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Charging 18v drill batteries
hi
any ideas on the cheapest way to charge 18v 1800mAh drill batteries, i dont really want to go and buy a $200 charger, so i need a cheaper way of charging them that will work
Mon Jan 15, 2007 1:06 pm
dyrodium Experienced Roboteer
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The 18v DSE drills come with a charger with a thermal cut out (by the looks of it) and is a lot more advanced than the XU1 or similar ones. You'd get an 18v pack with it too. However more universal and proper fast chargers are pretty expensive... _________________ ( •_•)
Have a look on the silicon chip website,I belive in there last issue the had a look at charging drill batterys and had a kit that you could build to make sure they got charged proparly with a thermal cutout device aswell
Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:00 pm
Dylon
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Location: Newcastle, NSW
i can only find articles for 14.4v batteries, and it cost money to see the rest of the article
Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:33 pm
Valen Experienced Roboteer
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i'd get a triton/supernova for ~$200 and a PSU rather than some specialised "drill charger" for the same price.
you can charge anything then. _________________ Mechanical engineers build weapons, civil engineers build targets
Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:58 pm
Spockie-Tech Site Admin
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
The new AC powered Swallow looks good too.. only $130 and you dont need to mess around with 12v PSU's.. Just plug it into the wall.
http://hobbymodelwarehouse.com.au/ has them and probably other hobbyshops as well. I dont think you will do much better than that for a decent charger. _________________ Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people
Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:12 pm
Dylon
Joined: 09 Nov 2006
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Location: Newcastle, NSW
wat i might do to save money im just gonna take 3 cells out of the pack cause i have chargers that will charge from 7.2v to 14.4v so should work out fine(i hope)
Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:28 pm
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