tRaXx-aSs

hey guys i just re****ly bought the pirhana peak charger and i was wondering where the heck you connect this to. i know you first connect the battery to the charger but the is no plug for the wall outlet. If it uses a nother battery or something can you link mr please. and wouldnt that need a charger??

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXEHB6&P=ML



p.s. the charger had alligator plugs i was thinking if you stick them to a car battery, and how exactly?? lol dont bash me i have no experiance with chargers. i posted here cause i thought i would get the most replies

thanks..

IBrakeForNobody

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If the charger has aligator clips, hook the red one to the positive terminal on the car battery and the black one to ground, NOT the neg. terminal. Ground is probably something on the engine block.

aliens8mycow

yeah - that's a 12v dc only charger. You'll need a battery or power supply to run it. If you don't want to bother with a battery, or buy a super expensive power supply, get an old computer power supply and run it off the 12v tap on that.

tRaXx-aSs

red to red and the neg(black) to ground?? ground is bear metal right?

aliens8mycow

...you gonna run it off your car?????? [X(]

well, yeah - red clip on the red terminal, and the black one can clip on anything metal (edge of the fender, bolt on the motor block, etc.)

jah00

Why not the use the negative terminal?

Pete.

BlazinSiR

I know you can't run these chargers with you car running, because it will put out more than 14V. But will it run down the car battery so I can't get home?

Speedmunkey

Yes, it can. All you have to do is start the car up a few times during the day.. That'll keep your battery from going dead.

frailcow

You'd have to charge lots and lots of RC batteries to drain your car battery, but it is always possilbe if you have an older or weaker car battery.

Zorak

actually you could keep the car running while charging from it's battery!
says on the that link you gave us:

"Input Voltage: 11-15V DC"

under specs. i think they foresee people running their motors so they compensate with a voltage your alternator will probably never surpass.

tRaXx-aSs

so its ok to connect the charger to the car?? neg to ground and red to red. and keep your car running?