<P>The 12 volt section of most PC power supplies don't come close to supplying 25 amps, so I would not feel bad about your purchase. I own a 15 amp supply and run multiple chargers at high charge rates simultaniously, something a pc power supply can not do.
<P> <B><I>Brian Young <b4598070@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Reading all the response to this I wish I had asked<BR>the question a couple weeks ago. I picked up a 12VDC<BR>25amp supply at radio shack, oh well, couldve done<BR>that PC power supply conversion and saved $60.<BR><BR>--- Ted Sander <TEDSANDER@ATTBI.COM>wrote:<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Veering a little off thread about battery chargers,<BR>> has anyone adapted a PC<BR>> power supply to feed any of these chargers on the<BR>> bench? Any cautions to be<BR>> aware of? Seems like most chargers are made for 12V<BR>> input - great at the<BR>> field, not so handy on the bench unless you spring<BR>> for the high priced<BR>> add-on. Obviously, we're talkin' enough input<BR>> capacity for TX and RX<BR>> batteries here, not mega-cell electric flight. I've<BR>> got two or three old<BR>> dead PC's peeking out from under the workbench.....<BR>> Going further, any advice on converting these power<BR>> supplies to a reasonably<BR>> accurate variable output? My TX lets me calibrate<BR>> it's built in volt meter,<BR>> but you need stable, varying amounts of dc voltage<BR>> to do it. I'm tired of<BR>> driving across town to borrow my friends regulated<BR>> power supply, plus having<BR>> my own would come in handy for other projects. (But<BR>> not enough demand to<BR>> justify buying one). Any web resources about this?<BR>> <BR>> =====================================<BR>> # To be removed from this list, send a message to <BR>> # discussion-request@nsrca.org<BR>> # and put leave discussion on the first line of the<BR>> body.<BR>> #<BR>> <BR><BR><BR>=====<BR>Brian Young<BR>Tulsa<BR>b4598070@yahoo.com<BR>918-745-6046h<BR>918-838-0900w<BR><BR>__________________________________________________<BR>Do you Yahoo!?<BR>Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day<BR>http://shopping.yahoo.com<BR>=====================================<BR># To be removed from this list, send a message to <BR># discussion-request@nsrca.org<BR># and put leave discussion on the first line of the body.<BR>#<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Bob Kane<br>getterflash@yahoo.com<p><br><hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br>
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