[NSRCA-discussion] Curmudgeon's Rant

[Chad Northeast]

740W (55A) continuous output for sub $100 is a steal that nothing else 
can match.  If you can find a single supply with that much output for 
less money please let the list know.

I had very high end computer supplies (480) that I got for cheap and 
they failed within a year of use.

One can argue that 3 of the computer power supplies is still cheaper, 
but when you start dragging around 3 supplies its gets old in a hurry.

Beyond that the Iota is also built to maintain 12V batteries...which you 
will typically use to charge at the field anyways.

I was probably one of the first to get an Iota and paid a little over 
$300 US for two of them which is a lot more than guys are paying 
now......even at that I would still consider them one of the best 
purchases I ever made.

To parallel with glow....use a chicken stick instead of a 
starter....will save you $100 easily.

Chad

Ron Van Putte wrote:

>Pardon the rant of a curmudgeon of the subject of power supplies for  
>electrics.  As the son of a mother who was born in Scotland, I am  
>always looking for value.  I often see products being bought and used  
>because a person or group with "credentials" uses them.  As a group,  
>we are a bunch of lemmings and whatever the anointed individual or  
>group uses, we buy and use.  Logic regarding value doesn't seem to  
>enter the discussion.  For example, a current "must have" for the  
>electric-powered Pattern airplane guys is an Iota power supply.  Will  
>someone please tell me what this very fine power supply will do that  
>a switching computer power supply from Geeks.com, with a 12 volt, 25  
>amp output and costing less than $20, won't do?
>
>I could go on regarding motors, ESCs, chargers and batteries, but  
>I'll save those for other rants.
>
>Ron Van Putte
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