Jufran88
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I got tired of my 2 bay charger, tired of charging 1 battery at a time on my hobby charger, and didn't want to buy another separate charger for my many different batteries. So I thought, why not mod my old NiMH charger to charge more batteries on my hobby charger?
I can now charge any size LiPo, NiMH, Li-Ion, LiFe, NiCd all on one charger up to 4 batteries at one chemistry at a time! What's great is that it can also benefit from the functionality of my hobby charger. I.e. charge, discharge, cycle, selectable charge or discharge rate up to 5A, and has a monitoring software.
Charger ready to be taken apart:
Oh no! Security screw!
Easy fix, used my Dremel to cut a notch in my screwdriver:
Old chargers' guts:
Charger board taken out:
Used 14 gauge silicone wire for the main leads and 20 gauge wire for the balancing leads:
Also used an extension 4S JST connector and cut out some perfboard for securing the spring contacts:
Voila! completed!
Banana plug posts for easy use:
Now charging 4 26650 batteries for my 4D incan:
Thanks for looking!
Happy Easter everyone!
I can now charge any size LiPo, NiMH, Li-Ion, LiFe, NiCd all on one charger up to 4 batteries at one chemistry at a time! What's great is that it can also benefit from the functionality of my hobby charger. I.e. charge, discharge, cycle, selectable charge or discharge rate up to 5A, and has a monitoring software.
Charger ready to be taken apart:
Oh no! Security screw!
Easy fix, used my Dremel to cut a notch in my screwdriver:
Old chargers' guts:
Charger board taken out:
Used 14 gauge silicone wire for the main leads and 20 gauge wire for the balancing leads:
Also used an extension 4S JST connector and cut out some perfboard for securing the spring contacts:
Voila! completed!
Banana plug posts for easy use:
Now charging 4 26650 batteries for my 4D incan:
Thanks for looking!
Happy Easter everyone!
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