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jrnymn7
Nov 02, 2014Explorer
Hi, Salvo,
The issue is, the turnigy does not have constant current limiting. Therefore, when I try to charge my bank with it, the current spike, at power on, causes it to go into over current protection (ocp). If I charge the bank for a few minutes with another charger, until the voltage gets above the turnigy's 13.62v lower limit, and then turn on the turnigy, it powers on, but with no current flow. But once the little bit of surface charge quickly burns off, and the voltage drops back down to the 13.62 mark, the turnigy starts outputting current, starting from 0 amps up to whatever the batteries will accept. So, a soft start of sorts, and the power supply does not go into ocp.
So, I'm attempting to lower the lower end of its output voltage range to below 12.2 volts, (50% soc) so that I can set the adjustable voltage to say 12v, power on the unit, and then slowly raise the voltage until it matches that of the batteries, and initiate a soft start with no current spike. The pot requires about 5 full turns to gain only 1 volt, so turning it up slowly will not be a problem.
The issue is, the turnigy does not have constant current limiting. Therefore, when I try to charge my bank with it, the current spike, at power on, causes it to go into over current protection (ocp). If I charge the bank for a few minutes with another charger, until the voltage gets above the turnigy's 13.62v lower limit, and then turn on the turnigy, it powers on, but with no current flow. But once the little bit of surface charge quickly burns off, and the voltage drops back down to the 13.62 mark, the turnigy starts outputting current, starting from 0 amps up to whatever the batteries will accept. So, a soft start of sorts, and the power supply does not go into ocp.
So, I'm attempting to lower the lower end of its output voltage range to below 12.2 volts, (50% soc) so that I can set the adjustable voltage to say 12v, power on the unit, and then slowly raise the voltage until it matches that of the batteries, and initiate a soft start with no current spike. The pot requires about 5 full turns to gain only 1 volt, so turning it up slowly will not be a problem.
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