Graff Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 Finally made a charging station for my LiPo batteries. I had this old aluminium case that was unused. It was previously used to carry my old Hitec radio..... I made a shelf from 6mm MDF to get a space for the mains adapter, I made a hole in the case to fit an external cord to connect the adapter to 220 V. Power switch to switch between mains voltage and 12 V to feed the iCharger. There's space for 3 LiPo safe bags and a small Lipo case. I added a back panel for various accessories, cables and tools. There's space under the MDF shelf to store the mains power cord and the 12 V cord. Finally everything is in one place. It feels really great! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 Where’s the train ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 I set up a charging station a few years ago. Don't let yours get like mine! 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zflyer Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 Not so much a charging Station, more a scrapyard LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 Mine is similar,,, Although I do have a second one in the car for my Ic Plane of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Disorderly Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 Stick one of these in it and take it to the field with you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graff Posted October 14 Author Share Posted October 14 (edited) On 13/10/2024 at 11:07, Duncan Disorderly said: Stick one of these in it and take it to the field with you! Looks nice. So, 3S-16P? Or 6S-8P? How much does a setup like that cost? And how long does it take to charge them? Edited October 14 by Graff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Lewis 3 Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 It is a 6 Cell - 8 Pack, 4 hours on a 10 amp charge, (40,000 mah capacity), batteries (new) would be c £155.00 plus wiring case terminals etc. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Disorderly Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 Phil got there before me! 6S8P to run a pair of chargers at 24V to fast-charge LiPos at the patch - thread here - I thought it was what you were doing until I realised there was no battery pack... I assembled the packs so they can be whatever voltage/capacity/price you need them to be. It may look expensive but you don't need to buy anywhere near as many LiPos, so they break even really quickly and last for years. Lots of other advantages too. Mythbusting about charging at high C rates here (and all LiPo charging is happening outdoors anyway) - but always check your batteries can take over 1C rates to prevent unwanted explosions, and if they can't then buy ones that can when they're up for renewal (they'll be much better batteries all round) But having said all that, it may not be long now before we're all flying Li-ions rather than LiPos, though we'll still need these larger packs to recharge them at the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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