You can charge your pack at different rates as long as they match your pack’s voltage. The charger will be rated in amps to let you know how quickly it will charge your pack. Might as well charge as quickly as possible right? Eh not so much. Charging too quickly is bad for cells and will shorten their lifespan. Charging slowly is best for your pack but worst for riding your esk8 around aot.
Here is a conservative charge rate formula that isn’t painfully slow either:
[# of parallel groups] * [cell type mAh rating / 3000]
For a 10s5p 30q pack (30q cells rated at 3000 mAh):
[5] * [3000/3000] = 5A charge rate.
Using this from the Battery Basics for Beginners [Serious] Thread, a 42.0V 2A Charger should be good normal charger for the 10s2p 30Q configuration. (Maybe I’ll opt for 3A for 2 hour charging time) . So I’m thinking I should get a 7.5A fuse. Would this work ?
Fuse Holder:
https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/LPS-01B-16R/2298-LPS-01B-16R-ND/11577945?utm_campaign=buynow&WT.z_cid=ref_octopart_dkc_buynow&utm_medium=aggregator&curr=usd&site=us&utm_source=octopart
Fuse:
https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Littelfuse/0891075NXS?qs=5b8eIUDTslkvkxd5rgK1Lg%3D%3D
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