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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On that note about banana plugs. I use Power Pole
plugs on all my chargers. I have 3 sets coming off the brass posts on the
Iota55.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If I was doing it over I would come directly off
the Iota to a RigRunner with power pole connectors.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Eddie</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=cjm767driver@hotmail.com href="mailto:cjm767driver@hotmail.com">Chris
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 28, 2009 10:01
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Iota 55
power supply questions</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Just to add something here, most banana jacks from Radio Shack
are rated at 10 amps and that is light considering the charger running at
5amps output into a 10S pack will be drawing 22-25 amps from the power supply.
And if you use the Iota as a battery charger for a deep cycle some time (it's
other designed purpose), it will output up to it's rated current (55amps) if
needed, which will make your banana jacks into a melted blob. Don't ask
me how I found out....<BR>I do use banana jacks and found some rated at 15amps
which work for the 22amp charger current ok.<BR><BR>Chris<BR><BR>Verne Koester
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Iota only has one positive and one negative post. I cut two strips of
K&S brass about ¼ wide, .090 thick, and two inches long to make two lugs
(one positive and one negative) similar to what you plug into a typical 110v
wall outlet. On one end of each of those lugs, I soldered the wires directly
from my chargers, pos to pos and neg to neg plus an additional wire for an
auxiliary banana plug outlet. Then I put heat shrink over the wires and
solder joint so there was just enough bare brass showing to insert into each
of the outputs from the Iota. The Iota has set screws that clamp down onto
the brass strips. Works fine. When you get your Iota, this explanation will
make sense. If you want a more “flexible” setup, you could go with all
banana jacks to facilitate plugging and unplugging your chargers as you
choose. If I had to remove mine for repairs or whatever, I’d have to
unsolder the connections. Haven’t had the need so far with either the 1010’s
or the CellPros.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
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<B>On Behalf Of </B>Anthony Abdullah<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 28,
2009 4:49 PM<BR><B>To:</B> General pattern discussion<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[NSRCA-discussion] Iota 55 power supply
questions<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Thank you Mr. Mueller!<O:P></O:P></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Question, does that power supply have the dual outputs on
it to allow me to hook two chargers to it? It is really convenient to be
able to plug banana plugs right into the power supply as I currently do with
my Pro Peak. From the looks of it, that is not necessarily designed for
"civilized" hobby use. I am looking for something that can power two 1010C
chargers with reliable clean power that I can just plug right into, or
"Idiot Resistant" as my momma would say.<O:P></O:P></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> mike mueller <A
class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E
href="mailto:mups1953@yahoo.com"><mups1953@yahoo.com></A><BR><B>To:</B>
General pattern discussion <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"><nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org></A><BR><B>Sent:</B>
Monday, September 28, 2009 4:23:19 PM<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[NSRCA-discussion] Iota 55 power supply questions<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR><A
class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Iota-DLS-55-amp-RV-Power-Converter-Battery-Charger_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem2c50ff1fbfQQitemZ190337458111QQptZMotorsQ5fRVQ5fTrailerQ5fCamperQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories">http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Iota-DLS-55-amp-RV-Power-Converter-Battery-Charger_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem2c50ff1fbfQQitemZ190337458111QQptZMotorsQ5fRVQ5fTrailerQ5fCamperQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories</A><BR>Here's
where I bought my last one. Good luck Sponge Bob, Mike<BR><BR>--- On Mon,
9/28/09, Dave <<A href="mailto:DaveL322@comcast.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">DaveL322@comcast.net</A>> wrote:<BR><BR>> From:
Dave <<A href="mailto:DaveL322@comcast.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">DaveL322@comcast.net</A>><BR>> Subject: Re:
[NSRCA-discussion] Iota 55 power supply questions<BR>> To: "'General
pattern discussion'" <<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>><BR>>
Date: Monday, September 28, 2009, 2:40 PM<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> Yes, 4<BR>> 1010s at 10s 5amps each running<BR>> from 2 Iota
55s is no problem with the 2kw Honda. You<BR>> could add 1
more<BR>> 1010 on each Iota and have about 3 amps at 10s left for<BR>>
each. No, I don’t<BR>> have 6 1010s…..but the 2kw generator is
popular at<BR>> the field <G>. <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> I leave the<BR>> small voltage jumper plug in<BR>>
my Iotas all the time – bumps output voltage from<BR>> something like
13.4 to<BR>> 14.2V, which should make the 1010s run a little more<BR>>
efficiently. <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
Dave<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> From:<BR>> <A
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A><BR>>
[mailto:<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A>] On
Behalf Of Earl Haury<BR>> <BR>> Sent: Monday,<BR>> September 28,
2009<BR>> 3:20 PM<BR>> <BR>> To:<BR>> <A
href="mailto:chad@f3acanada.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">chad@f3acanada.org</A>;<BR>> General pattern
discussion<BR>> <BR>> Subject: Re:<BR>> [NSRCA-discussion]<BR>>
Iota 55 power supply questions <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> I agree with<BR>> Chad
<BR>> - for a 1 kW Honda. You might consider 2 kW Honda for<BR>>
a little more $<BR>> & weight. It will handle (at least) two
Iota<BR>> 55's & 4<BR>> 1010's as well as a couple of TX
battery<BR>> chargers with no problem.<BR>> (If you live in an
area that experiences occasional power<BR>> outages the 2 kW<BR>>
Honda will handle a lot of household items<BR>> also.) <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Earl<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original<BR>> Message
----- <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> From:
Chad<BR>> Northeast <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> To: General pattern<BR>> discussion <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Sent: Monday,<BR>> September<BR>>
28, 2009 1:40 PM <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
Subject: Re:<BR>> [NSRCA-discussion] Iota 55 power supply<BR>>
questions <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Two is not a problem, the Iota 55
will<BR>> handle two 1010's at full rate<BR>> and a third set to about
4A (on 10s) when plugged into a<BR>> household circuit.<BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> Hooked up to the Honda you wont get the third up to
more<BR>> than around 2.5A<BR>> before you trip it. If you want
to run the Honda to<BR>> the max make sure the<BR>> Eco switch is off
and you can get a little more out of it.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
I think the Iota has a 950W input requirement to get its<BR>> max power,
and the<BR>> Honda is only rated to around 900W continuously or<BR>>
something.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Chad<BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>>
<BR>> From: Anthony Abdullah < <A href="mailto:aabdu@sbcglobal.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">aabdu@sbcglobal.net</A> ><BR>> <BR>> Date:
Monday, September 28, 2009 12:31 pm<BR>> <BR>> Subject:
[NSRCA-discussion] Iota 55 power supply questions<BR>> <BR>> To:
General pattern discussion <BR>> <<A
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>><BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> > <BR>> <BR>> > I
am making plans to get geared up for next<BR>> season and have
a <BR>> <BR>> > few questions about power supplies and such. I
am<BR>> looking to run <BR>> <BR>> > two Thunder Power 1010C
chargers off of one Iota 55<BR>> amp power <BR>> <BR>> > supply
from a Honda generator. Is that<BR>> feasable? Is there any
<BR>> <BR>> > reason I would not be able to charge two 10S
5000<BR>> packs at 5 <BR>> <BR>> > amps each with that set up?
Where is the best place to<BR>> buy an <BR>> <BR>> > Iota power
supply? Are their different models of that<BR>> power <BR>> <BR>>
> supply that should be considered?<BR>> <BR>> > <BR>>
<BR>> > Sorry for all of the questions, I just want to get the<BR>>
right <BR>> <BR>> > stuff the first time.<BR>> <BR>> >
<BR>> <BR>> > Thanks in advance<BR>> <BR>> > Anthony
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
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