[NSRCA-discussion] Iota 55 power supply questions

Mon Sep 28 12:39:03 AKDT 2009

Got an old 100cc 4S?  Hook it up to an alternator with in/out silencers and
you might have a inexpensive system.

Jay Marshall 

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From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Chad
Northeast
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 4:33 PM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Iota 55 power supply questions

Its amp limited on the 12V I think around 8A maybe....a single 10s @ 5A
requires around 20A @ 12V

Chad

----- Original Message -----
From: Jay Marshall <lightfoot at sc.rr.com>
Date: Monday, September 28, 2009 2:31 pm
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Iota 55 power supply questions
To: 'General pattern discussion' <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>

> A question? If the TP1010 requires a 12V source, and the Honda 
> will put out
> 12 V, why the Iota?
> 
> Jay Marshall
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of 
> mike mueller
> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 4:23 PM
> To: General pattern discussion
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Iota 55 power supply questions
> 
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>  Here's where I bought my last one. Good luck Sponge Bob, Mike
> 
> --- On Mon, 9/28/09, Dave <DaveL322 at comcast.net> wrote:
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> > From: Dave <DaveL322 at comcast.net>
> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Iota 55 power supply questions
> > To: "'General pattern discussion'" <nsrca-
> discussion at lists.nsrca.org>> Date: Monday, September 28, 2009, 
> 2:40 PM
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> > Yes, 4
> > 1010s at 10s 5amps each running
> > from 2 Iota 55s is no problem with the 2kw Honda.  You
> > could add 1 more
> > 1010 on each Iota and have about 3 amps at 10s left for
> > each.  No, I don't
> > have 6 1010s...but the 2kw generator is popular at
> > the field <G>. 
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> > I leave the
> > small voltage jumper plug in
> > my Iotas all the time - bumps output voltage from
> > something like 13.4 to
> > 14.2V, which should make the 1010s run a little more
> > efficiently. 
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> > From:
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> > [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of 
> Earl Haury
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> > Sent: Monday,
> > September 28, 2009
> > 3:20 PM
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> > To:
> > chad at f3acanada.org;
> >  General pattern discussion
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> > Subject: Re:
> > [NSRCA-discussion]
> > Iota 55 power supply questions 
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> > I agree with
> > Chad 
> > - for a 1 kW Honda. You might consider 2 kW Honda for
> > a little more $
> > & weight. It will handle (at least)  two Iota
> > 55's & 4
> > 1010's as well as a couple of TX battery
> > chargers with no problem.
> > (If you live in an area that experiences occasional power
> > outages the 2 kW
> > Honda will handle a lot of household items
> > also.) 
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> > From: Chad
> > Northeast  
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> > To: General pattern
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> > Sent: Monday,
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> > 28, 2009 1:40 PM 
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> > [NSRCA-discussion] Iota 55 power supply
> > questions 
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> > Two is not a problem, the Iota 55 will
> > handle two 1010's at full rate
> > and a third set to about 4A (on 10s) when plugged into a
> > household circuit.
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> > Hooked up to the Honda you wont get the third up to more
> > than around 2.5A
> > before you trip it.  If you want to run the Honda to
> > the max make sure the
> > Eco switch is off and you can get a little more out of it.
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> > I think the Iota has a 950W input requirement to get its
> > max power, and the
> > Honda is only rated to around 900W continuously or
> > something.
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> >  Chad
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> > ----- Original Message -----
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> > From: Anthony Abdullah < aabdu at sbcglobal.net >
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> > Date: Monday, September 28, 2009 12:31 pm
> > 
> > Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Iota 55 power supply questions
> > 
> > To: General pattern discussion 
> > <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
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> > > I am making plans to get geared up for next
> > season and have a 
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> > > few questions about power supplies and such. I am
> > looking to run 
> > 
> > > two Thunder Power 1010C chargers off of one Iota 55
> > amp power 
> > 
> > > supply from a Honda generator. Is that
> > feasable? Is there any 
> > 
> > > reason I would not be able to charge two 10S 5000
> > packs at 5 
> > 
> > > amps each with that set up? Where is the best place to
> > buy an 
> > 
> > > Iota power supply? Are their different models of that
> > power 
> > 
> > > supply that should be considered?
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> > > Sorry for all of the questions, I just want to get the
> > right 
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> > > stuff the first time.
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> > > Thanks in advance
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> > > Anthony  
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