging & rejuvenating any battery pack from 1-8 cell lithium, 1-25 cell NiCd/NiMH & 6-24 volt lead acid and gel cell batteries. The Super Brain 989 has many new features and proprietary technology that makes it the new top choice for all RC drivers and pilots. From recreational hobbyists to pro-racers to seasoned flyers, the Super Brain 989 has it covered!
The Super Brain 989 has a genuine peak detect charge rate of 0.10 to 10 amps for NiCd and NiMH cells, and constant current/constant voltage of up to 1.2c max for charging lithium cells. There’s programmable battery cycling and conditioning, with selectable charge and discharge rate from 0.10 to 10 amps. That’s right, up to a “real” 10 amps! Temperature sensing & control too, with the included temperature probe. The Super Brain 989 is a complete AC/DC charger and comes with its own 10-amp power supply. MRC built in a 24-battery pack profile/memory feature & built-in safety confirmation to help put the correct charge in your different battery types. We included a motor break-in feature with adjustable time and output to make light work of conditioning your competition motors prior to installation.
The Super Brain 989 will accept everything from single cell glow igniters, receiver packs, transmitter packs, main power packs of all types and field packs for your starting and field equipment. Special booster circuits give you 1-30V output for bench testing and to power a comm lathe, tire truer, and portable bench tools too!
From Planes and boats, to nitro and electric radio control the new MRC Super Brain 989 Charger is simply the best of the best!
- AC/DC Thermal Controlled & Fan Cooled Battery Charger, Including 10 Amp Fan Cooled AC Power Supply
- Patented Micro Peak® Technology Included for NiCd & NiMH packs
- Charges: 1 to 25 NiCd / NiMH Cells, 1 to 8 Cell Lithium, and 6-24 volt Lead Acid/Gel Cell Batteries
- Cell Range of: 100-19,900 mAH
- Charge Rate of: 0.1A up to 10.0A for NiCd / NiMH, and 1.2c max for Lithium Cells
- Discharge Rate of: 0.1A up to 10.0A with Adjustable Cut-off Range
- Adjustable Peak Sensitivity
- 24 Battery Profile/Memory Storage with Safety Confirmation (MRC SafeGuard™ Technology) & profile history recall
- Auto Cycle Mode (1-9 cycles, 1-199 minute delay per cycle) For Battery Conditioning
- Adjustable Trickle Charge Feature
- Temperature Cutoff Range from 110°-160°F
- Motor Break-in Feature with Adjustable Time & Output
- 1-30VDC 10A (120VA) Adjustable Output for Comm Lathe or Tire Cutter, etc
- 10A AC Power Supply, Temperature Probe, & Assorted Connectors Included
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This product was added to our catalog on September 7, 2006
michael fosdick
Saturday, Mar 28 2009 (about 15 years ago)
MRC Super Brain 989 Pro AC/DC Peak Charger (NiCD, NiMH, Li-Poly w/RB126 Balancer)
Unreliable. Great while they last. Expensive warranty, slow warranty time, unrepairable under warranty. I have two. I purchased them brand new about 4 months apart. Each one can charge and discharge a single battery Nicd, Nimh, lead acid, lipo at 10 amps. They give very useful info during and at the end of the charge/discharge that way you know if your battery is performing as it should. You will love it when its working! HERE IS THE BAD PART: charger #2 started randomly shut off and randomly showed an erratic lcd display less than a year after buying it! And charging the same battery on charger #1 and charger #2, charger #2 always puts in 500-700mah LESS but .5+ more volts in the same pack (according to their displays). It was still under warranty so I paid a warranty fee PLUS shipping to have MRC check it out. They sent it back over a month later with all of the memories cleared and a loose power supply cord (power supply cord was not loose when I sent it in). So I had no choice but to solder the power supply cord so I could use it and guess what? I used it and it STILL randomly shuts down and has a random erratic display and charges less but puts in more volts (according to the display). At this point I thought well its a bum charger and my other one still works BUT in the last month charger #1 started randomly shutting down and having an erratic display. In all fairness I estimate charger #1 has at least 270 combined charges and discharges and charger #2 has about 200 combined charges and discharges. I did get over 1 year out of each though and they still randomly work.
Anonymous
Verified Owner
Friday, Aug 8 2008 (about 15 years ago)
MRC Super Brain 989 Pro AC/DC Peak Charger (NiCD, NiMH, Li-Poly w/RB126 Balancer)
Very nice charger. This is my first lipo charger and found it very easy to setup the profiles and use. There is a lot of talk about the quality in which these charge lipos and I have had problems with charging my Losi Lipos but I think thats more of a battery issue.
Matt
Verified Owner
Monday, Mar 24 2008 (about 16 years ago)
MRC Super Brain 989 Pro AC/DC Peak Charger (NiCD, NiMH, Li-Poly w/RB126 Balancer)
i bought this mainly for the gel cell charge feature (was tired of leaving em plugged in overnight and sometimes forgot to unlug in the morning
is a little hard to get used to though
is a little hard to get used to though
Dean Child
Verified Owner
Tuesday, Jun 5 2007 (about 16 years ago)
MRC Super Brain 989 Pro AC/DC Peak Charger (NiCD, NiMH, Li-Poly w/RB126 Balancer)
Fantastic, fully capable, and flexible charger. The "autocycle" feature is giving me some trouble with very low discharge rates (_ 0.20 amp), but other than that it's great!!! Highly recommend this charger...
FRANK GLASS
Verified Owner
Wednesday, Jan 10 2007 (about 17 years ago)
MRC Super Brain 989 Pro AC/DC Peak Charger (NiCD, NiMH, Li-Poly w/RB126 Balancer)
Wow this will charge anything I have. I was powered up and charging in no time at all. The 989 is so easy to use and i'm new to this hobby. If you don't know a lot about chargers or charging than this is the charger for you.