Comments on: HOW TO: 12-Volt, 5A. DC Power Supply For R/C Battery Chargers http://www.mavromatic.com/2008/04/how-to-12-volt-5a-dc-power-supply-for-rc-battery-chargers/ Your source for home automation, home theaters, product reviews, mods, hacks, DIY projects, electronics or anything else I'm into at the moment. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:41:12 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: av http://www.mavromatic.com/2008/04/how-to-12-volt-5a-dc-power-supply-for-rc-battery-chargers/comment-page-1/#comment-1133 av Fri, 30 May 2008 06:55:32 +0000 http://www.mavromatic.com/wordpress/?p=667#comment-1133 There are some $30 balancing chargers here: dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.10716 dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.4464 There are some $30 balancing chargers here:
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]]> By: Chris Ryan http://www.mavromatic.com/2008/04/how-to-12-volt-5a-dc-power-supply-for-rc-battery-chargers/comment-page-1/#comment-1132 Chris Ryan Wed, 21 May 2008 11:47:37 +0000 http://www.mavromatic.com/wordpress/?p=667#comment-1132 Flying RC planes is a great hobby and as you say the electrics can be very sophisticated these days. I have made a similair power supply to yours for my charger. However I would suggest that you either use a balancer with your charger or an all in one balance charger when you are charging LiPo batteries. This will avoid you under or overcharging the cells of your lipo batttery. This not only prolongs the useful life of your battery but helps avoid the exploding lipo of doom. Check out the videos on the RCGroups forum for some great exploding lipo footage. Flying RC planes is a great hobby and as you say the electrics can be very sophisticated these days. I have made a similair power supply to yours for my charger. However I would suggest that you either use a balancer with your charger or an all in one balance charger when you are charging LiPo batteries. This will avoid you under or overcharging the cells of your lipo batttery. This not only prolongs the useful life of your battery but helps avoid the exploding lipo of doom. Check out the videos on the RCGroups forum for some great exploding lipo footage.

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