Solo Controller Battery Charger

[Casey Scalf]

I have lost the charger for the controller.

Luckily it's in a really convenient voltage: 8.3v @ 1.5amps

I am wondering:

1) Can you use 9v? I know it's not made for that but could you? Would bad things happen?

2) Why such an odd voltage? Proprietary chargers or is there a engineering reason for this?

For now I will have to just Prime one, thankfully.

 

[Nisouck]

You need a standard alim with a output of 16.5V and 3.5A not a Lipo charger; all electronic is inside the Solo battery.

 

[Pedals2Paddles]

You need a standard alim with a output of 16.5V and 3.5A not a Lipo charger; all electronic is inside the Solo battery.

IDK what they's suppose to mean but isn't correct. First, he's talking about the controller battery, not the solo battery. Second, those are not the specs for the Solo charger, and I can only assume there's a translation problem going on here.

 

[Casey Scalf]

I guess this really means I should buy a desktop power supply for the just in case moments.

Still on the lookout for last ditch 9v compatibility.