i checked my evolve charger already before ordering and it didnt. think its just a very lucky find by groetech!
that manufacturer seems to supply for pedelecs and hover boards. think it was just a cheap way for them to supply different end of charge states for different manufacturers of e-vehicles/tools. not everyone wants to charge to 42V, but insteads wants to increase lifetime!
I have the meanwell 48volt and its adjustable without having to mod it. Nice but finicky and for a couple more bucks thereās better ones
This is a nice one for the car
But if u get a bulk charger it canāt be for lead acid!!! Donāt remember why.
Adjustable current as well? Usually the default current limit is ~130% of the rated power, and the PSU ends up getting fried without the mod.
It has a potentiometer tiny screw that adjusts the voltage and the current follows. Itās been good and if it is pushed to its max of 400watts too long it slows down and I have to twist the little screw
Hereās a whole slew of stuff from tiny to gigantic.
All 48 about (12s)
http://www.trcelectronics.com/48-volt-power-supplies-chassis-6.shtml
How do cells respond to charging or discharging when theyāre in series and unbalanced? Does it further distance them or suck more from the weaker? I do the bulk charging and monitoring/balancing and have found stuff stays close a
Ah, thatās the voltage control. Be careful with that. But then again, with a 400 watt power supply you might not need to worry about maxing it out haha.
LiPo cells vary in both capacity and internal resistance, and both factors determine how much power is actually used from each cell. Meaning that it ādistances them furtherā and does not āsuck more from the weakerā in a series configuration.
In a parallel configuration, the opposite is true. If one cell is a bit over discharged, the other cells will actually charge that cell, meaning it will āsuck more from the weakerā. There are more risks associated with parallel charging/discharging though.
Iād thought parallel was safer in charging and discharging as any cells that were out of balance are not sucked from but leveled by the parallel cells. No cell can get its voltage above or below its paralleled cells so no risk of it dropping too low or high
In series since the current is forced through every cell I can imagine a cell with higher resistance will get warmer and maybe some energy that would be going into that cell is lost and unbalancing could happen that way but how could series cells become unbalanced. And on discharge the higher resistance cell will get warmer and waste and maybe it snowballsā¦warmer increases resistance and less current can flow
What if one of your cells went kaput? Then all of your other cells would get drained, and they would go kaput as well. Tesla solves this problem by putting a fuse on each cell, and in case a cell accidentally shorts, the fuse blows, and saves the rest of the cells. Iām not saying itās unsafe, Iāve done it before, you just really need to understand the risks and proceed accordingly.
Thatās pretty much how it works. The internal resistance introduces a voltage drop as well, which means that the cell wonāt get charged as much. And the same thing happens when you charge them.
What does happen if one of ur parallel or series cells goes kaput?
(Kaput being a state with low ability to hold a charge, greatly decreasing the energy it could hold, and if charged solo it would hit max charge and max discharge faster than a healthy cell)
My guess isā¦in a parallel arrangement all cells must have the same voltage soā¦yea all the cells in parallel would have their voltages dropping quick on discharge and raised quickly on charging. Not dangerous but less of the parallel cells capacity would be usable even though all those cells would be good. Safe but lame storage performance from pack
In seriesā¦a kaput cell is going to be forced to low and high voltages and dangerous but wonāt decrease the pack performance really. What u think?
Have you measured the lowest voltage it will charge at?
The cell could self-discharge itself and other cells that are connected in parallel. Honestly, weāre kind-of going off topic now.
Im back on topic. I do like to wander from topic though sorry. Hereās my single cell lipo charger converted from my phone charger. Just made it. Working. I only had one low cell and balancing by discharging wouldāve been a waste. full voltage is 5.2 though so have to watch it. non-adjustable, but hoping someone can tell me how to adjust it.
since it charges at 5.2 and stated to charge 700ma and Iām connecting it to my battery at 3.2 volts will the current be more than if it was at 4.2? current decreasing as the voltages get closer? could you charge a single cell with a 50 volt charger if you decreased the amps a lot? Iāll have to figure the current with my multimeter. I guess just switch to current. ā¦tried that and am reminded that my mulitmeter current meter is broken. probably by meand why would anyone charge to 5.2? Iāve seen a lot of odd higher numbers for phones.
Open it up and see whatās inside. If there are any chips that look like this: 
that might be the control chip, and you might be able to Google the part number and see how the voltage is adjusted (usually via resistors). Then, you might be able to change the resistors to match 4.2v. Be careful!
Edit: Also, if the case is heat-sealed, you can pour gasoline (Iām not kidding here) into the crack, wait a bit, then it will open freely. Gasoline tends to weaken/eat through a lot of plastics.
can i use the single cell charger at the same time as charging everything in series at the main leads to 50v? iām guessing yes but would like to be sure.
getting lazy iāll likely just find a 4.2 volt charger. I dont have any resistors around.
@whitepony it seems the websites only option is in German, do the ship to the US or is there a way to get one of these chargers to the US?
like I said, the manufacturer is modiary and I think its this charger: http://m.alibaba.com/product/60451408649/Electric-Tool-Lithium-Battery-Charger-42V.html
youll probably find it somewhere else too!
Something like this would be nice because I want to go 11s
Is the Ajustable āPotiā in the middle picture the small Yellow knob ??
yea 
DROK:
Numerical Control Voltage Regulator DC 8-60V to 10-120V 15A Boost Converter, Constant Voltage Current Step Up Module Adjustable Output 48V 24V 12V DC Power Supply with LED Display
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GFVI6R6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_j3lRxb0CND1GD
Have you tried a range test at 40.5 V to see the diffefence in range ?
