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hyrulejedi86
08-26-2010, 04:18 PM
I have the turnigy accucel-6 and it has been a great charger, but I found this one at hobbyking and it looks pretty decent, and much more powerful.

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idproduct=12105

However, I need a power source. Where could I get a decent powersource inexpensively? The recommended one on hobbyking has horrid ratings so I was wondering if there are any others that are more reliable.

Thanks

egneg
08-26-2010, 04:30 PM
You can make one from a PC power supply and a few bucks in parts from radio shack.

Fluid
08-26-2010, 04:41 PM
Before going ghetto make certain you know the maximum amps you will be using when charging. Size the power supply to be a minimum of 33% greater - nothing worse than the charger kicking off in the middle of a charge due to inadequate input power.

You may also want to consider that in the future you may use a larger charger or two of them at the same time. That may convince you to buy a larger charger than you need today and save you from buying twice. If you still want to go ghetto:

http://web2.murraystate.edu/andy.batts/ps/powersupply.htm

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hyrulejedi86
08-26-2010, 05:13 PM
Yeah, I'm not sure I want to do anything too complex in this. The accucel charger uses what looks like a normal laptop power converter only it fits the accucel requirements. That's is all I need.

Even alot of the other name brand chagers I've seen have external power sources.