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<P>I purchased a Pyramid 10 Amp Power Supply (PS15KX) for $39.95 from
MillionBuy.com. The version I got has banana plugs and a cigarette lighter
attachment. For $5 less you can get a 10 Amp version without the cigarette
lighter attachment.</P>
<P>This is a really good price, and Pyramid is a top notch brand.</P>
<P>The following web link has power supplies ranging from 2.5 Amps to 40 Amps. I
would recommend this product. I personally would not use a PC power supply.</P>
<P><A
href="http://www.millionbuy.com/caudio-kit-sup.html">http://www.millionbuy.com/caudio-kit-sup.html</A></P>
<P>On the charger discussion, I use a Dymond Super Turbo and have been happy
with it, it is also very competitively priced. If I were to buy one now I
would go with the or Schulze 6330 which can be purchased from RC-Direct.com.
This model has a serial output for a PC but they have a cheaper version without
this feature. Pretty sure it works with Lithium Ion too. It's an awesome charger
and is used buy many of the high end electric guys, especially in Europe. It's
may be overkill for our application, but as stated earlier, we've got a lot
riding on our batteries.</P>
<P>Keith Black</P>
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<A title=getterflash@yahoo.com href="mailto:getterflash@yahoo.com">Bob
Kane</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 26, 2003 12:47
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Triton</DIV>
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<P>I don't use the charger but I have considered it if/when I need to replace
my Simprop charger (similar to SuperNova).
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<P>As for power supplies, I would recommend at least a good 12V 10A bench
supply, they are about $50 from Parts Express (<A
href="http://www.partsexpress.com">www.partsexpress.com</A>). I know a lot of
people use surplus computer power supplies. If you do, make sure the 12V
output is up to the needs of your charger. If you plan on charging high
capacity packs with cell counts of 8 or more, the chargers internal
circuitry will draw more current from the power supply than the charge
rate setting. Example: An 10 cell 3000mAH NiMH pack peaks at 18
volts or so. Lets say you are kind to your batteries and charge at a
3000mAH rate. Using V x A to calculate watts, 3000mAH X 18 volts =
54 Watts of power going to the battery. The charger will have to draw that
much power from the supply (+ a little more to run itself) so 54W/12v=4.5 amps
drawn from the supply. A 10 amp rating should be enough to handle two chargers
simultaneously for most charging needs.
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<P> <B><I>Dave Smith <dfs@navnet.net></I></B> wrote:
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is anyone on the list using the Great Planes
Triton Charger/Analyzer?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If so what is your opinion of it?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What are you using for a power
supply?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>TIA,,,,,,,,Dave</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Bob
Kane<BR>getterflash@yahoo.com
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