Power Supply for iCharger DX6?

[Ken Boyle]

I'm new to 1/8 FE Scale racing and I think I'm going to use an iCharger DX6 as my charger (not committed yet) but need to understand how big of a power supply I need to support the DX6.

Assume I'm going to be racing and maintaining a couple of 4S 6200 mAh or each 8600 mAh batteries. I would guess most of the time I would charge at 6 to 10 amps but might want to warm batteries up and charge at faster rates from time to time.

How many volts, watts & amps of power supply do I need?

Also, if the DX6 is not the right charger any charger suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks, Ken

 

[Eric Mattson]

I would look at dx6 duo charger, it dual charger. Meaning you can charge 2 batteries at once.

I been using a RL power power supply, I got the 85A, been running 2 dual port chargers off it. So I can charger up 4 batteries at once at 20a each port.

https://www.rlpower.net/collections/power-supplies/products/85-amp-power-supply-with-a-usb-port

https://www.progressiverc.com/produ...vZLEECo1FapqGf-Wv0W6FMBurnYimZ9grBlJ83IvUxY3l

Hopefully this helps.

 

[RaceMechaniX]

The DX6 can do 1500W of charging, however you are unlikely to ever charge that high. It has an DC input range of 5-34V so you can use either a 12V or 24V supply. Based on your charging needs a 600W supply will work fine. If you have other accessories that run off 12V, I would steer you towards a 12V 50A supply. If you only will use the power supply for this charger I would recommend a 24V/1000W supply. That will cover any future needs too.

There are hundreds of options in these ranges. A couple of good options new:

https://www.progressiverc.com/collections/12-17v-supplies/products/iota-dls-45-converter-and-charger

https://www.progressiverc.com/collections/24-27v-supplies/products/mean-well-se-1000-24-power-supply

There are also a lot of used server power supplies on eBay and through other RC hobby sites. Buying used will save a fair bit of money, but these used power supplies have a finite life left in them.

 

[Daniel's Racing]

This 500 watt 24 volt is good size for your requirements I think. The input is only 5.9 amp on it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1671995650...044&customid=bf706ff0e12d17f616a3088bcc260cac

The 1000 version is pretty power hungry drawing 17.5 on 120 volt.