charger that have their own power supply

[creampuff]

I am currently using the Litemania charger to charge my C LiIon; however, I know that charging just at 1amp/h, may not be idea for this battery. I have been looking at all the higher end chargers such as Triton/Schulze etc. but of course, they all require a seperate power supply.

In interest in keeping my tangle of wires, from getting worse, are there RC/high end chargers that can charge NiMH and LiIon, that have their own built in power supplies?

 

[barkingmad]

I am currently using the Litemania charger to charge my C LiIon; however, I know that charging just at 1amp/h, may not be idea for this battery. I have been looking at all the higher end chargers such as Triton/Schulze etc. but of course, they all require a seperate power supply.

In interest in keeping my tangle of wires, from getting worse, are there RC/high end chargers that can charge NiMH and LiIon, that have their own built in power supplies?

Can't think of one off the top of my head - but they are usually like that for a reason - i.e. so you can charge off a 12v power supply or a 12v battery for mobility / portability.

Will have another think... but you might find it a lot more costly overall?

Also charging the AW 'C' cells at 1Ah 'should' probably be ok although ideally 0.5C to 1C is 'usually' recommended.

 

[creampuff]

Also charging the AW 'C' cells at 1Ah 'should' probably be ok although ideally 0.5C to 1C is 'usually' recommended.

I thought AW recommends 2Ah for the C cells? Am I mistaken?

 

[barkingmad]

I thought AW recommends 2Ah for the C cells? Am I mistaken?

As I said 0.5C to 1C is generally 'recommended' (i.e. approximately 1.5-3A) but many do people charge them at lower rates.

There is another thread where people are charging them in an Ultrafire UF-139 charger using an adapter - think that outputs about 600ma (but certainly not 1A).

 

[creampuff]

As I said 0.5C to 1C is generally 'recommended' (i.e. approximately 1.5-3A) but many do people charge them at lower rates.

There is another thread where people are charging them in an Ultrafire UF-139 charger using an adapter - think that outputs about 600ma (but certainly not 1A).

Whoops...working the graveyard shift. Completely misread your first post ..sorry.

 

[barkingmad]

Whoops...working the graveyard shift. Completely misread your first post ..sorry.

No problem! :thumbsup:

I charge them (now) at about 2A using a Tenergy balance charger in a Conrad charging cradle (let's you charge up to 4 at once at up to 2A) - charges them in parallel to balance the cells correctly.

But before that I charged in the Ultrafire UF-139 using the adapter - it worked, was cheap - but slow!

The Tenergy balance-charger seems good - costs about $80 and there is a 12V 5A power supply for about an extra $20 - the Conrad battery holder is about $20 as well.

Still not thought of another higher power charger with built in AC power supply... pretty sure I have seen one but it was a lot more expensive than the option above!

 

[cd-card-biz]

the Conrad battery holder is about $20 as well.

barkingmad - I am interested in getting a setup like yours. Do you know of a U.S. source for the Conrad holder?

I did follow the thread about another cell carrier from the EU (I think), but it was not readily available here.

Thanks for any information,
Bill

 

[den_s]

The one charger I'm aware of that has a built-in AC power supply is the Bantam BC-6. I too was looking for a one package solution but ended up with a regular DC powered R/C charger and an old PC power supply for my 12VDC.

 

[Jopi]

I bought my charger (Swallow Advance AC/DC) just because I don´t like cables around. Cost about 100 €.

http://www.rc-butiken.se/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=23

 

[barkingmad]

barkingmad - I am interested in getting a setup like yours. Do you know of a U.S. source for the Conrad holder?

I did follow the thread about another cell carrier from the EU (I think), but it was not readily available here.

Thanks for any information,
Bill

If you do a search for 'voltcraft' think you will find the other thread - think someone was importing them to the US so the shipping was cheaper.

Think Conrad would ship direct as well but it might cost a bit more - the cradle itself it about £10/$20 - they charge about £6/$12 to ship to the UK (from Germany) - probably a bit more to the US.

Then you need the balance charger (got mine from BatteryJunction) and 3 test leads (about 1m length) with banana plugs on each end (Conrad sell those as well). Cut the leads in half so you have 6 in total (you need 5). Would recommend 1 black and 2 red leads giving 2 black (you need 1) and 4 red leads.

Strip the bare ends of the 5 leads and connect into the green connector (the centre one with screw down terminals) - label the 4 red leads for the 4 slots - plus in - done!

BatteryJunction also sell a suitable 12V 5A power supply - I did not actually use it as I already had one - but you can use that or a 12v lead acid battery.