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Old 05-17-2007 | 03:17 PM
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i have a Hitec CG335 12V charger and its charge up to 24 cells, i try looking for a power suply so i charge my battery indoor, i found one on ebay, its acomputer power suply input 110-220V of couse, output is 12V at 16A, is that enough for my 12Vcharger for 24cells?
Old 05-17-2007 | 03:30 PM
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It will depend on the rate (or power) you will charge at. Sometimes pc power suplies will only output about half of the rating as well. Even if it did half the rating then it can power up to 100 watts or so and the charger's max is probably well below that so itm should work fine.
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Go to radio shack and get a power supply there. Thats where I got mine and I have been very happy with it for 3 years now.
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Old 05-17-2007 | 04:35 PM
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how much?
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Go to radio shack and get a power supply there. Thats where I got mine and I have been very happy with it for 3 years now.
Old 05-17-2007 | 04:39 PM
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I think I paid $99.00 or $119.00,
remember you get what you pay for.
Old 05-17-2007 | 04:54 PM
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well...with that price i beter get that Astro flight charger for indoor, its around $100 too, and i have an extra outdoor one right? the one i found on ebay from Dell its used but good working cond for just $17.
Old 05-18-2007 | 07:22 AM
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I work in electronic manufacturing and we have used these supplies in test for years. I bought one off Ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-14-AMP-REGUL...QQcmdZViewItem

What I like is the fact that it will supply 14A at that price! You don't see many powerful/cheap power supplies.
Old 05-18-2007 | 09:35 AM
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I have had very good results with computer power supplies. If you are converting it yourself, make sure to put the load on the 5v line though. I used a trailer light and it works great. The biggest thing I have tried to charge was a 12v battery at 5 amps through a Triton charger. It worked fine for that. I have never tried to charge 24 cells before, but the Triton is rated for it.

There is a link to an excellent write up on converting power supplies at www.rcbatteryclinic.com. Scroll the left menu all the way to the bottom.

Good luck!
Old 05-18-2007 | 01:12 PM
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jdoug, very nice find.
kevinle, it looks like you will just need banana plugs to make it work.
Old 05-18-2007 | 04:38 PM
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I use 2 novak power supplies.
one supply will do 2 chargers at 5 amps
Old 05-20-2007 | 06:16 AM
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I use a computer power supply too, ripped ouy of an IBM box (virtually free) charged 12cells at 5 amps no problem.

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