[NSRCA-dist8] Need

[Patrick Harris]

The issues are June and July 2013. I sent him a copy of each.


On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 6:25 AM, astropuppy <astropuppy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Pat, Karl is a NSRCA member; do you remember what K-Factor issue your
> charging article is in?
>
> *I was going to send this to Karl privately; but, guess its appropriate
> here.*
>
> You want to build a charge box; or, buy one?
>
> I use a separate charger for my radios and park flyers. It just makes
> things easier. Just keep one of your existing chargers. Specifically, I use
> a FMA Multi4 running off a 1800ma 3S lipo.
>
> These are the nicest pre-builts; but they are expensive. Perhaps Jim will
> post a picture of his 2 beer charge station.
> http://www.progressiverc.com/chargers/charger-combos
>
> I buy chargers and charge chords from these guys because I like them and
> they are usually a tad cheaper then progressive. http://www.buddyrc.com/
>
> Power supplies from this guy because he's cheap and a really good person
> to deal with. Pat and I have the 47 amp supplys. Today I would buy a 100
> amp model and run two chargers off it just ask him to add a 12 volt tap for
> small chargers.  http://feathermerchantrc.com/
>
> Do not mess around with 12 volt chargers for 10S packs go at least 24
> volts. 12 is fine for radio batteries, 4S and below. but the rest needs and
> likes to be 24. Watts come easier at higher voltages.
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 10:57 PM, Patrick Harris via NSRCA-dist8 <
> nsrca-dist8 at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
>> Karl,
>>
>> Go on EBay and type in "RC Transmitter tray" and you will find a bunch of
>> them. I got mine from Ebay as well and it's top notch. Most all of them are
>> overseas and will take a couple of weeks to arrive, but at a fraction of
>> what you will pay in the US.
>>
>> Your mentor Mike will dial you in on charging stations. Mike can get you
>> going on parallel charging if that's how you want to go.
>>
>> Progressive RC in Seattle have systems all ready to go, but they aren't
>> inexpensive.
>>
>> Don't short change yourself on chargers. Most guys start out too small
>> and regret it. If you are going to parallel charge I would start out with
>> either a Power Lab 6 or 8, or an ICharger 306B. Add an inexpensive power
>> supply from Feathermerchant.com and you will be good to go.
>>
>> I built my whole system into the large Harbor Freight case with two power
>> supplies and two chargers. I'll send you an article I wrote that can give
>> you some ideas.
>>
>> Pat
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 9:31 PM, Karl Watts via NSRCA-dist8 <
>> nsrca-dist8 at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey, I need a couple things.  Looking for sources, new and used, for a
>>> radio tray and battery charging station.
>>>
>>> I have an iCharger 208B and using a deep cycle battery.  Will probably
>>> get another charger - iCharger or Cell Pro.  Want to add to this with
>>> needed supplies for a charging station that I can plug into generator or ac
>>> plug.  Want to be able to charge all my stuff in one place, radio, receiver
>>> battery, motor battery, etc.  Nice if I can buy all together as a kit, but
>>> probably more economical to acquire as an itemized list and build myself.
>>>
>>> Boy, radio trays are expensive, anyone have a used one to sell with hand
>>> rests?
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
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