Important: Do not attach large and small batteries together!
See details below.
Option 1: Use one of the chargers that are set up in LIFE 2408.
LIFE 2408 “Charging Station” Main power switch: on the blue power supply
(Set charge current to no more than 1 amp)
Option 2: Take a charger to your bench, and set it up with your own benchtop power supply.
Lipo charger Benchtop power supply
Follow these exact steps:
Do not attach large and small batteries together!
Yes: Yes: No!
✔ one large battery ✔ one (or two) small batteries large and small together
Problem: high current might flow through the balancing wires from the large to the small battery. This current might be high enough to burn these wires, depending on the state of charge of each battery. |
How long will it take to charge?
Recap: This is what’s inside a lipo battery.
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