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BrianG · 04.15.2010, 06:16 PM

Actually, upping the voltage will make the charger pull less current. Chargers have built-in switching supplies that turn 12v input into whatever output needed to charge the battery. So, for a given power output, higher PS voltage = less PS current required.

If you pull the board out, just follow the traces. It should be pretty obvious where they go since they are rather large.

The v1/v2 marking could very well be for larger supplies. Hard to tell.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	04.15.2010, 06:16 PM Actually, upping the voltage will make the charger pull less current. Chargers have built-in switching supplies that turn 12v input into whatever output needed to charge the battery. So, for a given power output, higher PS voltage = less PS current required. If you pull the board out, just follow the traces. It should be pretty obvious where they go since they are rather large. The v1/v2 marking could very well be for larger supplies. Hard to tell.