Thursday, February 16, 2023

ZS1I Simple Small Projects: Power Supply for Turnigy Accucel-6 Battery Charger (Project 2)


I needed a dedicated power supply for the Turnigy Accucel-6 Battery Charger.  I use this charger to charge the External 18650 Li-ion Battery Pack for the Yaesu FT817.  In the past I had to haul out a bulky power supply that took a large space on my small work bench.  This was not on.  I need to use a dedicated small power supply.  Well I came up with the following solution as depicted in the images.  A cheap Chinese Switch Mode 12v  5A 60W power supply was the answer.  I added what was needed and tested the setup.  It works great and provided the necessary power.  For the price I paid for the Chinese PWS you cannot homebrew one.  (Click on images for larger view.)












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