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Old 04-27-2007, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Iceracer
Even a cheap power supply, like the Peak 20 amp, is regulated to 13.8 volts. That means it holds at 13.8 even under load.

My worries were that you can only get out what you put in, unless there is an inverter within the charger. An 11.1 volt lipo may need more than 12 volts input to charge it. Since I run RC planes on 3 cell lipo's, I didn't want to chance it.
Yes I see that, ok then. I did not know packs got that high in voltage. But I still say if you have a 11.1 volt pack you would even need more then 13.8 volts to get maxium current rate.

Now i dont see many chargers, over 12 volts?
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