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lincpimp · **A small afternoon project... -** 09.30.2008, 07:07 PM

No the title is not misleading, I actually did this in an hour, so it is a small project for me!

Recently bought a few new chargers, so I decided to make a portable charging station for my buddies and I when we go rock crawling. Most of us use 1800-2100 3s lipos, or 4000 2s lipos. I had the case, it is for a jigsaw. Just cut out most of the dividers, and trimmed some high desity foam for the chargers. The power supply fits perfectly height wise, and I added some foam above the chargers on the inside of the lid to keep them in place during transport. The little space on the right side is for balancers and adapter harnesses, and on the right I have the cord for the power supply, and a long harness to use with a 12v battery in a car (has alligator clips on the end). Both chargers are wired together, but i can unplg one if I want to. All connections are 4mm bullets.

I will have to rebuild my charge station (some of you will remember that), as I now have 2 MRC 989, 2 ICE, and 2 other Hyperion 5i chargers.

BL_RV0 · 09.30.2008, 07:23 PM

Looks good.

jayjay283 · 09.30.2008, 08:00 PM

Sweet Sir, Ill paypay you $40 if you can get that through airport security

JThiessen · 09.30.2008, 08:06 PM

I got two of those sitting downstairs for that exact same purpose. I tried like the dickens to get the dewalt logo off - DNA, MPK, heat....nothing took that paint off.

BrianG · 09.30.2008, 08:26 PM

Where does one get that foam? I've been wanting to do the same thing, but the foam I find is either too soft (hard to cut and doesn't hold shape) or really hard and doesn't do much for padding.

lincpimp · 09.30.2008, 08:32 PM

I procured mine from a box that had a chevy 4 door truck headliner in it, so the foam was free (headliner was $537 though). Thick foam is quite difficult to find. Fabric stores would be my first choice, maybe they can special order the foam...

TexasSP · 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianG

Where does one get that foam? I've been wanting to do the same thing, but the foam I find is either too soft (hard to cut and doesn't hold shape) or really hard and doesn't do much for padding.

The wondrous place for everything.....almost

http://www.mcmaster.com/

Just search foam and the rest is pretty self explanatory.

BTW, nice job linc!

BrianG · 10.01.2008, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by TexasSP

The wondrous place for everything.....almost

http://www.mcmaster.com/

Yeah, but if you can't feel/hold it, it's hard to know for sure it's the right stuff.

About the PS: 14v @ 20A is indeed 280w, but you have to figure in charger efficiency of around 80%, so you only have about 224w available to get to the batteries...

TexasSP · 10.01.2008, 09:20 AM

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Yeah, but if you can't feel/hold it, it's hard to know for sure it's the right stuff.

About the PS: 14v @ 20A is indeed 280w, but you have to figure in charger efficiency of around 80%, so you only have about 224w available to get to the batteries...

They have descriptions of the firmness of the foam on there and comparisons to everyday items to assist. Of course you could also order some small sample pieces of a few to aid your choice. Should only cost a few bucks.

lincpimp · 10.01.2008, 10:01 AM

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Great Job James.. As always..

Thanks Shaun, not quite at your level (complete patio construction) yet, but I am getting there!

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Nice carrying case.

Thanks TD!

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Originally Posted by TexasSP

They have descriptions of the firmness of the foam on there and comparisons to everyday items to assist. Of course you could also order some small sample pieces of a few to aid your choice. Should only cost a few bucks.

Hmm, comparisons to everyday items, huh. I wonder what those items are???

"This foam feels squishy, kinda like a big ole pair of......"

JaySki · 09.30.2008, 08:38 PM

THAT sir, is effin cool.
I have to do someting like that.. I usually take all my crap when we go camping. Between charger, power supply, 4 sets of batts, controller, Tool Box(with spare parts), car, etc.. It's a lof of shit to haul.

magman · 09.30.2008, 08:43 PM

Nice job there Linc!

JThiessen · 09.30.2008, 08:50 PM

I get mine from work, but I know there is a store by me called "The Foam Source".

lincpimp · 09.30.2008, 08:58 PM

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"The Foam Source".

Clever name...

lincpimp · 09.30.2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JaySki

THAT sir, is effin cool.
I have to do someting like that.. I usually take all my crap when we go camping. Between charger, power supply, 4 sets of batts, controller, Tool Box(with spare parts), car, etc.. It's a lof of shit to haul.

A slightly bigger box than this would be great. Put some slots in there for the batts and it would be great...

A good tool box is handy. I need to set up a

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Nice job there Linc!

Thanks! I try to make stuff look good and functional, but sometimes it is not easy...