Hyperion Duo II question

[JimClark]

Ok just bought aHyperion duo II. I have a 12 amp power supply and most likey will never get above a 4s 5000mah battery.
Didn't think about the powersupply I am onlu used to haveing 50Watt chargers but this beast is 360 watts 180 per side.
Can i get by on the smaller power supply?

jim

[egneg]

If you limit each side to 5 amps you will be fine.

[Raydee]

Yeah they can be power hungry. I use a 50 amp at home but at work I used a 12 amp one time and forgot to limit the amp draw in the DUO and actually burned up the power supply charging two 6s 5000mah cells at the same time.

[HOTWATER]

I use a Duo II with a 12 A computer power supply...I charge 4S 5000 lipos with it...works fine!

[BHChieftain]

If you are looking for a good AC power supply for the hyperion, I use this one and it works great.

icharger p350

http://www.progressiverc.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=38&category_id=2&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1

This will provide max power for both channels-- useful if you ever want to charge above 1C (for example, some hyperion lipos can be charged up to 5C, but you need a lot of juice for that).

Chief

[oscarel]

A cheaper alternative would be a Dell 500CB power supply from ebay for about $20, they supply 41A at 12V.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-Poweredge-2650-500W-Power-Supply-DPS-500CB-/110509091012?pt=COMP_EN_Networking_Components&hash=item19badae8c4


Here is the link for getting it to work, requires shorting 3 pins together. I hooked 2 pins to one side of a switch and the 3rd to the other and it works perfect. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1248037&highlight=dell+500cb#post15143837

[JimClark]

Do you have one? Can you tell me the dimensions? They look huge on the ebay pic


A cheaper alternative would be a Dell 500CB power supply from ebay for about $20, they supply 41A at 12V.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-Poweredge-2650-500W-Power-Supply-DPS-500CB-/110509091012?pt=COMP_EN_Networking_Components&hash=item19badae8c4


Here is the link for getting it to work, requires shorting 3 pins together. I hooked 2 pins to one side of a switch and the 3rd to the other and it works perfect. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1248037&highlight=dell+500cb#post15143837

[oscarel]

Yes, I'll check dimensions when I get home.

[oscarel]

Found these dimensions online 14 1/2 * 3 * 2 1/2. I bought a little project box from Radio shack and put 2 sets of female banana jacks in it with a switch and mounted the power supply under my work bench so it's out of the way. It is a little on the loud side and it's in the garage, but for $20 it can't be touched.

[HOTWATER]

Yep...I got mine for around $20 also, but I like this one much better. Mine is a 13A and does not have a fan...this one is 41A with a fan! Nice find!

-Kent

[oscarel]

Found these dimensions online 14 1/2 * 3 * 2 1/2. I bought a little project box from Radio shack and put 2 sets of female banana jacks in it with a switch and mounted the power supply under my work bench so it's out of the way. It is a little on the loud side and it's in the garage, but for $20 it can't be touched.


The dimensions are about right, it's about as long as 2 ATX power supplies. Thanks Kent! The one in the pic is a spare I bought just incase the first one was defective. I've been using the first one I bought for about a year with no issues at all.

[JimClark]

So any tricks to wire one of these PS's up?



The dimensions are about right, it's about as long as 2 ATX power supplies. Thanks Kent! The one in the pic is a spare I bought just incase the first one was defective. I've been using the first one I bought for about a year with no issues at all.

[oscarel]

So any tricks to wire one of these PS's up?

Very simple. Wire 2 of the pins marked Y together and connect to one side of a switch. Wire the remaining pin marked Y to the other side. I used pins from a servo cable and they slide on and so far are staying put.

N N N N N Y
N N N N Y N
N N N Y N N
N N N N N N