-=> Quoting Michael Khanolkar to All <=-
 MK> HEy all I need another opinion...I am gonn aget a peak charger but
 MK> what kind?  I was leaning toward a Pro Tech AC/DC digital peak...I like
 MK> it beacuse it is  AC/DC and u can charge a pack on connectors and
 MK> trickle charge at the same  time...
 MK> but I also was thinking of getting a Novak Digi pk plus. w/ cooling
 MK> fan.  But  the only down fall to that is that if I get a DC i have to
 MK> lug aroung a damn  power supply...
 MK> WELL?  Whats it gonna be?  I willlbe charging probably 6c
 MK> 1400's(sanyo) 7c 1800's(panasonic)
   Forget both of 'em.  Buy a Tekin BC48 or it's AC/DC cousin, the BC67.
   The Pro-Tech peak chargers tend to shut off early under extreme 
   conditions, such as crowded pits or very hot temperatures.  I've seen
   nothing but problems with the Novak chargers at the tracks I've been to.
   One advantage I have noticed since I switched to DC only chargers w/ an
   external power supply, is that when the pits get crowded, and the AC line
   voltage begins to drop, even cheaper power supplies seem to maintain a
   constant voltage better than the built in ones in AC/DC chargers.
   I use a Pyramid 14 amp unit ($64.00 at Hobby Warehouse) with an external
   muffin fan to power both a Tekin BC48 and a Turbo Thirty.  Even when both
   units are charging at 5 amps or so this baby manages to keep the DC at
   around 13.5 volts.  Thats with a constant 11.5+ amp load! (5 amps for each
   charger + 1.2 amps for two 12v fans + the chargers additional overhead.)
   The fans are used for the power supply and the BC48, the T30 has a built
   in fan.  The fan on the BC48 really is overkill, cause it dosen't generate
   much heat anyways.  Cool electronics are happy electronics! 
                     
... Optimist: owner of a Yugo equipped with a radar detector!  
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