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--- electrical:12v:drop-in_lifepo4 [2022/11/06 10:52]
frater_secessus [Why are manufacturer-recommended charging voltages so high?]
+++ electrical:12v:drop-in_lifepo4 [2023/01/11 18:35]
frater_secessus [myth: you can't charge Li with a lead battery charger]
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   * Li batteries are not vulnerable to [[electrical:12v:psoc|partial states of charge]] like Pb.  If anything they //prefer// sitting at PSoC.
   * flat voltage curve - stable voltage over much of its state of charge
-  * very little Peukert effect (reduction of capacity at higher discharge rates)
+  * very little reduction of capacity at higher discharge rates compared to lead((there is a non-Peukert mechanism that starts to attenuate apparent capacity at very high C rates))
   * much less voltage sag under heavy loads
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   - decide whether the charger can charge to mfg specs
-Armed with a full understanding, here is one approach to thinking about lead battery charger setpoints:
+Armed with a full understanding, here is one approach to thinking about lead battery charger setpoints for lithium banks:
   * **Absorption voltage** (Vabs) - whatever charging voltage your battery manufacturer recommends.((see the section on longevity in this article))
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 see [[electrical:12v:directcharginglfp#assessing_your_setup_for_direct_alternator_charging|this section]]
-=== but that Victron video! ===
+=== but that Victron video ===
 Why would a manufacturer of pricey [[electrical:12v:b2b|DC-DC chargers]] want to publish [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgoIocPgOug|a video]] of a big LFP pack smoking a car alternator?((7:01))  And why would they turn comments off?  Oh, right.

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