Stupid mistake: charger with no power.

[nathanotis]

Made a dumb mistake and I'm posting here so that hopefully it saves some other relative newbie from making the same mistake.

Many years ago when I got into RC, I purchased a charger that had a built-in power supply. It never occurred to me that they were available without power supplies... So when I purchased my new Turnigy Reaktor 300 watt 20 amp charger, and it arrived today, imagine my surprise when I find no way to plug it into the wall!



I'm also here for suggestions on how to proceed. Should I:

1. Return the 300 watt Reaktor and purchase an all-in-one unit?
Or
2. Purchase a standalone power supply?

Thanks.

[Kingmeow]

That is a very good charger so I would keep it and get a power supply. Since it can take up to 28V DC, you can get this power supply for $25.

https://www.readymaderc.com/products...er-supply-xt60

If you want to power other stuff in the future, get the 12V version since 12V is more common for other "stuff". Still $25.

https://www.readymaderc.com/products...er-supply-xt60

You can't go wrong with either (other than the 12V one is currently Back Ordered.)

Chargers that are powered by an external DC power supply tend to be more powerful than ones that run on AC.

$25 for a plug-n-play 400 watt power supply is insanely cheap.

[nathanotis]

Thanks for this recommendation! I just watched a YouTube video on the benefits of a 24-volt power supply, so this decision was very easy.