Originally Posted by
mtpocketsracing
interesting. I'm getting back into this hobby after about 8 years. and you just cured my delema of what kind of charger I need. the dc units have awesome features for less $ than the comparable ac/dc units but I'd be forced to buy a power supply. but not anymore.
I have several old computer power supplies laying around.
They are great and cheap to boot, especially when you have a bunch of computer power supplies laying around. Funny thing though, is whether they hold the 12V under load. I have an older P/S that is rated for 14A on the 12V rail
This one here and it has ran 2 chargers going at 5A and one charger going at 10A and never even blinked. The newer P/S I am having issues with is actually rated for 34A on the 12V rail and then I try to pull 20A it drops the 12V rail to low and one of the charger cuts off.