Dual voltage chargers

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Johan Henckens - 20 Sep 2004 19:01 GMT

I have a bunch of SHARK 6-cell 7.2V 1500mAH Nicad racing packs that I'll be
using in London, United Kingdom.
Does anybody know of a charger that would take both 110V and 240V input
voltages?
If not, can anybody recommend an appropriate charger model and reseller in
the UK?

Johan

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johan@mmdg.org

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kenji - 20 Sep 2004 20:17 GMT

> I have a bunch of SHARK 6-cell 7.2V 1500mAH Nicad racing packs that I'll be
> using in London, United Kingdom.

Any reason not to look into convertors if you already have a charger?

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Vaughn - 21 Sep 2004 15:10 GMT

> > I have a bunch of SHARK 6-cell 7.2V 1500mAH Nicad racing packs that I'll be
> > using in London, United Kingdom.
>
> Any reason not to look into convertors if you already have a charger?

It may be that after his car, and radio, cloths etc, there's no room for a
240 - 110 transformer, as these are very heavy. I know he may be using a
very small device, but they do still add a lot to ones luggage.

Good point though, especially if he's visiting a friend here and they may
have access to one of these, or he may be able to higher one from a hire
shop for the week??

Cheers Vaughn

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Johan Henckens - 21 Sep 2004 15:39 GMT

Space and or weight constraints are not the issue in this case as the RC
gear is part of a dance show and will ship in three ocean freight
containers.
The reason why I don't want to convert is that I'm weary about connecting a
transformer/converter (which a charger is) to another transformer/converter
(as you suggest). I've had some bad experiences doing this with other
electrical equipment in the past and overseas is not the place where I want
to find out that it doesn't work .
I don't know enough about transformers to know what can and can't be done.
Johan

>> > I have a bunch of SHARK 6-cell 7.2V 1500mAH Nicad racing packs that
>> > I'll
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> Cheers Vaughn

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Jonathan Hodgson - 20 Sep 2004 22:31 GMT

> I have a bunch of SHARK 6-cell 7.2V 1500mAH Nicad racing packs that I'll be
> using in London, United Kingdom.
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>
> Johan

Have a look in the "Cells and Chargers" section of
www.rcracechat.com
for many discussions on chargers.

Personally, I now buy most of my R/C stuff from
www.dcracing.co.uk
- the owner is a friend of mine through racing, who makes a point of
dealing fairly with (and giving good advice to) customers.

HTH!
Jonny

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Dual voltage chargers