Venom Pro 2 on dc power
#1
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I have the venom pro2 and I use it to charge a 4s 7400 battery and since it has a 50 watt power supply it stops around 3.3 amps. I just recently wired the charger up to a 280 watt computer power supply thinking I could get more amperage out of the charger, but it still charges at 3.3 amps. Should I be getting the full 6 amps running DC or is the charger limited to 50 watts no matter how it's being powered?
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I have the venom pro2 and I use it to charge a 4s 7400 battery and since it has a 50 watt power supply it stops around 3.3 amps. I just recently wired the charger up to a 280 watt computer power supply thinking I could get more amperage out of the charger, but it still charges at 3.3 amps. Should I be getting the full 6 amps running DC or is the charger limited to 50 watts no matter how it's being powered?
That is a big 4S battery. If you want to charge at 2C (about 30 minutes to charge from empty) you need 14.8 amps. The power required is 14.8 amps * 16 volts = 236 watts. At 3C you need 22amps and 355 Watts. You should be looking at something like a 500 Watts system. Like this for example:
https://www.progressiverc.com/the-su...00w-combo.html
I have had an i306B for years paired with a 1000 Watt supply (The Solution combo) but I mostly only use it for helicopter batteries (6S 5000's). For most everything else, I have been using this:
https://www.amainhobbies.com/protek-...k-8519/p578442
It is 200 Watts per side so at 4S the current is limited to about 12 amps. That is a little over 2C for my 4S 5000. For your 4S 7400, it would be about 1.6C or 35 minutes so ok but a bit under powered.
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Thanks for the suggestions on some chargers you guys use, but at the time I can't afford to buy one. The Pro2 was alright as I only had a 2s and a few nimh batteries but now I have a Kraton and 4s lipos. A charger will definitely be next thing I buy. The 4s takes way too long to charge.



