solar696

I need a power supply for my DC only battery charger.
I realize that power supplies are cheap and plenty to choose from.

What I like to find out if I could utilize any of the half dozen -computer power supplies- that I already have sitting stored away?

all of those PS have 12 V output , and I would imagine it has to be regulated (ripple free) for computer use

they range from 300- 500 Watt in output.

can it be used to power my new DC (input) battery charger?

thank you

exeter_acres

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yes you can....

it is what I, and many other people are using

here is the guide I used
http://web2.murraystate.edu/andy.bat...owersupply.htm

guver

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2 things to look out for are low output voltage (below 12) and low power (sometimes only half of what is listed)

Those two things together give some chargers fits especially those with an 8 cell limit chargeing 7-8 cells , but some chargers will run fine. It will depend on the max load as well.

solar696

Thanks for the infor guys, awsome power supply problem solved, one stored junk put to use. :-)

the link is not working on he guys web page which details how to bump up the voltage if it falls below 12V is not
can someone shine some light on this topic.

Andrew

The link to the TIPS page is hot -- it is tied to TIPS, and not the word NEW. [link=http://web2.murraystate.edu/andy.batts/ps/TheFIX_java_table.htm] Here is a direct link [/link] into the page.