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lincpimp 09.30.2008 07:07 PM

A small afternoon project...
 
No the title is not misleading, I actually did this in an hour, so it is a small project for me!

Recently bought a few new chargers, so I decided to make a portable charging station for my buddies and I when we go rock crawling. Most of us use 1800-2100 3s lipos, or 4000 2s lipos. I had the case, it is for a jigsaw. Just cut out most of the dividers, and trimmed some high desity foam for the chargers. The power supply fits perfectly height wise, and I added some foam above the chargers on the inside of the lid to keep them in place during transport. The little space on the right side is for balancers and adapter harnesses, and on the right I have the cord for the power supply, and a long harness to use with a 12v battery in a car (has alligator clips on the end). Both chargers are wired together, but i can unplg one if I want to. All connections are 4mm bullets.

I will have to rebuild my charge station (some of you will remember that), as I now have 2 MRC 989, 2 ICE, and 2 other Hyperion 5i chargers.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...p/DSCF2562.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...p/DSCF2563.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...p/DSCF2565.jpg

BL_RV0 09.30.2008 07:23 PM

Looks good.

jayjay283 09.30.2008 08:00 PM

Sweet Sir, Ill paypay you $40 if you can get that through airport security

JThiessen 09.30.2008 08:06 PM

I got two of those sitting downstairs for that exact same purpose. I tried like the dickens to get the dewalt logo off - DNA, MPK, heat....nothing took that paint off.

BrianG 09.30.2008 08:26 PM

Where does one get that foam? I've been wanting to do the same thing, but the foam I find is either too soft (hard to cut and doesn't hold shape) or really hard and doesn't do much for padding.

lincpimp 09.30.2008 08:32 PM

I procured mine from a box that had a chevy 4 door truck headliner in it, so the foam was free (headliner was $537 though). Thick foam is quite difficult to find. Fabric stores would be my first choice, maybe they can special order the foam...

JaySki 09.30.2008 08:38 PM

THAT sir, is effin cool.
I have to do someting like that.. I usually take all my crap when we go camping. Between charger, power supply, 4 sets of batts, controller, Tool Box(with spare parts), car, etc.. It's a lof of shit to haul.

magman 09.30.2008 08:43 PM

Nice job there Linc!

JThiessen 09.30.2008 08:50 PM

I get mine from work, but I know there is a store by me called "The Foam Source".

lincpimp 09.30.2008 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JaySki (Post 217763)
THAT sir, is effin cool.
I have to do someting like that.. I usually take all my crap when we go camping. Between charger, power supply, 4 sets of batts, controller, Tool Box(with spare parts), car, etc.. It's a lof of shit to haul.

A slightly bigger box than this would be great. Put some slots in there for the batts and it would be great...

A good tool box is handy. I need to set up a

Quote:

Originally Posted by magman (Post 217764)
Nice job there Linc!

Thanks! I try to make stuff look good and functional, but sometimes it is not easy...

lincpimp 09.30.2008 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JThiessen (Post 217769)
"The Foam Source".

Clever name...

MTBikerTim 09.30.2008 09:30 PM

This the sort of stuff you are after
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PELICAN-PICK-...dZp1638Q2em122

We call that pull apart foam. You just don't let kids or fiddling partners near it or you end up with an expensive pile of little bits of foam.

VintageMA 09.30.2008 10:07 PM

Very nice - I've got the same Pre-Peak power supply and it's got plenty of ooomph to drive two chargers at once.

TexasSP 09.30.2008 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianG (Post 217758)
Where does one get that foam? I've been wanting to do the same thing, but the foam I find is either too soft (hard to cut and doesn't hold shape) or really hard and doesn't do much for padding.

The wondrous place for everything.....almost

http://www.mcmaster.com/

Just search foam and the rest is pretty self explanatory.

BTW, nice job linc!

jnev 09.30.2008 10:38 PM

Thats a very nice storage spot you made there linc. :yes: Nice job! Can you tell me or do you know if that power supply you have will give a Hyperion EOS0610i the full power of 360watts? Here is the charger if you need the specs of it. Thanks in advance! :wink:
http://www.rc-monster.com/proddetail...610IDUO&cat=19


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