Here's a look at Team Orion's newest Touch Screen charger, the V2. In this video I will unbox the new V2 and quickly show the differences that Team Orion has updated. The original Advantage Touch charger debuted about 2 years ago (2012) so this V2 is a nice update to an already awesome platform! The biggest update was the addition of memory settings and an increase in wattage which transfers to a 7 amp charge rate.
Here's where I got it and some info from Team Orion:
This multi-purpose charger can charge, discharge, balance and cycle NiMH, NiCd, LiPo, LiFe, LiIon and Pb batteries. Thanks to it's touch interface it is very easy to use even for those which are not familiar with battery charging.
Packaging Contents:
Advantage Touch V2 Charger w/power cord
4-in-1 Balancing Board (XH, TP/FP, EH and HP/PQ)
TRX, Deans, Tamiya, crocodile, EC3, BEC and Futaba charge leads
USB cable for firmware upgrade
Instruction manual and Quick Start User Guide
Functions:
New: Memory Function
Integrated power supply 55W
4-in-1 Balancing Board
Charge assistant
Multi-lingual interface - 6 languages pre-installed!
Dual Input - 11-18VDC / 100-240VAC
Graphic charge/discharge display
Graphic balancing display
Upgradeable software via USB
HPC Processor
It’s important that the charger gives the battery a complete charge, no matter the type and original status of the battery. Through extensive R&D we have found the best charge and discharge profiles to ensure a safe and reliable charge and discharge, time after time. The high precision charging circuitry manages the charge and discharge with unprecedented levels of accuracy, delivering optimal battery performance charge after charge.
Spectra TFT Screen
On a device such as this one, the screen is a very important part of the charger. The 3” 400x240 color TFT-LCD display combined with our specialized ATTS touch software offers an exclusive “touch” experience for the user. Selected high grade components ensure a flawless and intuitive experience, the information is clearly displayed on the screen and the touch screen precisely registers the user input. Thanks to it’s “touch” input, the charger reaches new levels of usability and interactivity.
ATTS Software
The ATTS software was specifically designed for the Advantage charger, its interface offers both ease of use for beginners and customizability for experienced users. All of the information is clearly displayed on the high-resolution color screen, this means that having to read lengthy user manuals is a thing of the past, the charger offers a very intuitive experience. To make things even simpler for users with limited knowledge, a setup assistant helps the user to setup to charger.
Advanced Balancing
The Advantage Touch charger is equipped with a lithium battery balance function. This function enables you to check the status of your lithium batteries and if required it can balance the cells without having to use the charge or discharge functions of the charger. A graphic display and data such has voltage and IR for each cell are displayed on the screen indicating their current status.
Graphics Engine
Thanks to its advanced software and hardware capabilities, the charger can display the current charge and discharge status with a graphic. Graphics give a visual reading of data which can help you better visualize the current state of the battery. You can check the battery charge and discharge voltage curves which may indicate eventual inconsistencies with the battery function.
Charge Assistant
Adjusting the correct parameters into the charger is not an easy task for those that are not familiar with charging batteries. To help out these users, the Advantage Touch charger features a setup assistant which allows you to easily setup the charger parameters by following the onscreen information.
Updatable Firmware
The charger is equipped with a mini USB port. Thanks to this port, you can connect your charger to a computer and update its software. Updated software can improve the capabilities of the charger, it also helps it maintain its original value since you can always have the latest functionalities. Software updates can be downloaded from our website www.teamorion.com/touch.
Multi-Language Software
The latest generation of touch chargers features six pre-installed interface languages: english, japanese, german, french, italian and swedish.