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Re: FrankenPower! Building a 12V Power Supply
What model is the supply?
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06-01-2007, 03:30 PM
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Re: FrankenPower! Building a 12V Power Supply
does it look good?
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06-01-2007, 05:33 PM
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Doo It! Doo It!
 
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Re: FrankenPower! Building a 12V Power Supply
I am so frustrated. This seems so simple. I have tried 3 different PS's and cannot get any to turn on. I got a 400 watt switched supply. Green to black, red and black to the resistor and nothing. Grrrrrrrrrrr.
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06-02-2007, 03:28 PM
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Doo It! Doo It!
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Re: FrankenPower! Building a 12V Power Supply
I think I will just throw in the towel and have to pony up some dough. I have lost all patience with trying to whip one up on the cheap. 3 ATX power supplies - 3 different brands - one with a switch, 2 without and none will work. I give up. Thanks for the help guys.
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06-03-2007, 11:44 AM
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Re: FrankenPower! Building a 12V Power Supply
Converting PC powersupplys is not a new idea. I did mine over 4 years ago. If you study the links I have listed any one should be able to make the converstion. I have been able to get all the used power supplys free for the asking. Check with your local PC repair shop.
http://www.marcee.org/Articles/PCPowerSupply.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20050203235613/http://mattsrcstuff.com/PCPS.htm http://web2.murraystate.edu/andy.batts/ps/powersupply.htm |
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06-03-2007, 02:12 PM
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Doo It! Doo It!
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Re: FrankenPower! Building a 12V Power Supply
I have tried what is recommended in the articles but it seems that I am not finding the pair I need for power on. Here is a pic of my supply - maybe someone has tried this one
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06-03-2007, 09:18 PM
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Doo It! Doo It!
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Re: FrankenPower! Building a 12V Power Supply
Yes. It all seems so straight forward. I must be an idiot.
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07-07-2007, 10:40 PM
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see the glass half full
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Re: FrankenPower! Building a 12V Power Supply
hey guys,
would this work to power a 5 port fromeco charger? http://www.baproducts.com/asccustomp...ProductID=3071 |
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07-08-2007, 12:10 AM
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Re: FrankenPower! Building a 12V Power Supply
I have one of these and it works great on the Fromeco charger. I also use it to charge my Trex and everything else under the sun. I modified mine with an additional fan to keep it cool as I usually have about 3 chargers hooked up to it at a time.
http://www.flyinggiants.com/forums/f...tml#post143499 Here are some pics of what I did with mine. David |
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07-08-2007, 02:12 AM
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see the glass half full
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Re: FrankenPower! Building a 12V Power Supply
pretty clever dave........can't beat it for 64.00 i guess
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07-08-2007, 10:10 AM
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Re: FrankenPower! Building a 12V Power Supply
Steve it will work depending on what rate you are charging and how many batteries.
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07-08-2007, 07:53 PM
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Re: FrankenPower! Building a 12V Power Supply
Here is about what I can charge at a time on mine.
TP-10 Charger @ 4.5 amp Fromeco Charger @ 2 amp per pack, 3 packs at a time for 6 amps Hobbico Charger @ 2 amp per pack, 2 packs at a time for 4 amps Total = 14.5 amps I could not do this without the additional fan as it would go into Protection Fault. I picked up mine for about $45. Shop around online and you can find some good deals on them. |
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