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Default RE: Charging LiPo Question!! (power source related)

You guys are innovative. I bought a "battery eliminator" from Radio Shack. 13.6 volts DC (nominal) on two separate outputs.. one is banana plug the other is a typical car type "cigarette lighter" type port. It works well up to 25 amps continuous, from the wall, of course.

I plug in my Triton II EQ charger as well as my Duratrax IntelliPeak ICE charger. Both are programmable for just about any type of battery,

The ICE works from 12 volts input only where the Triton II EQ works from either AC or DC source.

But they are not cheap.

As I said, you guys are so innovative... hey.. if it works go for it!!!

I also bought a neat gizmo from Sears several years ago. It's an emergency car starter kit. It contains a sealed gel-cell high-current 12 volt pack inside of a case that has a handle on it, and has a pair of banana plugs plus the usual car cigarette lighter jack. It has an internal charger so I plug it in to the wall when I'm done for the day and charge it. I use it for my starter as well as a source to charge my glow driver, and, at the field, can plug my ICE charger into it and get my LiPo's charged in an hour (1C charge rate).

CGr.