Is it possible to use a dual lipo charger to charge 7s lipo batteries in series (14s).
My charger is rated to 12s but has 2 charge ports built in to it to charge 2 batteries individually at one time however I’m not sure if this is possible in series, my idea is to splice a charge connector(s) in to the series harness.
No, you can’t do that.
The charger circuitry inside (basically a buck/boost converter) is not isolated from the input, so you can’t put them in series.
Doesn’t matter, same answer as above. No putting the outputs in series.
if you want to save money you can also use your Charger as a DC power source feeding a DC-DC step up converter. they are cheaper compared to buying a whole new charger.
It depends on what you want. If you want to go over 50km/h and have good power you pretty much have to DIY. If you already have the tools you can definitely save money compared to the crazy expensive prebuild super boards or evolves.
Thanks, I was hoping to do a Trampa like system, less faff of removing the lipos every time I wanted to charge them, I’ve looked at the bms route, may get a smart bms and brick charger at a later date, 14s and above are becoming the next thing so hopefully something convenient comes out. I really wanted to use the charger I have now, really accurate on cell balancing and fast
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I dunno what to tell ya. Maybe the charger designs have gotten more advanced since I last looked.
The last time I looked into lipo chargers, they were just simple non-isolated buck/boost converters and if you tried that you would either destroy the charger, or destroy the battery.
You’d think the documentation would be more clear about what capabilities it has.