Power Supply Needed

What power supply do i need to get the full potential of this charger http://www.rc-monster.com/proddetail...S615DV3&cat=19 ? Also what is the max C rating that the charger above can charge at?

In user setup on the Duo3, you can specify 1C thru 5C charge rates. Then when you set up a lipo to charge, you'll have whatever C rate you specified in user setup.

Duo3 takes a 14.5+v input to be able to run at the maximum 360watts (180 x 2). See the manual, bottom of the 1st page where it lists "DC Input required for max watts output" for their current chargers. You need about 450watts to run it at max capability, but the 14.5+v input required is not typical for an RC oriented power supply.

Thanks, thats very helpful.

Also if i wanted to do without a power supply and just use two 12v batteries in a series for a 24v pack, what kind of mA rating would i need to charge, say 6, 5000mah 5 or 6s lipos?

[rc4x4nut]

This is what I have sitting around. Its a nice if you need the flexibility

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...-138V-40A-520W

[radioman193]

Originally Posted by Fast5sRevo88

Also if i wanted to do without a power supply and just use two 12v batteries in a series for a 24v pack, what kind of mA rating would i need to charge, say 6, 5000mah 5 or 6s lipos?

I hear a BOOM!!
and i see Smoke and Fire!!!!

without a "powersupply" or Charger how are you going to regulate the voltage PROPERLY to eatch cell to ballance them ?

you dont just dump power into the + and - on a lipo pack cause not all the cells will be the same
and if you have a weak cell say in the center of two the weaker cell will well you know .......
or if the two or one of the two outer cells are weaker well the same outcome.

Originally Posted by radioman193

I hear a BOOM!!
and i see Smoke and Fire!!!!

without a "powersupply" or Charger how are you going to regulate the voltage PROPERLY to eatch cell to ballance them ?

you dont just dump power into the + and - on a lipo pack cause not all the cells will be the same
and if you have a weak cell say in the center of two the weaker cell will well you know .......
or if the two or one of the two outer cells are weaker well the same outcome.

Duh, i'm not stupid, i'm using the DC powered charger mentioned in the previous posts.

Originally Posted by rc4x4nut

This is what I have sitting around. Its a nice if you need the flexibility

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...-138V-40A-520W

Sweet, i looked at that before but didnt realize that could do 520w.

Its also only 13.8v.....Duo3 will not develop its full 360watts of power with 13.8v input source no matter how many watts.

[josh9mille]

Originally Posted by radioman193

I hear a BOOM!!
and i see Smoke and Fire!!!!

without a "powersupply" or Charger how are you going to regulate the voltage PROPERLY to eatch cell to ballance them ?

you dont just dump power into the + and - on a lipo pack cause not all the cells will be the same
and if you have a weak cell say in the center of two the weaker cell will well you know .......
or if the two or one of the two outer cells are weaker well the same outcome.

WOW

[BrianG]

Not sure on that particular model, but you may be able to tweak the output a bit for higher voltage. Given its weight, I assume it's a switching supply, so the methods to boost the output (if even possible) would be similar to any computer power supply.

[radioman193]

Originally Posted by Fast5sRevo88

Duh, i'm not stupid, i'm using the DC powered charger mentioned in the previous posts.

Ok cool



it just looked like you wanted to do a straight "powerdump" into a lipo lolol

with the wording :

Also if i wanted to do without a power supply and just use two 12v batteries in a series for a 24v pack, what kind of mA rating would i need to charge, say 6, 5000mah 5 or 6s lipos?



Its all cool just maken shure i have seen Alot of poeple doing dumb things with lipo's
thats why the post..

Good luck powering your Charger.

Enjoy.

Originally Posted by Duster_360

Its also only 13.8v.....Duo3 will not develop its full 360watts of power with 13.8v input source no matter how many watts.

You sure?, I mean the ohm's law thingy says that 13.8v and 40amps is 552watts. I dont know what to do i can get the amp and watt ratings it calls for but not quite the voltage. Maybe i should do a 24v battery setup and just buy a charger for them, 2 12v batteries aren't exactly portable. I'm assuming that i would have to have some pretty high mah 12v's am i correct?

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

You can have a look at this thread from snellemin:

How to build a $20 47A power supply

Alien

[Bondonutz]

Heres something to consider ?

http://www.feathermerchantrc.com/

I bought the 42A model and I can charge 2-4000mah 6s w/my Hyperion Duo AND my Venom Pro chargeing a 5000mah 4s and doesn't miss a beat or get warm.

EDIT ^ Aliens option maybe more viable and def cheaper.