pipeous
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ya many chargers have a discharger built in but a weenie thing. 3 amp, 5 amp. good for small stuff but would take forever for a larger pack and ties up your charger for other things. just my thoughts.
and to think after discharging nicads we used to dead short them to drain them completely!
for a power supply, I use laptop power supplies. under $10 each from hobby city and you can charge at 5 amps all day with one (I just ordered a new lipo charger from them that does 5 2s lipos at once for $32 and 2 supplies so I have one for each charger here... 4 chargers)
another inexpensive power supply is to convert an old computer power supply. it has multiple 12v outputs. unless of course your charger needs more than 12v, some do.
and to think after discharging nicads we used to dead short them to drain them completely!
for a power supply, I use laptop power supplies. under $10 each from hobby city and you can charge at 5 amps all day with one (I just ordered a new lipo charger from them that does 5 2s lipos at once for $32 and 2 supplies so I have one for each charger here... 4 chargers)
another inexpensive power supply is to convert an old computer power supply. it has multiple 12v outputs. unless of course your charger needs more than 12v, some do.