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0 What type of power supply do most people use to power their chargers? I am looking at maybe sacrificing an old laptop supply and soldering an XT60 on it.
Thoughts and other options?
Anyone use a deep cycle marine battery?
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388 I converted a computer power supply over. I had a bunch lying around. You can also buy a server PSU on ebay for cheap and convert it. Oscar has a post if you are interested,
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139 Depends on how sort of power you are after, for charging a couple of lipo at a time a 100-150W laptop PSU should do fine. Anything bigger you can look into modding a server/PC PSU.
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388 Oscar is right, but I find the form factor of the PSU more convenient. With the PSU, you can have 3V, 5V and 12V. Every voltage you need for this hobby. Nice to wire components up and test things without having to use a different power source. The switch is great also because the ISDT does not have one. Plugging and unplugging becomes a chore. Yes, you can put an inline switch but it still not as elegant.
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13 I have a 20A 13.8v supply that I also use for automotive work (can power an entire chassis) from an Aussie supplier.
It's worth spending money on a solid unit because it will serve you for years and there's nothing worse than having fundamental fear being iffy - a stable power supply will give even the crappiest battery charger a better chance of delivering fully charged batteries for years.
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