My Coolice PSU just arrived

[AlastairC]

Been wanting to upgrade my charging setup for a while, since going for the larger heli, and needed a nice PSU to go with it. I saw quite a few folks on here had ordered one from Ian (coolice), so I placed an order and supplied an outline of the 700 to go on it. Ian turned my drawing into a cracking vinyl.

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I was worried give how loud servers are in the office but this is really quiet and is very well put together. Much happier than trying to do it myself and messing up with the grounding on the second supply. Highly recommend it to others if they are in need of a good power supply.

Cheers,
Alastair

[muscleflex]

it looks nice!

[Andy from Sandy]

Looks can be deceiving!

[Dan22]

Yeah it looks cool! I'm going to order one. Will just need a PL6 then to go with it

[3dx]

Yeah it looks cool! I'm going to order one. Will just need a PL6 then to go with it

Reminds me of a mate of mine who buys his heli's around what lipo packs he has

[Dan22]

Reminds me of a mate of mine who buys his heli's around what lipo packs he has

You may laugh but I did exactly that! I bought some 6s lipos for my Raptor E550 but they didn't fit, so rather than sell them and take a hit, I got a Trex 550 for them. I now have two!

I will use the PSU on my current set up, but ideally want a PL6

Dan.

[AlastairC]

You may laugh but I did exactly that! I bought some 6s lipos for my Raptor E550 but they didn't fit, so rather than sell them and take a hit, I got a Trex 550 for them. I now have two!

I will use the PSU on my current set up, but ideally want a PL6

Dan.

For me...With the first 5000 6s pack for the 550 ... it was only a matter of time until the 700. Now with this I can easily max out my icharger 306 with 6 * 5000 6s packs at 1C :-)

Should have added above that the connectors on the psu for the charger are good and chunky and well soldered (solder all nicely flowed and shiny). So no worries about pulling a lot of amps from it. Now just need a bigger charger :-)

[Connor Sloan]

Ive got one and I love it! Its an awesome PSU and well worth the money! would highly recommend this to anyone! Thanks Ian

[r4nd0m]

it looks nice!

Looks can be deceiving!

actually it doesnt need to look nice if it works. I got one of them but didnt bother with the vinyl as it went into my charging case as a replacement for my not so good 800W that finally packed up.

The PSU is superb, delivers the power as needed and I am sure the support - if even needed - is taken care of. would buy another one in a heartbeat if needed. I charge everything on my PL6 from small to large without any issues!

edit: an since Ian does them, It became almost the standard among the electric flyers in our club - just a very few stick to their old PSUs instead ...

[jasoncook]

That looks the dogs

[milly0812]

I can't believe how quiet they are ! My server psu sounds like a harrier jump jet lol

[Alex Hawtin]

Awesome units! haven't got one just yet but will be investing in one very soon, having seen the amount of effort Ian puts into them!. It's a shame certain other people don't understand this.....

Looks can be deceiving!

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[Andy from Sandy]

You jump to the wrong conclusion.

Sev, if I didn't have a PSU then this one is as good as any, but as I do this is one expense not required at present. Actually for some unknown reason a couple of them don't power up on our generator which all seems rather strange for a server psu as I would of thought part of their job would of been tolerance to dodgy mains supplies.

[coolice]

You jump to the wrong conclusion.

Then why comment as you did?

Sev, if I didn't have a PSU then this one is as good as any, but as I do this is one expense not required at present. Actually for some unknown reason a couple of them don't power up on our generator which all seems rather strange for a server psu as I would of thought part of their job would of been tolerance to dodgy mains supplies.

Andy.

As normal you have your subtle way of trying to make a point once again!
I have tried to stay away and let my customers, who I am very grateful to for their business, answer any doubt you may have, but now it's time for facts and not hearsay as you would call it.

1. Andy Kirby's PSU.
One stopped working at the fun-fly. I took it home to investigate, worked all ok and charged my own models. Returned and working great since. Diagnosis; one kettle lead plug not fully inserted on this occasion. Mains connection was arcing, excess heat was produced and the unit shut down to protect itself.

2. A couple of shuts downs in one PSU out of the pair when running off the club generator, again AndyK & Mike Wood. Also Dean Durrant, same PSU type but built by someone else
Diagnosis; It appears when the generator isn't loaded to much the power it delivers isn't all that great. These PSU's are designed to run servers as you know, but are also designed to protect these very servers they power should there be a problem with the power supply fluctuating. Remember thousands of pound servers are also connected to backup power sources, the servers themselves also feature boards designed to smooth the inflow of power I am lead to believe. The power is drawn from the mains in this case, not a diesel powered generator that responds to load imposed on it. Our one as we know isn't a terribly well built model, having been built right by Roger and moving various components off the main chassis, it now works much better but is still not 100%.

As customers of mine I was conscience to keep them happy, later phone calls on the same day these shutdowns occurred proved that all was ok once the genny got going and all parties were happily charging as normal from my PSU's.

I have ordered in excess of 60+ of these units, 11 more turned up today in fact and out of all those I have had 2 complete failures.
One was Phil Emertons, replaced downed PSU and returned. The other unit, which I have not had back yet to investigate went to Jason Platts. Awaiting return to determine if there is a problem here or other.

I know a question was raised to the MK Club committee regarding the safety of my PSU's ( I wonder who that was?). As a club they had to look into the complaint, on the strength of this I heard that some units got PAT tested and passed with flying colours.

I'll happily discuss any concerns you have up the field?

Regards. Ian
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[Mark_T]

As a club they had to look into the complaint, on the strength of this I heard that some units got PAT tested and passed with flying colours.

Ian, just for clarity, it wasn't a complaint nor was it specifically aimed at your units but a general question regarding the clubs liability in respect of any PSU constructed from server parts rather than something specifically designed and sold for consumer use. The BMFA were consulted and confirmed that the club was covered under the existing insurance policy as were individual members under the 'products' extension as long as the units were kept in good condition. There was felt to be no requirement for PAT testing either.

I hope that helps.