USB connection is for displaying charging info on a PC. The cable goes in the left front corner of the charger and the other end goes to a USB port on your PC. Charger comes with a mini CD - need to load and run that first.

I use another program by Hyperion to monitor charging, if I do that at all, its really just bling and 99% of the time I just run the charger. I've never hooked this one up or even tried. There must be some instructions on the CD, there is no mention of any of this except pointing to the location of the USB connection on the charger anywhere in my manual.

I've seen it discussed in other forums and it does work, at least with XP, not sure about the other OS in use.

lol, wow. I've been out of the game for a while.

but going back to my first post from today, the pic on hk shows an international plug. Were you saying that it may come with a us plug?

Sorry, but now I'm lost.

The GT Power A-6-10 charger is a DC powered charger, it does not plug into the wall. The power supply does that.

OK, I think I understand the q now - no, charger does not come with an 'adapter' (power supply). You will need to get one, Radio Shack has some. Remember, the charger can't charge anything that it doesn't have enough power for. If you get a small 'adapter', charger will not be able to do much.

I use a 13.8v 25amp supply by Radio Shack (thats 345watts). If you could find a 20amp supply, that would power the charger to its full 200watt potential. A 15amp supply would run the charger at about 95% of its power. This is assuming the voltage is 13.5-13.8v. Unfortunately at Radio Shack, you're prob going to spend more on the 'adapter' than you did on the charger.

sorry for all of this confusion. If I wasn't in noob status I'd copy and paste the link. I bought the power supply you recommended which is called the GT Power ac adapter. But it has in international plug and I was wondering if I just go to radioshack and get a power cord for it

This ??? - Think we're on the same page this time -

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...100~240V_12.5A


That ships with an international style plugin. You'll need either an adapter (easiest) or to go to the hdw store and buy a 3 prong regular US type plug. Then cut the stock one off and replace it.

I'm guessing it'll be easier to re-wire it than find an adapter.

Hi! There is good info in here. THanks for posting the expertise. I TOO and going to jump into the LiPo bandwagon and have chosen the GTPower A6-10 as the charger to use. As for the power supply, could I use a power supply from a desktop computer? (Could be messy and dangerous figuring out the wiring) I work in IT and have access to many old computers and spare parts. Would I possibly be better off looking for a laptop style power supply rated at the proper amps and wattage output?

Thanks,
BA

Its a matter of finding one with enough watts and the right voltage range. The GT Power A-6-10 accepts voltage from 10-18v. You need one that will supply ~220watts to run the charger at 200watts. Some laptops use big supplies - my old Dell 9100 uses a 7.7amp, 19.5v (only 150watts)supply which would be too much voltage and not enough watts.

I know you can find more out of a desktop supply, but you have to convert it to get it to work as an RC power supply - there's a ton of how-tos out on the net. Either type would do as long as it meets the voltage range and supplies enough amps to charge what you want to charge. You don't have to get one with 220watts, just be sure the supply generates about 20% more watts than the batts you're charging require - the 20% is to take care of inefficiency in the charger. Other wise you put yourself in the charge current limited mode which takes longer to complete a charge.