So far, only with the LT bluetooth BMS app which says the charge rate. Ive never tested it with anything above a 4a, but its always been close to the advertised charger. When I open the enclosure ill check the amps with a voltmeter. Also gonna drain the battery a bit more and make sure its giving me full juice, although I already tested it a 48v which shouldve been plenty far from full before it switched to CV
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Theoretically? It depends on the specific circuits inside the chargers, but generally in most cases, yes.
Empirically? Iāve done it and yes it works. Add the currents together and the cutoff voltage will be whichever one is higher
hmmmm I wonder how we should go about determining which chargers are compatible for this. I assume it would be wise to use identical chargers but it reality, it may not matter if one is a 3 vs 4A. Ideally, same brand same amperage
Iād make sure both are at exactly the same voltage. I donāt know what would happen if there was a difference between the 2. Like, would it cause the chargers to āself balanceā?
Iām looking for a decent 6-8a 12s charger, any recommendations
Well I dont have a recommendation given the 8A that I bought appears to be crap.
Additionally, based on the response I got from @b264 , it may be better to just use two small chargers instead of one big one.
The 8A I received is much much bigger (over 2x) than the TB 4a charger. So is the GX16 port compared to the 5.5x2.5
Finding the right charger is important, because two $75 TB 4A chargers is not gonna be cheaper than a single 8 A. But I think two 5.5 ports and two 4A chargers is better than an 8A.
For 6A, even cheaper to get 2 3A chargers
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So like I found this charger on aliexpress. No idea how good it is but I mean you can set your charging amperage. Which is kinda neat.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32922633046.html?gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.14976.185485.0&scm_id=1007.14976.185485.0&scm-url=1007.14976.185485.0&pvid=e8152c2b-d796-4592-b85d-93257e6db635&_t=gps-id:pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller,scm-url:1007.14976.185485.0,pvid:e8152c2b-d796-4592-b85d-93257e6db635,tpp_buckets:668%230%23131923%2347_668%23808%235965%23260_668%23888%233325%231_4976%230%23185485%230_4976%232711%237538%23770_4976%233104%239653%236_4976%233141%239887%232_668%232846%238111%23475_668%232717%237566%23858_668%231000022185%231000066055%230_668%233422%2315392%23925
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one charger to rule them all?
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Yeah I mean thats the way I was thinking.
I believe that thing is big as fuck though. I was searching for a smallish 8A charger and stumbled across that. Seems like it could slap. Although you could just get a lab power supply too.
Id love to hear someones input on this. Im not sure if the adjustability is a bad thing for reliability.
Its 2A - 12A so really the limitation is in the connector. It would need to have two outputs for less than 6A (5.5) and 7-12A (GX16 or other)
Its roughly 8x6x3 inches
At the top ali has an option to select country/language. I had that issue before too haha.
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Lmao same you have to click the flag thing
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that ali acharger only adjusts current, voltage is predefined
led drivers are probably better for that, mine can do anything between 10s-12s at up to 4 amps, itās heavy though 
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Dang it, if it can do 10-12s then it would be perfect
Old thread but for the sake of additional options I thought Iād add this panel mounted XT60E-M to the list here. Donāt think Iāve seen anyone use them and they seem like the best option, secure mounting and loads of amperage headroom.
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Waterproof covers available?
Otherwise Iād just use the opposite plug and fill with epoxy maybe
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Yeah apart from epoxying plugs thereās no perfect solution, there are cheap rubber caps available on Ali but I wouldnāt bother. On the other handā¦
But why so fixated on āwaterproofā? Submerged in seawater maybe.
Millions of rigs running high amps through rainstorms even river crossings with plain old Andersons, long as itās fresh water not even that conductive.
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Yeah more for idiot proofing I suppose. God forbid a stray bit of wire or metal shaving happen to fall in there the wrong way
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