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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>
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Chris<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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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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[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>] <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>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you Mr. Mueller!<o:p></o:p></p>
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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";">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"> mike
mueller
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<b>To:</b> General pattern discussion
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 28, 2009 4:23:19 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Iota 55 power supply questions<br>
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<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>
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> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Iota 55 power supply questions<br>
> To: "'General pattern discussion'" <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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> Date: Monday, September 28, 2009, 2:40 PM<br>
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> 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>
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> 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>
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On Behalf Of Earl Haury<br>
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> September 28, 2009<br>
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> General pattern discussion<br>
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> Iota 55 power supply questions <br>
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> - for a 1 kW Honda. You might consider 2 kW Honda for<br>
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> & 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>
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> outages the 2 kW<br>
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> 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>
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> 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>
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> Date: Monday, September 28, 2009 12:31 pm<br>
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> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Iota 55 power supply questions<br>
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> season and have a <br>
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> looking to run <br>
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> > two Thunder Power 1010C chargers off of one Iota 55<br>
> amp power <br>
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> > supply from a Honda generator. Is that<br>
> feasable? Is there any <br>
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> > reason I would not be able to charge two 10S 5000<br>
> packs at 5 <br>
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> buy an <br>
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> power <br>
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> > supply that should be considered?<br>
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