Choosing a Charger: Single-Bay vs Dual-Bay Options

A charger seems like the least interesting item in a standard kit, right up until a fleet outgrows what one bay can keep up with — worth understanding the difference before that becomes an operational bottleneck.

What Comes Standard

The LI-TP-200 ships with the single-bay LI-MC-1 charger. The LI-300 and LI-TC-300 ship with the dual-bay LI-MC-2. The LI-500 ships with the dual-bay LI-MC-2H, sized for its larger LI-24-500 packs. Each is matched to the battery pack series and quantity that product's standard kit includes.

Why Bay Count Matters Beyond Convenience

A dual-bay charger keeps both of a unit's standard packs charging simultaneously rather than sequentially, which matters directly for how quickly a depleted unit is back to full readiness — a single-bay charger working through two packs one at a time simply takes longer to get a two-pack unit fully charged.

Fleet Size Changes the Calculation

For a fleet running multiple units, more charging bays in total — whether via multiple chargers or higher-bay-count units — reduces how long a full fleet takes to return to charged status after a shift. This is worth planning for as a fleet grows, not just accepting whatever ships in each unit's individual standard kit.

Chargers Are Available as Standalone Spares

See our spare parts guide — chargers can be purchased separately if a fleet needs more charging capacity than its standard kits provide, or as a replacement if one is lost or damaged.

Recommended Next Steps

For a growing fleet, calculate total pack count against total charging bays available, not per-unit — contact us if you need guidance on charger quantity for a specific fleet size.