Car battery charger as power supply?

[PDR447]

I see a lot of people converting PC power supplies to provide 12v for DC chargers but why can't I seem to find anyone using just a car battery charger? Anyone care to enlighten me why this may not be a suitable power supply?

Thanks

[Make-a-Wake]

Wont work.....................need a 12v battery as a "buffer" from what i hear.............i tried it with just a 10a charger and it didnt work.............

[wild bill]

i think this has to do with my question about ripple current.i have used a 12v battery & a charger in combination & had success,but that is alot of equipment.

[TotalPackage]

Wont work.....................need a 12v battery as a "buffer" from what i hear.............i tried it with just a 10a charger and it didnt work.............

10 Amps? whoa try the trickle setting between 1 and 5 amps max . I just charged my 3s lipos with a old azz car charger at 2 amps had to keep a meter on it to make sure not to overcharge. A lipo specific charger is much safer for your batteries though.

[PDR447]

10 Amps? whoa try the trickle setting between 1 and 5 amps max . I just charged my 3s lipos with a old azz car charger at 2 amps had to keep a meter on it to make sure not to overcharge. A lipo specific charger is much safer for your batteries though.

I don't think he meant charge the battery directly(I sure didn't). I was referring to using the car batt charger as a DC power supply for a lipo charger.

[the savy fluxer]

i tried this and it does not work for sure, on 10 amp or trickle.
trust me

[BILL OXIDEAN]

i tried this and it does not work for sure, on 10 amp or treickle.
trust me

I ran my nimh charger off one for years..
It works, I guess it just depends on the charger..

[yo man]

The Car jumper boxes work great. U have 2 recharge them after each battey but work.

[Make-a-Wake]

10 Amps? whoa try the trickle setting between 1 and 5 amps max . I just charged my 3s lipos with a old azz car charger at 2 amps had to keep a meter on it to make sure not to overcharge. A lipo specific charger is much safer for your batteries though.

I was using the car charger as a power source for the lipo charger...........not directly charging the batts with the car battery charger.............doesnt work

[Jeepers]

I have used a car battery charger on older chargers, it does not seem to work with Hyperion chargers.