A B C D E

R1 1 OHM 50W J1
RED F1 20-25 AMP FUSE S1
1 #16 Ga. Wire 1
K1 2
4 4
LARGE ALLIGATOR LEADS LD1 12V 10A RELAY CON2
#12 Ga. WIRE
1 20 AMP DPST "POWER" LED ULN2803A R2 1 OHM 50W J2
U6E
1
. BLACK TO U6, PIN 20 5 14 Red
10 IN OUT 2
COM

Female
ZD1 9 K2 CON2

Black

Kyoso

Plugs
GND
12V 10A RELAY
1N5240 ZENER
10 V R3 1 OHM 50W J3
U6F
D1 R4 6 13 1
1N5401 680 10 IN OUT 2
TO U6, PIN 18 COM K3 CON2
U8 ULN2803A 12V 10A RELAY
7805C
U6G R5 1 OHM 50W J4
3 1 3 7 12 3
IN OUT +5 V IN OUT 1
10
GND

TO U6, PIN 17 COM K4 2

ULN2803A 12V 10A RELAY CON2
+ C1
2

10UF 20V +5 V

TO U1, PIN13
U6H ULN2803A U7E
8 11 7407
10 IN OUT R6 1/2 MIN. DELAY 10 11
+12V OUT COM
TO U5, PIN 12 9 560 K
GND D2 U5E
1N4148 40106
U9 11 10
LM 317T
3 2 D3 U7F
VIN VOUT +1.8 V

TO U2, PIN 13
1N4148 + C2 7407
R7 22 UF 16V 12 13
ADJ

2
270 2
+ C3 + C4 FAN 1
22UF 25V 10UF 20V 12VDC FAN U6D ULN2803A
1

15 4
OUT IN 10
1 + COM
R8
HEATSINK THESE 120
2 DEVICES 2 -

COOLING FAN TO BLOW

ACROSS POWER RESISTORS

UNIT DRAWS 700 Ma. IDLE

( ALL DISPLAYS LIT )
APROX. 20 AMPS WITH ALL
NOTES; FOUR BATTERIES CHARGEING.
ONE TO 4 CHARGER INDIVIDUAL SELECTABLE
1 CHARGEING TIMER SET AT 16 MINUTES, COPYRIGHT 2001, ELECTRONIC 1
7805 LM 317T LED BAR GRAPH READS 2 MINITE INTERVALS. ENGINEERING SERVICE
Title
FAN TURNS ON ANY CHARGE, AND STAYS ON 1/2 7.2 V FIELD CHARGER (4 BATTERIES)
1 3 1 3 MINUTE AFTER CHARGER HAS TIMED OUT.
2 FRONT PANEL LED SERVES AS A LOW VOLTAGE Size Document Number Rev
2 A /7.2V CHARGER A
INDICATOR, DIMS AT 12 VDC SOURCE VOLTAGE,
OUT AT 11 VDC. Date: Thursday, May 31, 2001 Sheet 1 of 2
A B C D E
 A B C D E

1.8 V
D4

20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11

20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
LED BAR DISPLAY
USE RED BEZEL IN D5
4
FRONT OF DISPLAYS 4
LED BAR DISPLAY

R10 1.8 M
R11 1.8 M

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
+5 V

U5A U5B
14

40106 U6A U6A

10
11
12
13

10

10
11
12
13
3
4
5
6

3
4
5
6
ULN2803A 3 4 ULN2803A

10
1
1 2 U1 U2

QG

QG
IN
QC
QD

QH

QC
QD

QH
QA
QB

QE

COM

QA
QB

QE
QF

QF
+5 V +5 V

IN
COM
74164 C5 74164
+ 40106
33UF 16V
7

OUT
CLK

CLK
CLR

CLR
+ C6 R12 R13

OUT
A
B

A
B
14 7 +5 V 10K 14 7 10K
33UF 16V VCC GND VCC GND
1
2

18

1
2

18
+5 V +5 V
3 +5 V 3
R14 U7A
10K 7407 S2
TO U6, PIN 5 2 1
U7A 14 TO U6, PIN 6
S3 START # 2
2 1 R15
+5 V
7407 7 START # 1 10K

