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<DIV>Hey Chad, how's that big deep cycle battery doing? I used my
Honda 2000 at Aldergrove all weekend on one tank of gas. Nine charges for
10s/5300's, six charges 10s/6000's, Plus a couple receiver
batterys . Didn't have to black out the motel!!!
LMAO.... </DIV>
<DIV>Talk about been there done that.... YES YOU
HAVE!!!!! </DIV>
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<DIV>Rex</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A title=mailto:chad@f3acanada.org
href="mailto:chad@f3acanada.org">Chad Northeast</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 18, 2006 5:50
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Curmudgeon's Rant</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I never measured them directly for current, just voltage.
It would do a <BR>single 5s pack. They work great for the smaller stuff,
but dont handle <BR>10s very well in my experience.<BR><BR>I think guys will
start to realize the value of an Iota when they start <BR>dragging around 6
computer power supplies to do the same job :) Been <BR>there and done
that, and wont be going back regardless of cost!<BR><BR>Chad<BR><BR>Dean
Pappas wrote:<BR><BR>>Hi Chad,<BR>>How much current will it source,
steady state? Enough for 1 5S
pack?<BR>>Thanks,<BR>>Dean<BR>><BR>>Dean Pappas<BR>>Sr. Design
Engineer<BR>>Kodeos Communications<BR>>111 Corporate Blvd.<BR>>South
Plainfield, N.J. 07080<BR>>(908) 222-7817 phone<BR>>(908) 222-2392
fax<BR>>d.pappas@kodeos.com<BR>><BR>><BR>>-----Original
Message-----<BR>>From: <A
title=mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A><BR>>[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]On
Behalf Of Chad<BR>>Northeast<BR>>Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 8:52
AM<BR>>To: NSRCA Mailing List<BR>>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Curmudgeon's Rant<BR>><BR>><BR>>Ya I have a bunch of them, the ones I
have wont handle 1 10s pack.<BR>><BR>>They all claim 25A as well but
none of them will actually output it for <BR>>any length of time without
significant voltage drop (which only drives <BR>>up the required input
current).<BR>><BR>>Ron Van Putte wrote:<BR>><BR>>
<BR>><BR>>>On Sep 18, 2006, at 5:12 AM, Bob Richards
wrote:<BR>>><BR>>>
<BR>>><BR>>>>Is this a hypothetical question, or do you have a
link to the said <BR>>>>25A computer power supply???<BR>>>>
<BR>>>>
<BR>>>><BR>>>It's real. <BR>>>Check: <A
title=http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=AP400W&cat=PWR
href="http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=AP400W&cat=PWR">http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=AP400W&cat=PWR</A>
<BR>>><<A
title=http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=AP400W&cat=PWR
href="http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=AP400W&cat=PWR">http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=AP400W&cat=PWR</A>><BR>>><BR>>>Ron
Van Putte<BR>>><BR>>>
<BR>>><BR>>>>*/Ron Van Putte <<A
title=mailto:vanputte@cox.net
href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</A> <<A
title="mailto:vanputte@cox.net>>/"
href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net>>/">mailto:vanputte@cox.net>>/</A>*
wrote:<BR>>>><BR>>>> Pardon the rant of a
curmudgeon of the subject of power supplies
for<BR>>>> electrics. As the son of a mother who
was born in Scotland, I am<BR>>>> always looking
for value. I often see products being bought and
used<BR>>>> because a person or group with
"credentials" uses them. As a group,<BR>>>> we are
a bunch of lemmings and whatever the anointed individual
or<BR>>>> group uses, we buy and use. Logic
regarding value doesn't seem to<BR>>>> enter the
discussion. For example, a current "must have" for
the<BR>>>> electric-powered Pattern airplane guys
is an Iota power supply. Will<BR>>>> someone please
tell me what this very fine power supply will do
that<BR>>>> a switching computer power supply from
Geeks.com, with a 12 volt, 25<BR>>>> amp output and
costing less than $20, won't
do?<BR>>>><BR>>>> I could go on regarding
motors, ESCs, chargers and batteries, but<BR>>>>
I'll save those for other
rants.<BR>>>><BR>>>> Ron Van
Putte<BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>>
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