I was looking for portable power for my Chargemaster 1500. I saw some threads here, thanks, they were very helpful.
Not everyone has soldering tools readily available so I looked for an off the shelf solution for so that you could buy commercially available parts, plug them in and it is good to go. No soldering or figuring things out. All of that is done.
I got a battery off Amazon.
TalentCell Rechargeable 12V 6000mAh/5V 12000mAh DC Output Lithium Ion Battery Pack For LED Strip And CCTV Camera, Portable Li-ion Battery Bank With Charger, Black (Multi-led indicator)
It looks like this;
The battery is small and light, has a power on/off switch, and has 5 LEDs to indicate level of charge so you know where you are at with power during both charging and use.
The battery has an on/off switch and a USB jack so that you can use it to charge your phone. The battery kit comes with a splitter cable so that you can be warming up the Chargemaster and charging the battery at the same time. This is what I do. When I am ready to start throwing powder, I unplug the charger and run on only the battery . This provides the cleanest power possible, no ferrite needed.
It has a circular power out jack that is the same as the jack on the Chargemaster 1500. The specification for that jack is “2.1mm x 5.5mm”.
Before I plugged anything in I checked the polarity of the Chargemaster, its charger, and the battery to ensure that they all matched. The center conductor on all three is the ‘hot’ or ‘+’, and the outer contact is ‘negative’ or ‘-‘. I have attached a diagram. Look for this on the battery and Chargemaster 1500 charger.
The battery is 12VDC output and the Chargemaster is 15VDC input. No problem there. The Chargemaster as with most DV devices is able to deal with it. The Chargemaster 1500 charger is spec’d for a 3,000 mA/3 Amp output but the Chargemaster doesn’t draw anywhere near that. I have had mine powered up for 24 hours and have thrown 60 charges and the battery still has 4 of the 5 LEDs lit.
The battery comes with a charger that has an LED which is red when it is charging the battery and green when the battery is charger.
All in all, it is pretty slick. Small, light, plenty of power to run the Chargemaster for days, no wire cutting or soldering. Plug and play power for your Chargemaster for under $40. There is a 3,000 mAh version of the battery for $10 less that would be plenty to run the Chargemaster all day. It has the USB jack and LEDs. For the same size and I went with the version with more power.
Here is a link to the battery I got; https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ME3ZH7C/?tag=accuratescom-20
Here is a link to the cable I got; https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DX6ZUBM/?tag=accuratescom-20
I am happy to answer any questions.
ETA 06022018; Sorry for all 'the cut and paste' duplication. It should be good now.
So, is your Chargemaster still working the way it should? The extra 3 volts concerned me a little.I was looking for portable power for my Chargemaster 1500. I saw some threads here, thanks, they were very helpful.
Not everyone has soldering tools readily available so I looked for an off the shelf solution for so that you could buy commercially available parts, plug them in and it is good to go. No soldering or figuring things out. All of that is done.
I got a battery off Amazon.
TalentCell Rechargeable 12V 6000mAh/5V 12000mAh DC Output Lithium Ion Battery Pack For LED Strip And CCTV Camera, Portable Li-ion Battery Bank With Charger, Black (Multi-led indicator)
It looks like this;
The battery is small and light, has a power on/off switch, and has 5 LEDs to indicate level of charge so you know where you are at with power during both charging and use.
The battery has an on/off switch and a USB jack so that you can use it to charge your phone. The battery kit comes with a splitter cable so that you can be warming up the Chargemaster and charging the battery at the same time. This is what I do. When I am ready to start throwing powder, I unplug the charger and run on only the battery . This provides the cleanest power possible, no ferrite needed.
It has a circular power out jack that is the same as the jack on the Chargemaster 1500. The specification for that jack is “2.1mm x 5.5mm”.
Before I plugged anything in I checked the polarity of the Chargemaster, its charger, and the battery to ensure that they all matched. The center conductor on all three is the ‘hot’ or ‘+’, and the outer contact is ‘negative’ or ‘-‘. I have attached a diagram. Look for this on the battery and Chargemaster 1500 charger.
The battery is 12VDC output and the Chargemaster is 15VDC input. No problem there. The Chargemaster as with most DV devices is able to deal with it. The Chargemaster 1500 charger is spec’d for a 3,000 mA/3 Amp output but the Chargemaster doesn’t draw anywhere near that. I have had mine powered up for 24 hours and have thrown 60 charges and the battery still has 4 of the 5 LEDs lit.
The battery comes with a charger that has an LED which is red when it is charging the battery and green when the battery is charger.
All in all, it is pretty slick. Small, light, plenty of power to run the Chargemaster for days, no wire cutting or soldering. Plug and play power for your Chargemaster for under $40. There is a 3,000 mAh version of the battery for $10 less that would be plenty to run the Chargemaster all day. It has the USB jack and LEDs. For the same size and I went with the version with more power.
Here is a link to the battery I got; https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ME3ZH7C/?tag=accuratescom-20
Here is a link to the cable I got; https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DX6ZUBM/?tag=accuratescom-20
I am happy to answer any questions.
ETA 06022018; Sorry for all 'the cut and paste' duplication. It should be good now.