20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
D6
LED BAR DISPLAY

R16 1.8 M

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11

U5F

13 12
2 TO U6,PIN 8 2
D7

10
11
12
13
3
4
5
6
LED BAR DISPLAY 9 8
U4 40106

QG
QC
QD

QH
QA
QB

QE
QF
U5D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

R17 1.8 M C7 74164

40106
33UF 16V +

CLK

CLR
10
11
12
13
3
4
5
6

A
B
14 7 +5 V
U3 U6C VCC GND
10
QG
QC
QD

QH
QA
QB

QE
QF

1
2

9
3

U5C ULN2803A
5 6 74164 +5 V R18
IN
COM

+5 V U7D 10K
CLK

CLR

C8 40106 7407
A
B

14 7 S4 START # 4
OUT

VCC GND
33UF 16V

+ 8 9
1
2

R19
+5 V 10K
16

1 1
EES
U7C Title
7.2V FIELD CHARGER (4 BATTERIES )
7407
6 5 S5 TO U6, PIN 7 Size Document Number Rev
START # 3 A /7.2V CHARGER A
+5 V
R20 10K Date: Thursday, May 31, 2001 Sheet 2 of 2
A B C D E
7.2 V FIELD CHARGER (4 BATTERIES) Revised: Thursday, May 31, 2001
/7.2V CHARGER Revision: A

Bill Of Materials May 31,2001 9:53:53 Page1

Item Quantity Reference Part
______________________________________________

1 1 RED BEZEL PLASTIC ( FOR LED 4 DISPLAYS )

2 2 C4,C1 10UF 20V
3 1 C2 22 UF 16V
4 1 C3 22UF 25V
5 4 C5,C6,C7,C8 33UF 16V
6 1 D1 1N5401 3A DIODE
7 2 D2,D3 1N4148 DIODE
8 4 D4,D5,D6,D7 LED BAR DISPLAY
9 1 FAN 1 SMALL 12VDC FAN
10 1 F1 20-25 AMP FUSE
11 4 J1,J2,J3,J4 KYOSHO CONN.
12 4 K1,K2,K3,K4 12V 10A RELAY
13 1 LD1 "POWER" .2" LED
14 1 RED LARGE ALLIGATOR LEAD
15 4 R1,R2,R3,R5 1 OHM 50W
16 1 R4 680 OHM
17 1 R6 560 K
18 1 R7 270 OHM
19 1 R8 120 OHM
20 4 R10,R11,R16,R17 1.8 M
21 7 R12,R13,R14,R15,R18,R19, 10K
R20
22 1 S1 20 AMP DPST
23 1 S2 S2 S3 S4 MOMENTARY CONTACT SWITCH
24 1 PANEL MOUNT LED HOLDER
25 1 FAN FINGER GUARD
26 1 FRONT PANEL FUSE HOLDER
27 4 U1,U2,U3,U4 74164 I.C.
28 1 U5 40106 I.C.
29 1 U6 ULN2803A I.C.
30 1 U7 7407 I.C.
31 1 U8 7805C REG.
32 1 U9 LM 317T REG.
33 1 ZD1 1N5240 ZENER
34 1 3/8" GROMMET
35 4 1/4" GROMMET
This charger was designed by me in 1993 to fill a need that I had. This was I had two
R.C. model boats that needed 2 batteries each and I needed to charge them
simultaneously, from my car battery. I could not find a commercial unit to do this, so
came up with a neat project to fill the bill. Layout was done on a 2 proto-boards, one lays
flat, and the other vertical for the bar graph displays. The displays a need red filter in
front of them.
The unit is novel as it’s display graph shows you the time the battery has been charging
in 2 minute intervals up to 16 minutes when finished.
The “power” led indicates source voltage as it dims, and goes out at 11 vdc, this is
needed because the unit draws 20 amps fully charging 4 batteries as you will need to run
your engine or you will walk home!! The d.c. fan needs to be situated as to force air
across the power resistors, the fan has a circuit to turn off ½ minute after the unit quits
charging. Heat sink the two regulators (U8 & U9) to the metal case also. All of the parts
are easy to get, most available at radio shack, allied, or digi-key
Good luck and happy charging,
Dave M.