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Sammus · 08.31.2008, 04:03 AM

Also, iirc from what I've read (or more correctly, from what BrianG says) most chargers are only about 80% efficient, so to use the full 360W you should be looking at at least a 450W supply - that means nearly 40A on a very stable 12V rail.

Good thing about the hyperion (duo at least) is that you can have up to 28V input, high V low current supplies are much cheaper - maybe even get two PSUs rated to about 19A@12V and run them in series (not sure this will work, but cant think of why it wouldnt). Note that you can not run multiple 12V rails in series, so don't even think about it.

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Sammus RC-Monster Titanium Offline Posts: 1,161 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: All over Australia.	08.31.2008, 04:03 AM Also, iirc from what I've read (or more correctly, from what BrianG says) most chargers are only about 80% efficient, so to use the full 360W you should be looking at at least a 450W supply - that means nearly 40A on a very stable 12V rail. Good thing about the hyperion (duo at least) is that you can have up to 28V input, high V low current supplies are much cheaper - maybe even get two PSUs rated to about 19A@12V and run them in series (not sure this will work, but cant think of why it wouldnt). Note that you can not run multiple 12V rails in series, so don't even think about it.