Can this unit safely charge a 12V, 20AH LiFePO4 Lithium Ion battery?
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The manufacturer does not list LiFe as a compatible chemistry with this charger so I do not think those batteries could safely be charged with this charger. Also LiFe batteries should be balanced charged anyway.
299110
Yes. You need to get the correct battery charger for the unit so you do not ruin the unit. FamilyPoolFun com can help you.
991162
As long as it is the same voltage (i.e. 12 or 18 volts). It is possible that you may need to make sure that the charger is for NiCad, and not Li-ion.
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This should work (http://www.amazon.com/Maximal-FC999-Universal-Alkaline-Batteries/dp/B008467K1E/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid;=1373460809&sr;=8-16&keywords=battery+charger). Also, I've been looking into Tesla Chargers which bring the potential of batteries back to 100% but I don't see one yet for simple batteries, just 12V (http://teslachargers.com/products.html).
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All batteries of the same amps can be used in series with no problems! the 12v in series may actually come down to 24-28V, as these li batteries give a tad more voltage; so make sure you got a good charger!
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I think it can but I would have to read up on that. to be safe, look at chargers you know will charge Li-Po batteries because its better than messing something up.
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My charger is a 20volt, but I think the main question is whether the connection points on the charger are the same. I can't send you a photo, but it has 4 connecting points that plug into the charger. Good luck!
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Will work but I would recommend getting either a fast charger ($44.97), a second battery or both. If you get a second battery get the 4.0 ah version at $69.14 (LB2X4020-20-OPE 4.0 Ah) as it has about 4x the run time of the standard 20 volt Lithium battery commonly supplied. PS amazon sells a set that includes both. Love this tool.
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I wouldn't risk it... in my experiences, plugging a charger with stronger wattage into something can cause rather unfortunate problems
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that's an interesting use of the solar panel. since this charger has a 12 volt input. the input voltage is not critical and the current requirements are small so this should work .. be careful about polarity and be aware of some safety precautions. lithium batteries have complicated and critical charging requirements. however these are taken care of by the chargers internal circuits .. don't try to charge the battery without those safety features. lithium batteries should not get hot at this charge rate. you might want to watch carefully for a while to be on the safe side ... you might want to check the solar panel output voltage to make sure it is at least 8 volts and doesn't exceed 16 volts. while this technically should work you should consider it an experiment until someone has actually tried it
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Yes, As long as both batteries are 12volt then this should work for charging and maintaining them.
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I have charged 3 12 volt batteries hooked up in series with this. It works fine. It is best if you make sure that the charge is balanced across the 3 batteries to start with.
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Sounds like you want to use a NiMH charger (7.2v) for the LiPO battery (7.4v). No, that won't work... it will likely burn up the battery. You have to use a LiPO charger.
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It can, but you must be sure that your connection from the charger to the output of the batteries is 12 volts not 24.
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I am using Tenergy RCR123A 3.0V rechargeable LiFeP04 battery. So far no problems.
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Yes , the charger will charge batteries between 6v-12v so you will be ok. depending on wich "female connector" you have it should work great. and if it doesn't include the connector you need, you could always run down to your local hobby shop and pick up a adapter .
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Hello, we do not have any information on the LiFeP04 battery, but the 24v 2amp charger we sell is designed to charge a LEAD ACID type battery. They do not charge Lithium Ion batteries as those batteries need specially designed charge circuits for each designed battery. The charger we offer, does detect a fully charged LEAD ACID battery and turn off its charging cycle until the battery drops below a certain voltage and thus it switches back to charge mode.Hopefully this has helped, thank you for your interest in our products. digitalpowerproducts.com