moosehead89

So I decided to get back into RC after close to a decade off. I purchased the new rct04.1 and a Hyperion HP-EOS0606i DC Charger and a lipo. After opening the box and seeing the inputs being 2 small pos/neg clips I thought something must be wrong. Then I read the directions and it states they need to be hooked up to a 12v constant power source such as a car battery. Have I purchased the wrong charger? Just about every lipo charger I have seen shows the clips for the input. Whatever happened to plugging into a plain old wall outlet? Is there any other option that a car battery? Man, I may be too old for all this technical stuff! thanks in advance,
Moose

redfisher1974

Most lipo chargers are 12 vdc, if you want to use Household ac voltage you will need a power supply.

moosehead89

yeah, there is nowhere in this charger for an ac power supply. I guess the car battery is the best option, I just don't want to screw up anything on my car while it's charging.

redfisher1974

it should have a port to plug one in, This one is $10 and should work. [link=http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=6256&Product_Name=12V_5A _Power_Supply]power supply[/link]

moosehead89

nope, no ac input. Oh well, car battery it is....

redfisher1974

No your not putting AC into it, The power supply converts the AC to 12VDC so you just have to find a way to hook it up to the charger, look for a dc input other then the clips if it does not have on you can just solder onto the clip wires or you can buy a little power bar for the clips to attach to.

moosehead89

ah ok. No alternate dc inputs. So you're suggesting cutting off the clips and connecting those wires to the power supply you posted earlier? I didn't realized it converted the ac to dc. thanks

redfisher1974

Bingo, You could do that or you could use some plugs and make it so you can still swtich it back to clips etc. here is a vid shows you where to buy one and the hook up etc.


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ4eB0hvnQQ[/youtube]

moosehead89

very cool, thanks for the help!

SyCo_VeNoM

personally I use a old computer power supply
there are instructions if you search in the electric forum on how to do it

gelbschnee

like syco says, there is an easy project you can do to convert an ATX power supply for lab use. If you have a general understanding of electronics and soldering it will be quite easy.
[link=http://web2.murraystate.edu/andy.batts/ps/powersupply.htm]http://web2.murraystate.edu/andy.batts/ps/powersupply.htm[/link]

moosehead89

gel- I am a novice with electronics at best, and I think I am going to try the banana plug route with the charger I have now, thanks!