Battery Voltage Reading Discrepancies

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@Venom121212

Do you know if it’s a float or trickle charge?

This can be found by measuring the output voltage. If it’s contant 50.4 it’s probably a trickle charger. If it turns on and off endlessly (while not connected to a battery), it’s probably a float charger. Trickle chargers will balance a pack faster but float chargers are better to keep plugged in all the time. Trickle are better to unplug a few hours after full charge is achieved.

@b264

A great thing about including the female jack on there, besides being able to watch it charge if needed, is this:

@b264

Plugging one of these into a charger will also let you know if it’s a float or a trickle charger

On a float charger it will kick on and off endlessly until you plug it in to the skateboard battery.

On a trickle charger it will just turn on and go to full voltage.

Most of the time float is better for skate use because it’s not roasting your cell balancer resistors while it’s plugged in and fully charged.

You can also quickly verify the charger’s actual voltage.