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Medicinal Coma 03-13-2013 03:44 PM

Power Supply?
 
I am in need of a new Power Supply and thought I would ask, is there one particular one or brand everyone agrees on or is happiest with? My friend has the ProTek 40 amp model and is happy with it.........

I should add I will be using it with a ProTek 620 Duo charger.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hoese37 03-13-2013 05:20 PM

Depends on what your charging and how many amps.

Medicinal Coma 03-13-2013 08:40 PM

I am charging RevTech Double Deuce 100c shorties at 4amps

Hoese37 03-14-2013 12:32 AM

Any 20A unit should be fine. There are also a number of people selling converted server power supplies for around 50-60 bux. These are about 47A units.

Johnnysplits 03-14-2013 02:29 AM

Definitely converted server power supplies!!

choisan 03-14-2013 05:46 AM

agreed, 100A for only less than $30

fun hawg 1 03-14-2013 09:46 AM

Max amps 47 amp 80.00 great power supply

XRated SCT 03-14-2013 10:09 AM


Originally Posted by fun hawg 1 (Post 11930215)
Max amps 47 amp 80.00 great power supply

Yup my max amps 47amp 575watt supply is on the ups truck almost here for my hitec x2 400 charger great price, if you're looking for some other good power supplies check out progressive rc

hpikillr 03-14-2013 10:15 AM

go to ebay.. with $15 you can get a 900 watt server PS.. a switch and extra rx lead and some 12ga noodle wire and 4 mm female bullets you have a 70 amp ps that will last a lifetime..I have done 50 as of now and a few guys push these to the max..all is good..Just make sure b4 u buy you can find the info to jump the correct pins to get it to run..
thats a total of $25 max for 70 amps at 13.8v..

Hoese37 03-14-2013 10:18 AM

The Max Amps ps is just a server supply, just ocerprices like the rest of their stuff.

hpikillr 03-14-2013 10:20 AM


Originally Posted by Hoese37 (Post 11930322)
The Max Amps ps is just a server supply, just ocerprices like the rest of their stuff.

This is a TRUE FACT

KIDD1 03-14-2013 10:48 AM

I bought two of these
Been running over a year with some serious use
Heli, jets and cars over fifty lipo's in my collection
Also my charge station is two ICharger 208B's at 24V

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1612434

Fast shipping great communication

XRated SCT 03-14-2013 10:51 AM


Originally Posted by hpikillr (Post 11930330)
This is a TRUE FACT

80$ isn't a issue for me after I've already put down over 1200$ for my new setup and it has enough amps and wattage to supply for what I'm charging, IMO I'd buy a new supply rather than a used pc supply, I do agree max amps is overpriced but the supply I don't have a problem w/

performula 03-15-2013 09:15 AM

The one thing I like about Power Supplies marketed towards "RC" is they are finished nice. A raw aluminum box with wires hanging off of it just seems sketchy to me.

Johnnysplits 03-16-2013 08:20 AM

They don't have to stay raw aluminum...
http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/a...psc204eb38.jpg http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/a...psb3b177eb.jpg


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