tp 1010 charger input

[halfassastronaught]

what is the best device to buy for getting my tp 1010 charger to work off ac 110v. where do i get it also. im tired of popping the hood on the car.

[Pinecone]

You can buy a 12 volt power supply at Radio Shack or most any electronics store. Or via eBay or online store.

Or you can convert an old PC power supply.

[kgfly]

As for a power supply, you might find this information useful:

The easiest way to determine the input power requirement for any charger, (assuming it is not in the specifications) is to divide the maximum output power by 0.8. Then to determine the maximum input current, divide by the input voltage (usually 12V or 13.8V).


--------- --------- --------- ----------- -------------
Charger Output Max Input Max Input Max Input
Power (W) Power (W) Amps (@12V) Amps (@13.8V)
--------- --------- --------- ----------- -------------
CellPro4S 50 60 5 4
Swallow/Eos5i 50 60 5 4
BC6 50 60 5 4
BC8 150 190 15 14
Eos1210i 180 225 19 16
e902 200 250 21 18
TP1010 220 275 23 20
--------- --------- --------- ----------- -------------



In the US this one seems a reasonable choice (12V/20A/240W): http://www.hobby-lobby.com/powersupply.htm

Otherwise these were recommended to me by another helifreak, they seem excellent value given the high power ratings.

Vendor: http://stores.ebay.com.au/Eparts138-Store (the same vendor also has an eBay store on the US eBay site).

These ones need to be wired up and for safety, put in a case:

12V/20A/250W (AUD$64 delivered) - http://cgi.ebay.com.au/250W-12V-20A-Switching-Power-Supply-CCTV-DVR_W0QQitemZ200117486905QQihZ010QQcategoryZ20589Q QcmdZViewItem

12V/33A/400W (AUD$86 delivered) - http://cgi.ebay.com.au/400W-12V-33A-Switching-Power-Supply-CCTV-DVR-Security_W0QQitemZ200116515663QQihZ010QQcategoryZ2 0589QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This one is all ready to go, fully AC cabled with a power switch and DC banana-socket output terminals:

11-18V/30A/540W (AUD$115 delivered) - http://cgi.ebay.com.au/540W-11-18V-30A-ADJ-Switching-Power-Supply-RADIO-CCTV_W0QQitemZ200116187627QQihZ010QQcategoryZ20589 QQcmdZViewItem

Or you can take the cheap route and use a modified PC power supply. To get a high power 12V supply you will need to look at good quality 600W-1000W PC supplies.

If you only want to run one high power charger (eg BC8, e902 or TP1010) then I would go for the HobbyLobby. If you think you may need to run more than one then personally, given the recommendation I received, I would go with the 540W unit from eBay.

[Pinecone]

Or you can go higher end and get an Astron supply that will last longer than you do. :)

I have a 50amp Astron in my ham shack that has been up and running for some 15 years at this point.

In the shop I use one of these: http://cgi.ebay.com/MASTECH-VARIABLE-REGULATED-DC-POWER-SUPPLY-0-30V-0-30A_W0QQitemZ120138577241QQihZ002QQcategoryZ32720Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This can also be used for things like motor testing.

[RC Accessory]

These power supplies work very well.

http://www.rcaccessory.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=3