mains charging

[chrisbryan800]

Hi hope this doesn't sound too daft a question.I have a novak 12v charger (with attachable crocodile clips) and use it to charge 4200mh battery packs from my car battery. The charger works fine but tends to take 40-45 mins. Now I have 4 packs of these cells and obviously don't wish to run 3 hours out of my car battery, instead I wish to use the mains in my cellar and the charger. Is there anything I can get that plugs into the mains and I can then subsequently plug my 12v charger into that, and then charge my cells in the comfort of my own home (a convertor of some time)Don't want to fork out for another charger.Thanks for any suggestions

[rcracer]

yeah one of these dude..

[chrisbryan800]

CoolWhat are they called, my charger looks like it would plug straight into the front of that!

[rcracer]

all the info here
http://www.ripmax.com/item.asp?itemi...2&Category=010

[chrisbryan800]

Nice one, thanks

[chrisbryan800]

Could I use a CB power supply for this? I have noticed they do them in 13.8v with a 7amp output!

[rcracer]

you may find your charger wont like the low amp output and keep cutting out, i used to use a 10amp power supply and it gave me a right headache its worth paying the extra for trouble free charging and you have the added bonus of running two charger at once.

[JCJC]

search some of the RC forums and you will find tips on using a PC power supply...........have to mod it yourself, but 12volts, 5volts etc

[mark christopher]

Originally Posted by chrisbryan800

Could I use a CB power supply for this? I have noticed they do them in 13.8v with a 7amp output!

you could but you wont find better that the linked unit