lithium question
Can you charge lithium batteries with a regular charger or do I need to buy a special charger?
Forum Discussion
jaycocreek wrote:
I agree Steve except when I got my first Lifepo4 battery I wrote the company and asked which charger will work with your lifepo4..
And this was there answer:Lynx battery wrote:
Any charger up to 40-50amps that takes either lithium or AGM Batteries.
If you are buying new, go with one with a lithium setting.
But looking at the chart above,Gel is the closest...And I have watched a couple of Will's videos on setting up your solar controller and he mentions for most the lead acid setting will work with lifepo4..Crazy huh...
ya, I have seen a bunch say any will work, but if you dont have Li but do have gell to use that as it is closest. but I think for our purposes with the lower relitive charge amprage we are talking about it wont noticable hurt the battery you might lose a few cycles, but we are talking a few out of 3000 (cant back that up only an asumption as its not getting a perfect charge profile) you may also take longer to charge the batteries but that is just my theory.
for me, if I am spending 400 or more on a lithium battery what another 100 to upgrade the charger section of your power center?
