
The ISDT 608AC is a popular 6S ac/dc Li-Po charger. With AC input, it is limited to 60W, but in the field you can charge 200w with a xt60 power cable. It has several modes: Charging, Storage, Destroy, and DC Power Supply. Firmware updates are easily applied with the micro-usb port. I liked it enough to buy a second unit — and then things went wrong.
Charging mode has worked great as expected. I’ve been using it with a HGLC balance board for my larger batteries and a 1s series board for my whoop batteries.
But after flying my quads, I need to use the storage mode on each individual battery; that’s where the second unit came in. However, the discharge function on the 2nd unit stopped working in less than 6 months, so storage mode will work only on batteries under storage voltage. This also renders the destroy function inoperable for damaged packs.
The DC Power supply has been quite useful. I’ve used it with a low current limit to test powering up my quad after my questionable soldering repair. I’ve also used it to power a Matek ELRS Receiver to flash firmware before installation. It could even be used to power a TS100 soldering iron on the bench.
One other issue I’ve had is the first unit has a very noisy fan. I am fine ignoring it for now, and eventually I’ll swap the fan out myself. But when I tried contacting ISDT about the failed discharger, they didn’t even respond…