Stop me if this is a ridiculous idea, but assuming the correct gauge wiring and rating of fuses/diodes were in place, is there any reason you couldn't wire up a 1A charger, and a .35A balancer in parallel with a Y-cable?
A timer could then be set on the 1A charger to turn off after a 2-3 hours.
I assume then you would need diodes in place so the current from the balancer doesn't try to run back through the charger, right? Or is that not necessary.
If this is stupid, just let me know, but please explain why. I'm still learning.
Two LPC-series CC supplies in parallel, in series with three RS-series supplies. The 700mA supply switches off when a certain voltage is reached, which is probably safer than a timer but not as safe as the voltage peak / temperature detection that I believe Mike was working on.
My last charger used 2 LM317HV circuits in parallel. My current charger is actually 2 units feeding two battery packs that are separated by a high wattage 12 ohm resistor. I actually like the idea of two unit in parallel with one unit set to a lower cutoff voltage so current ramps down when you reached a certain voltage level.
Art,
How many threads about grid charging are you going to start?
I think it would be best to discuss grid charging and variations on the original grid charger thread, to keep from duplicating information and spreading information into many different threads?
That's not the point, the subjects are great, just think it would be better to continue on the same grid charger thread so all the information is in one place.
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