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e-Electric Batteries & Chargers > Orbit pro - what amp supply (40A ???)

heliraptor
Key Veteran
Location: Colchester, Essex, UK

Hi

What amp power supplies are you guys susing on the Orbit Pro.

Its rated at 40A, just interested to see what performance your getting out of maybe lower A supplies.

Want to charge 32 cell packs.

My first venture into electrics and I want to get it right. I';m not up to spped with volts, amps, current etc, so far as long as the light on my voltspy is green I'm happy.

These 40A power supplies sure are costly though :-)

Thanks

Lee

12-21-2003 Over year old.

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z11355
rrMaster
Location: 10000 is enough time wasted.

you'lll need at LEAST 22A to do
a full 32cell @ 8A charge.

So 30-40 (once you cover charging
losses) amps is about right.

Of course, if you use a lower rate,
the requirements go down

12-21-2003 Over year old.

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rickc
Elite Veteran
Location: Creve Coeur IL. (Peoria Area)

I have had two Rivergates. In my opion they are excellent power supplies. I have a 30 amp Bulldog version right now. You can get one HERE.

Rick

12-21-2003 Over year old.

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Eddi E. aus G.
Senior Heliman
Location: Gerlingen. Germany.

My 30 cell NiCDs peak at 49-51 volts; at 4.5 A the charger (robbe maxamp) draws some 20+ A @ 13,8 V ... you do the maths for 32 cells ... I'd go for 30-40 amps continuous, too (in fact I got a Maas 9400).

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12-21-2003 Over year old.

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chris-fry
Senior Heliman
Location: I guess it is called Ohio???

minimum A charge.....

The absolute BARE minimum you can use and get away with on the Orbit would be 15A. I use a 23A at the shop on several chargers at once, and I see nothing any different than using 1 charger at a time. This 23A supply is the switching type, too.

Figure, the Orbit needs around 750mA to function. And uses upto 8A on the Pro 6.3. So, there you are looking at 9A. In a perfect world, you can get away with 10A, but since this is the real world, 15A is a bare minimum suggestion. 23A @ 13.8 VDC is more than suffice to charge a 32 cell NiCad on a Pro 6.3 Orbit!!!

Only my opinion......

Auto practice is when you have a problem!!! XFC Pilot '05 A/C

01-11-2004 Over year old.

Andi G
Veteran
Location: Switzerland

Hi,

it's not that easy. If you charge 32 cells with 1.65Vmax at 8 amps you'll need 422W (1.65*32*8). Divide it by 13.8V and you'll see that you need 30.6A... not including losses and the current that the charger needs for itself.
But can the Orbit Pro really charge with 8A up to 50V?

Regards,

Andi

01-11-2004 Over year old.

Ace Dude
Elite Veteran
Location: USA

I use nothing but Astron power supplies with my chargers.

http://www.astroncorp.com

These are what the Amateur Radio Operators (Hams) swear by to power their expensive radio equipment. An Astron power supply will last for years.

01-11-2004 Over year old.

rscamp
Veteran
Location: Ontario, Canada

As a frame of reference, I trip out a 30 Amp switching supply near the end of the charge with 24 cells.

Rob

01-11-2004 Over year old.

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chris-fry
Senior Heliman
Location: I guess it is called Ohio???

Max number of cells an Orbit Pro can charge is 32. So, whatever 32 cells equals, is pretty much how much V it can produce. But I've seen stranger things happen.

Auto practice is when you have a problem!!! XFC Pilot '05 A/C

01-12-2004 Over year old.

Ace Dude
Elite Veteran
Location: USA

The current is the issue, not the voltage....

01-12-2004 Over year old.

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