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--- electrical:12v:drop-in_lifepo4 [2024/04/12 23:02]
frater_secessus [bluetooth]
+++ electrical:12v:drop-in_lifepo4 [2024/05/21 22:08] (current)
frater_secessus [myth: you have to charge Li to 100%]
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   * to top-balance cells((to the degree this works))
+==== myth:  lithium batteries draw the full current until they are almost full ====
+  * both lead and li chemistry charge acceptance [[electrical:12v:directcharginglfp#current_demands_of_dc-dc_chargers_vs_isolators|will taper]] when charged by a [[electrical:12v:alternator|relay/isolator]], and
+  * both will charge ~at [[electrical:12v:b2b|a DC-DC charger]]'s rated output until Absorption voltage is reached
+If we observed closely we //would// see some differences:  the LFP taper is shaped a bit differently, and that lead Absorption tends to start earlier and last longer.
 ==== myth:  if you don't charge to 14.4v the cells won't balance ====

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