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I need to get my plane flying....
Hi guys, i m a complete noob who is bought my 1st plane today its a multiplex easystar and i have problem getting the power for my battery charger cos its uses to clips to connect to a 11 - 15 V power source. Not quite anything i know i can find in my house. Can anyone pls provide me with some advice. Thnak you.
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Hi.. Clip them to a Car battery.. -
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Is there any other options ? And if i dun hav a car battery wat can i do?Comment
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Hi RTG
Basically what you need is a regulated DC power source. Some of us are using modded PC Power Suply Units (PSU)(See first link below).
Personally I'm using a store bought PSU from Sim Lim, all I needed to do was plug in the crocodile clips. Alternatively there is the kind that looks like the power supply for the laptop.
Usually charger would need a regulated power supply of 12V at minimum 2-3 amps under load (ie when the battery is charging). The two examples abovementioned should give you that without a problem
Here's some links to get you going:
Cheers
AdnanTake what you've got and fly with it - Jim Henson
... no plane will allow a pilot to recover from stupid. You still have to do those piloty things... - Joe Wurts
Electric things run on smoke. Let the smoke out and they won't work.
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If u are those ppl who assemble your own computer, I would recommend u to buy new Computer Power Supply and replace your existing computer power supply. Then use that existing power supply for your charger instead.
In this way, u gain 2 things (1 stone hit 2 birds) whereby your computer now has better power supply and your charger now has new 12V power supply.
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Not all PC PSU output +12V.. Some can fall below -12V.. Test the PSU with a multimeter before you mod that PSU..Comment
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A standard computer PSU should give u +12V. The voltage may varies from 11.5 to 13 volt but u still have 12V. If your PSU do not have 12V, your HDD/CDROM/DVDROM and your graphics card (that need external power) will not work.
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