On 8/10/2015 10:14 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
On Mon,8/10/2015 3:45 AM, David Bondy G4NRT wrote:
How about charging them when they are not in use? Should they be left
to run down and then charged or kept continuously on a charger?
They should be charged using a proper charge controller.
To expand on Jim's answer, LiFePO4 packs need to charged with a
cell-balancing charger designed for LiFePO4's. My battery plugs into
the charger with a multi-conductor plug separate from the power leads
that go to the radio. The charger tells me the voltage on each cell as
charging takes place. For longest storage life, they like to be put
away at about 85% or so charge. My charger has a" LiFePO4 Storage"
charge setting.
My charger is from Revolectrix, I can give you the model # if you want,
we're moving and I need to go find it.
Fred K6DGW
--Northern California Contest Club
--CU in the Cal QSO Party
--3-4 Oct 2015
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