[RCSE] 12V Bench Power Supply
A newbie here in town borrowed one of my converted PC power supplies for charging his electric and then started looking for a new PC supply of his own. He found a really good deal which I've converted and it works very well. In our area, used PC supplies are getting harder to find (for free) and it pains me to pay $20 for a used supply. This conversion is very easy (see Red's Battery Clinic article at http://www.rcbatteryclinic.com/) and follows the ATX conversion with the exception that you only need to ground the PS-On wire to make the supply work properly. No need for the 'Power Good' line. On this one the PS-On wire was green on the motherboard connector but it's clearly marked on the circuit board inside the case. Supply is a 250W unit from Tiger Direct. Cost is $15 +S/H. Add a couple of bucks and a little sawing on the case to fit a banana plug receptacle, clip and shield a few wires and you're done. I've been running this one for a few days on GP, Sirius AstroFlight and FMA chargers for NICd, NiMH and LiPos (Tx, Rx and motor packs) with no problems. Haven't pushed current too hard (couple of amps) but the supply is rated for 10A so it will probably deliver 8 or so. Just FYI for those looking for an easy way to get 12V bench power for your field chargers. - Dave R RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] 12V Bench Power Supply
I'm using a converted ATX power supply as well and it's great, with one exception. My Orbit Pro charger has a power switch, and when I turn it on the power supply shuts down. I've never opened it up, but imagine it might have a largish capacitor that sucks a largish amount of current when first turned on. Maybe the power supply sees this current and shuts off to protect itself. Weird, but my other chargers, including a GP Triton work great on this power supply. Dan David Register wrote: A newbie here in town borrowed one of my converted PC power supplies for charging his electric and then started looking for a new PC supply of his own. He found a really good deal which I've converted and it works very well. In our area, used PC supplies are getting harder to find (for free) and it pains me to pay $20 for a used supply. This conversion is very easy (see Red's Battery Clinic article at http://www.rcbatteryclinic.com/) and follows the ATX conversion with the exception that you only need to ground the PS-On wire to make the supply work properly. No need for the 'Power Good' line. On this one the PS-On wire was green on the motherboard connector but it's clearly marked on the circuit board inside the case. Supply is a 250W unit from Tiger Direct. Cost is $15 +S/H. Add a couple of bucks and a little sawing on the case to fit a banana plug receptacle, clip and shield a few wires and you're done. I've been running this one for a few days on GP, Sirius AstroFlight and FMA chargers for NICd, NiMH and LiPos (Tx, Rx and motor packs) with no problems. Haven't pushed current too hard (couple of amps) but the supply is rated for 10A so it will probably deliver 8 or so. Just FYI for those looking for an easy way to get 12V bench power for your field chargers. - Dave R RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] 12V Bench Power Supply
You may not have a big enough load on the 5v supply. Sounds dumb. All regulation is done on the 5v supply and if you do not draw enough current on the 5v supply it will probably shut down. And all you wanted was 12v. Rick Richard Hallett Pittsfield ME Dan Kitching wrote: I'm using a converted ATX power supply as well and it's great, with one exception. My Orbit Pro charger has a power switch, and when I turn it on the power supply shuts down. I've never opened it up, but imagine it might have a largish capacitor that sucks a largish amount of current when first turned on. Maybe the power supply sees this current and shuts off to protect itself. Weird, but my other chargers, including a GP Triton work great on this power supply. Dan David Register wrote: A newbie here in town borrowed one of my converted PC power supplies for charging his electric and then started looking for a new PC supply of his own. He found a really good deal which I've converted and it works very well. In our area, used PC supplies are getting harder to find (for free) and it pains me to pay $20 for a used supply. This conversion is very easy (see Red's Battery Clinic article at http://www.rcbatteryclinic.com/) and follows the ATX conversion with the exception that you only need to ground the PS-On wire to make the supply work properly. No need for the 'Power Good' line. On this one the PS-On wire was green on the motherboard connector but it's clearly marked on the circuit board inside the case. Supply is a 250W unit from Tiger Direct. Cost is $15 +S/H. Add a couple of bucks and a little sawing on the case to fit a banana plug receptacle, clip and shield a few wires and you're done. I've been running this one for a few days on GP, Sirius AstroFlight and FMA chargers for NICd, NiMH and LiPos (Tx, Rx and motor packs) with no problems. Haven't pushed current too hard (couple of amps) but the supply is rated for 10A so it will probably deliver 8 or so. Just FYI for those looking for an easy way to get 12V bench power for your field chargers. - Dave R RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
