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12-20-2008, 03:36 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: bradenton
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Will a battery charger work as a 12v power supply  |
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12-20-2008, 03:44 PM
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| Official Cook of the ECC   Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hawthorne, Florida
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Don't ask me to tell you exactly why, I can't remember but I am sure JRH or someone wil post up and say why. Cheapest thing to do is convert a computer power supply. I will look for the link I used to convert the one I have. You need to add a small resistor to make most of them turn on. Last edited by Scattman; 12-20-2008 at 03:47 PM. | |
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12-20-2008, 03:50 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: in the basement cussing my broke ass rig
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A cheap battery booster (jump pack) works well.
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12-20-2008, 03:52 PM
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I think JRH said hooking directly to the charger gives you unregulted power, but it its hooked to a battery, the battery will act as a regulator.
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12-20-2008, 06:54 PM
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A jump box is dirty power and will not give you a good outcome. I use a pc power supply, Works like a charm |
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12-20-2008, 08:00 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: bradenton
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HEY Thanks for the feed back Ill go to Radio Shack I dont want to screw anything up  |
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12-20-2008, 08:05 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: in the middle of the pacific ocean
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I got my 25 amp switching power supply from Radio Shack, and it's got more then enough power to charge any battery I got. Also it is ready to go right out of the box  |
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12-20-2008, 08:21 PM
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Will my car batteries and a inverter work?
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12-20-2008, 08:24 PM
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| Official Cook of the ECC Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hawthorne, Florida
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If you are wanting to know if you can run a 110v charger off of a 12v batt and an inverter then yes it will work. Last edited by Scattman; 12-20-2008 at 08:27 PM. | |
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12-21-2008, 04:25 PM
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12-22-2008, 08:12 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mount Juliet
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| http://cgi.ebay.com/DuraComm-Lp-14n-...3A1%7C294%3A50 I picked up one of these and just took the power pigtail (SAE end) and routed it to the front panel to a pair of terminals from Radio Shack. Total cost was $35 including the ebay purchase and the Radio Shack part. Took only about 15 minutes to re-wire. I can now run BOTH of my Venom Pro Chargers at 5amps, and all goes smoothly. A modest Power Supply from Tiger Direct still costs $40 and then you have to buy resistors and mod it. This eBay purchase was a SWEET find. These retail all over the net from $60 - $130....so under $30 on ebay is not bad. It is working well for me. Radio Shack Binding Post (Chassis Mount) http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2102838 Last edited by xirtic; 12-22-2008 at 08:18 AM. Reason: Added Radio Shack Part Link |
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