Pre charge resistor

[grebaba]

I have been looking for a place to buy a pre charge resistor and some where to buy a T class fuse for my new LIPO battery's.. The solar retailers I have checked don't have them.
Anybody have any links excluding amazon?
Thanks
Greg

 

[Horsefly]

Why are you excluding Amazon? That's the easiest place to get stuff like the resistor.

 

[grebaba]

I had a real bad experience with amazon in 2008 and promised myself I would never buy from them again.
Greg

 

[green mountain boys]

You could try Newark Electronics

 

[Rednecktek]

I get mine from Donrowe.com which is the only place I've ever been able to find the 150a size with the smaller mounting blocks AND actually get tgem delivered.

 

[gotbeans]

home depot has the blue sea t class fuses
and like every store that exists has resistors

 

[grebaba]

Thanks
I have the fuse on the way.
I have a bunch of the resistors left over from my old car restorations that might work.
Greg

 

[gotbeans]

the tiny resistors work too they just burn out and you can use another LOL

 

[SparkyJJO]

the tiny resistors work too they just burn out and you can use another LOL

Mmm smells good man

 

[Kenny_]

Or you can use an incandescent light bulb I'm told...

 

[justgary]

Or you can use an incandescent light bulb I'm told...

This. I used a 100W 120v bulb in a porcelain socket. The bulb will glow dimly for a few seconds, then fade out. When you can't see it anymore, make the main connection.

I did it by just temporarily holding the bulb leads in place, then removing them when precharge was complete. The capacitors will not lose charge during the few seconds it takes to place the main lead on a stud.

 

[gotbeans]

Or you can use an incandescent light bulb I'm told...

yea those are resistors too, you can just see the wire getting hot
there are soft start circuits too

 

[krby]

Mouser, Newark, and DigiKey have a ton of electronic components. Price of components in bulk is usually better than Amazon, but shipping is (usually) slower.