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Li-ion battery charger

royston02
royston02 over 12 years ago

I wanted to build my own Li-ion battery charger for a 7.4V battery. I hope someone will help.

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  • benheck
    benheck over 12 years ago +3
    That would be made from (2) 3.7V cells, so you'll need a balancer in the center for proper charging. We'll probably cover this on a future episode, possibly the Portable Ouya.
  • hobbit666
    hobbit666 over 12 years ago +1
    Maybe look at sparkfun stuff https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10401 They have the Eagle files available. May take that and design what you need as a starting point.
  • royston02
    royston02 over 12 years ago in reply to hobbit666 +1
    I would like to supply one to my pi.
  • hobbit666
    hobbit666 over 12 years ago

    Maybe look at sparkfun stuff https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10401

    They have the Eagle files available.  May take that and design what you need as a starting point.

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  • benheck
    benheck over 12 years ago

    That would be made from (2) 3.7V cells, so you'll need a balancer in the center for proper charging.

     

    We'll probably cover this on a future episode, possibly the Portable Ouya.

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    royston02 over 12 years ago in reply to hobbit666

    I would like to supply one to my pi.

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  • colecago
    colecago over 12 years ago in reply to royston02

    This is the charger Ben used on his portable Pi

    http://www.amazon.com/TLP-2000-Tenergy-Universal-Charger-3-7V-14-8V/dp/B001BEXDRQ/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1388536553&sr=8-9&keywords=tenergy+smart+battery+charger

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  • royston02
    royston02 over 12 years ago in reply to colecago

    But I have no idea how to install a jack. I try to figure out Ben's way but .............. just can't.

     

    Can Ben or anyone suggest a way. 

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