Every LiPo Charger Needs To Add This Feature (Hobbymate/HOTA 'continuous work' function)

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00:00:00 - Finally! Continuous Work Feature is available!
00:00:47 - Why Continuous Work is so great
00:02:14 - How to get this firmware

00:04:01 - How to enable Continuous Work in the settings
00:04:11 - A potential safety implication of this feature
00:06:48 - Massive power. So compact! HOTA S6 lipo charger

00:06:52 - How to keep LiPos from burning down your house (safe lipo charging)

[JoshuaBardwell]

I have tested this on the S6 and the D6 Pro. I think it doesn't work on the D6 Plus. And I don't know about other chargers.

[animeverse]

You've no idea what a blessing you are for me. going through some rough time in my life. FPV helps me calm down. So thank you very much for not putting your content behind paywall I really really appreciate it. your DIY KIT video thought me everything I need to know about building FPVs. Again thank you very much.

[FordTom]

One feature that I still wish chargers would do is allow you to create presets - for example, I have some 6s 1100s I want to charge at 1.1A, but also some smaller 4s 850s I want to charge at 0.8, and so on. If I were able to create charging presets for each type of battery I have (for me only 2, but I imagine many people have way more) and just open a menu and select a preset, that would be almost as easy as the continuous mode

[josefdahari]

Man I was so excited when they finally released this update. Such a time saver!!!

[edrone_]

I put this on my Hota F6 and it has saved me so much time and button pressing absolute gamechanger! Awesome video 🤟

[JPspinFPV]

I'm convinced that if Toolkit RC sorted out their reliability issues they would hands down be the best chargers on the market.

[sccdsix]

I have been using the HOTA P6 for almost 2 year, pretty good charger, almost perfect except the EXTREMLY NOISY just replaced the fans in both the charger and the power brick, now it is what I call a "perfect RC charger"😚

[Clickmasterk]

I didnt know my toolkit rc charger did this. Thanks!

[CapnBry]

And apparently that firmware update also seems to have made my scrollwheel work in the right direction every time now? I can die happy now.

[lorddwade]

I wouldn't thought, that there will be a day in my life, when I'll say that "I've just updated my charger!". Damn... Thank you Bardwell, as always the good stuff!

[MCsCreations]

Fantastic! Thanks a bunch, Joshua! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[BergRD]

Lovely! Updated already before finishing the D6 Pro. Great stuff Bardwell!

[richardamiss]

So glad for this video. Yes, the new feature is cool, but I've tried to get my Hobby Mate into usb update mode and frankly gave up. Nice to know the proper sequence now.

[Loco_Lui]

Hota D6 Pro - TIPS for noobs like

I couldn't get it into "update mode" at first. Finally I figured out it was because the USB was not a data cable but charge only. It obviously won't boot up correctly unless the PROPER USB cable is already plugged in. Didn't matter that I was holding "CH" button until I had the proper USB plugged in. That's tip #1.

Tip #2 is, You may have to click the UPDATE button a few or even several times before it will actually start. Mine said failed about 3-5 times before finally starting the process. But it finally did take the update after an hours worth of wrestling with it. LOL.

Tip #3 - The feature JB was talking about is actually ON by DEFAULT! I thought that was kinda odd (and dumb) so just be advised, it is ON by default once you update the firmware. Everything else stayed the way I had it I think though. So if you're like me & don't need that feature, you might want to turn it off so you don't forget it's there.

Cheers!

[combinacijus]

What chargers really need are presets. Every time I change from storage to full charging I need to go through all the menus usually I need to change amperage etc etc
There could be simple presets menu
Even better there could be programable buttons for selecting presets even faster but that would require new hardware

I use Hota D6 Pro. 1 button and 2 clickable scroll wheel might be a clean solution but it takes a lot of key presses to start charging batteries and it could be optimized

[spock]

I've been using a ToolkitRC M6 for years and I've been super happy with it. When I was shopping for it I couldn't find anything that even came close for the price it was.

[_REMIE]

Thats neat! Hyped about my charger getting an update.

I'm def getting old..😅

[funkynerd_com]

Thanks, Joshua! Just updated my D6 Pro which I've had for only a couple months and this is one thing I thought was missing too.

[Alin.Victor]

I'm using this feature for more than a year on a toolkit M6DAC. :))) I know you dont like this brand but it worked fantastic for me, using it for almost two years.

[TenDrugiGorn]

Thanks JB! I thought it works only with Storege charging, but no! It works with balance charging as well!
Also if someone is updating his F6, remember to update it twice - left and right micro usb, it seems so F6 is just two duo chargers 🙃