M8D Dual Touch Smart Charger – Multitool

As any avid RC enthusiast will know, batteries can be quite tricky to deal with when operating them in more advanced ways than just single cells, and as you start using batteries with more powerful chemistry, you will find that maintaining such batteries becomes more and more difficult to get just right. Fortunately, whether you’re operating a small 2S powered drifting buggy or a high-power 6S drone, you don’t have to rely on simple guesswork and rigorous math just to keep your batteries in good shape. Instead, you can get awesome portable tools like the M8D Dual Touch Smart Charger to do all of the hard work for you, keeping your batteries topped up, balanced when in multicell formats, and, of course, healthy so they don’t unexpectedly throw a tantrum or bite the hands that feed them.

This M8D Smart Charger from ToolkitRC is the first to include a touchscreen display, making it delightfully easy to manage the multitool dual-channel device. This new interface is a 3.5-inch flip screen with adjustable 80° tilt and capacitive touch to navigate through all the details you need while testing and charging your batteries. The unit includes a whole suite of fancy charging, discharging, and balancing features for lithium-based cell packs ranging from 1S to 8S, NiMh-based cell packs ranging from 1S to 20S, as well as lead-based cell packs ranging from 1S to 15S, so you can really understand precisely what’s happening with the life and health of your batteries. The M8D Dual Smart Charger Multitool provides high power density to dual channels, allowing you to charge and discharge two batteries at once while the smart charger intelligently distributes power between the two.

Acting as a dual 65W USB fast charger and easy portable multitool, the M8D Smart Charger supports 800W 30A continuous charging and up to 1600W 50A in synchronous mode. When set to synchronous charge, the M8D Dual Smart Charger effectively doubles the charging current output to 50A. Continuous mode is a smart function that allows you to automatically continue to charge a battery without needing to press anything to start the charging process. You can quickly and easily charge multiple batteries in a row, returning to change to the next when you hear the unit beeping. This is all packaged in a neat, well-designed unit that is both light and portable, finished off with a beautiful full colour IPS 3.5-inch Touch LCD display with a menu scroll wheel and button. The ToolkitRC M8D Dual Smart Charger also includes a TF card slot for charging and discharging data storage.

Typical Applications for the M8D Dual Touch Smart Charger:

The M8D Dual Smart Charger is a fantastic tool for almost any Maker who likes dealing with batteries but is particularly useful for RC enthusiasts who love to push their equipment to the limits – while staying safe and keeping components healthy. The ability to charge, discharge and balance multiple lithium cell packs as large as 8S, is quite vital if you really love to take your RC adventures to the extreme.

However, while the original M6 Multifunctional Charge, Test & Analysis Tool from ToolkitRC offers a wide range of cool features that pertain to Lithium, NiMH and Lead based batteries, as well as the really cool signal generation and analysis features included, this M8D Smart Charger is ready to offer dual channels with synchronous and continuous modes. The benefits of the M8D Dual Charger extend to Electronic Makers of all kinds. When time is a factor, this portable handy device will safely charge or discharge multiple high-power batteries.

Additional Resources:

• For more insights, information and future firmware updates, be sure to check out the original ToolkitRC M8D Dual Charger Page, where they list features and provide updated firmware on a semi-regular basis.
• For a more visual in-depth look at the functions and menu features of the M8D Dual Charger, click play on the below M8D Touch Charger Review from Captain Drone on YouTube:

When dealing with extremely high power Lithium Batteries, it’s always a good idea to keep your batteries well maintained and safe from unexpected faults, although this isn’t always easy to do unless you have the right tools and equipment to help you maintain and manage your batteries properly. This is why we love the ToolkitRC brand, as they are a brand of bright individuals who are passionate about batteries, and are dedicated to providing excellent quality battery charging products for Makers and RC enthusiasts of all skill levels and permissions. This allows everyone to enjoy healthy, happy and well maintained batteries with effective balance charging, precise charge and battery life management, as well as complete ease of use so as to avoid unexpected user errors and other potentially harmful battery faults. As a brand dedicated to ensuring batteries stay alive, healthier and happier for longer, we trust ToolkitRC to provide all of the battery charging tools and equipment we need.