li-po upgrade question
12-21-2003, 10:52 PM
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li-po upgrade question
i just got the hobbico mkII field charger ---- what battery can i hook it up to? a car battery? i know nothing about field chargers...is there a type of battery i can get at somewhere like home depot that will do??
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RE: li-po upgrade question
Scimitar,
Here's the deal. All you need is some sort of a 12VDC power source. You can use the power converter from a laptop, an old power supply for a PC a 12V battery of either a vehicle or hobby grade. You have many options just make sure if you use anything other than a battery you don't get the polarity reversed. The MKII has a polarity safety built in for the output charge but I don't think it works for the input. AND DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES splice a chord coming straight out a wall outlet. The forementioned items will all convert from AC to DC with the exception of the batteries, they of course as you know are already DC.
Here's the deal. All you need is some sort of a 12VDC power source. You can use the power converter from a laptop, an old power supply for a PC a 12V battery of either a vehicle or hobby grade. You have many options just make sure if you use anything other than a battery you don't get the polarity reversed. The MKII has a polarity safety built in for the output charge but I don't think it works for the input. AND DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES splice a chord coming straight out a wall outlet. The forementioned items will all convert from AC to DC with the exception of the batteries, they of course as you know are already DC.
