iCharger X12
The first iCharger to offer 12S capability, the X12 is a step forward for operations that require high-voltage input.
With a balance current of a full 2A, charges will finish faster than ever. The full color IPS display provides a wealth of information at a glance, using the operating system perfected on the larger Duo iChargers.
The X12 can charge at up to 30A, and it can also discharge at up to 30A! While similar size chargers limit their discharge capabilities, the X12 offers iCharger's trademark support for regenerative discharge, allowing the charger to provide a full 1100W of discharge capability when powered from a suitable battery bank.
Despite its small size and low price, this is still a full featured iCharger, with multi-chemistry support and all the depth of settings you've come to expect, including an improved software interface for recording battery data and upgrading firmware.
| Charge Power (Max) | 1100W |
| Charge/Discharge Current | 0.1-30A |
| Input Voltage | 11-53V DC |
| Input Current Limit | 35A |
| Internal Discharge Power (Max) | 50W |
| Regenerative Discharge Power (Max) | 1100W |
| External Discharge Power (Max) | 1500W |
| Balance Current | 2A |
| Dimensions | 112x64x37mm |
| Weight | 230g |
iCharger X12 ManualCustomer Reviews
I will admit being a little disappointed that there was no power supply included with this. I already knew I’d need to purchase a balance board separately.
However, I was able to balance charge 10s and 12s modules in a depleted Fiat 500 pack enough to get the BMS to recognize it. Absolutely not what it was designed to do but here we are!
iCharger X12
I was using a DC power supply @48v to the input (checked against a multimeter and built in voltage display as well a the charger's onboard voltage reading) and charging a 36v battery @ 8amps an the whole thing went blank and won't come on anymore. Tried different voltages in, a different power supply at 12v, 4-10s batteries at the input and it is just done. No smoke or anything!....just dead!
I run my iCharger X12 primarily in automatic power supply mode - I set the settings, enable automatic start, and I leave it on automation. When the power supply comes up, it boots the charger, and it starts dumping 36V (nom) and 17-22 amps (input current limited) into a huge battery bank. It's run like this, monitored but mostly problem-free, for 2-1/2 years, as well as occasionally being pulled off the system to be used in its traditional role as a battery charge/balancer in other battery shenanigans I do.
It unfortunately met its end by, once again my mistake, a long (50ft) thick DC cable with weird inductance properties was used to supply it from another battery... and that seems to have scrambled and cooked it, releasing the magic smoke when I tried using it again later (as it squealed a crunchy "dii-doo-doo dee doo" followed by the alarm sound).
Early in its life, the fan also developed a crunchy bearing - and one of the first things I did was replace the fan with a high-CFM ball-bearing replacement of equal size/voltage inside. Hopefully the new ones have better fans.
Given that this one iCharger X12 has processed at least a few megawatt-hours of energy through its tiny chassis, it definitely earned a second buy, so I'm just coming back here to buy another.
This is a nice charger, but understand well that if you plug 6S x 2 balance leads in the wrong order that you not only cook the lead but also the cell #'s 6-12 balacing ability of the charger INSTANTLY.
Customer Reviews
I will admit being a little disappointed that there was no power supply included with this. I already knew I’d need to purchase a balance board separately.
However, I was able to balance charge 10s and 12s modules in a depleted Fiat 500 pack enough to get the BMS to recognize it. Absolutely not what it was designed to do but here we are!
iCharger X12
I was using a DC power supply @48v to the input (checked against a multimeter and built in voltage display as well a the charger's onboard voltage reading) and charging a 36v battery @ 8amps an the whole thing went blank and won't come on anymore. Tried different voltages in, a different power supply at 12v, 4-10s batteries at the input and it is just done. No smoke or anything!....just dead!
I run my iCharger X12 primarily in automatic power supply mode - I set the settings, enable automatic start, and I leave it on automation. When the power supply comes up, it boots the charger, and it starts dumping 36V (nom) and 17-22 amps (input current limited) into a huge battery bank. It's run like this, monitored but mostly problem-free, for 2-1/2 years, as well as occasionally being pulled off the system to be used in its traditional role as a battery charge/balancer in other battery shenanigans I do.
It unfortunately met its end by, once again my mistake, a long (50ft) thick DC cable with weird inductance properties was used to supply it from another battery... and that seems to have scrambled and cooked it, releasing the magic smoke when I tried using it again later (as it squealed a crunchy "dii-doo-doo dee doo" followed by the alarm sound).
Early in its life, the fan also developed a crunchy bearing - and one of the first things I did was replace the fan with a high-CFM ball-bearing replacement of equal size/voltage inside. Hopefully the new ones have better fans.
Given that this one iCharger X12 has processed at least a few megawatt-hours of energy through its tiny chassis, it definitely earned a second buy, so I'm just coming back here to buy another.
This is a nice charger, but understand well that if you plug 6S x 2 balance leads in the wrong order that you not only cook the lead but also the cell #'s 6-12 balacing ability of the charger INSTANTLY.