Is this power supply suitable for my Charger?

[Storapa]

Hi Folks,

This might be a slightly daft question, but is the power supply below suitable for something like a BC168 charger? I use it for electroplating as it can be very precisely set wrt surface area.

Thanks for your help in advance, and once again, sorry if it's a dumb question.

 

[OldFart]

Seems to be a 12A maximum?

The charger says 11 - 15 volts and 250 watts input power.

At 12 volts thats 20 amps, At 15 volts its 16.6 amps, Both over the max of the PSU in your picture.

You maybe able to use it with restricted charge rates though.

 

[Geebee]

Restrict the charger to 5 amp at 6s and it should be fine with a slight saftey margin, maybe run the supply at 13v.
Watch your amp meter to confirm all is happy.

Hobby king sell high powered PSU's but I have been tempted by this as it is only ~$25 aud delivered and in theory should do the job. http://www.banggood.com/240W-110-220V-To-12V-20A-Switching-Power-Supply-For-Strip-Light-p-73834.html

 

[Storapa]

Hi Geebee,

Thanks for the advice. I'm a mechanical engineer so always tread cautiously when dealing with electricity. I need to man up a bit.

I've bought a few things from Banggood recently and found them to be great to deal with. I'll check out the power supply as I need one at my desk at work, as well as at home.