burbs

iTrader: (1)

does the APS Dyno-Charge er have a lock out feature?? on my t 35 you set the lockout, and it wont let a pack false peak.. it also keeps a voltage less pack from not reading...

Roberto Falcon

iTrader: (18)

what kind of power supply does the ice need to power it ?

ChrisP

iTrader: (11)

Depends on what features you're using...if you're lookig to use motor run then you may want toahve something capable of more thanif you're just charging...

i've beenusing it with an Integy SHE 14A power supply with no problems at all

Roberto Falcon

iTrader: (18)

well i have a 23 amp 13.8v power supply and i use it with my pulsar comp. 2 and i was woundering if i could use the ice with it too like both chargers at the same time. cause i aswell is looking for a new charger and i really like the aps dyno-charge one but i doubt i can use my power supply with it at the same time using the pulsar .

ChrisP

iTrader: (11)

It's all about what you're doign with it..

you have 23A of available power...

If you're charging a battery at 6A that leaves 17A of available power...

You should have no problems runnign either of the chargers with that type of power....

Roberto Falcon

iTrader: (18)

so i could power my pulsar and the APS at the same time with my power supply?

ChrisP

iTrader: (11)

Unless yo're going to be pulling continuously more than 16 or 17A on motor run in while charging a battery at the same time I don't see any reason why not?

Roberto Falcon

iTrader: (18)

the only thing i will be doing at the track is charging and "MAYBE"
running my lathe but i doubt it cause i never need it. i just charge my packs thats all , the only time i will be using the dyno or the motor brake in is at home.

ChrisP

iTrader: (11)

if that's the case you could (in all likelihood) run 3 chargers off that PS

Roberto Falcon

iTrader: (18)

Thanks Windsorguy99

Hebiki

iTrader: (26)

Losi XXX S

i have a 25amp power supply from Radio shack

and i have charged two batteries at once (6amps) and used my motor checker to break in and test motors. it went off without a hitch. the motors were pulling 10-11amps on the checker.

some power supplies top out at a higher amp rating so if your breaking in a mod motor (that draws more amps) it should still be able to handle it since its only for a brief period of time.

TCR

This charger is supposed to be avalible friday,



features::

•Charge 1 to 8 cells
•50 to 5400 mAh NiMH and NiCd batteries at 1 to 10 Amps
•11 to 15 volts D/C input
•Customizable Linear, Flex and Step charging
•5 charging memories
•Battery cycling
•Discharge at 1 or 10 amps
•Input and output short circuit protection
•Attachable battery charging tray
•Full motor run-in feature
•Powers commutator lathes
•Full manual lap counting functions and displays: time elapsed, average lap time and number of laps
•Indigo Blue backlight 2 x 16 characters display
•Customizable user name
•English, German, French and Japanese displays
•Easy to navigate, 4 push button settings
•Choice of 3 different alarm tones or silent function
•Silicone output wires
•Built in Clock

Cole Trickle

That Pulsar have a PWM circuit (PWM=Pulse Width Modulation). That means it can convert volt to amps. Since you're feeding it with 13,8 volt, it have more volts than needed (the packs peaks around 9-9,5). These extra volts is converted to amps. I have a similar power supply, but with a built in amp-meter. I can see, that if I charge at 6 amps, the amp-draw is only 4-4,5 amps. So you're having 18-19 amps unused

This dont apply for all chargers, the eagle/Integy for example, draws the same amps from the power supply, as it puts out for the cells.

Cole Trickle

This is not entirely correct.

A temp-probe used in conjunction with delta peak cut off, only prevent over-heating. The peak cut off is still able to false peak

A temp-probe used alone CANT false peak (unless you use a ligther or similar to heat the probe up ). But using a temp-probe as the only cut off method is risky... forget mounting that probe, and the pack goes BOOM...

kartermdb

iTrader: (15)

Losi xXx S

I have a 25 amp power supply from radio shack, and it runs my pulsar, aps dyno charge and my millenium pro all charging at the same time, so you should be good for running you pulsar and whatever your new charger may be