I have a hobby charger on the way and have been reading up on setting up for balance charging. After looking through the threads on trying to solder to magnets and the difficulty with it I thought why not use a thin alligator clip on magnet and no need to solder. Will this work?
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I don't know much about hobby chargers. But, that's not going to stop me from answering. YES, clips and magnets will work. I would also take an Ohm reading on your entire lead (plug,wire,clip and magnet) and check that it is very low, or somehow factor that as a resister into the charging parameters.
btw, you can get the small spherical magnets and clamp the jaws on them - makes it easier. iMHO
btw, you can get the small spherical magnets and clamp the jaws on them - makes it easier. iMHO
The one issue you might run into is that the voltage differences in balancing are on the order of tens of millivolts and the currents on the order of amps. This makes resistive drops in wires/connector on the order of 10 milli-ohms significant. Most people with experience with alligator clips know that you can easily get those types of variances in the connections. The magnets provide a predictable way (force) of hooking up things that may still have drops but they are more consistent in value. The also make it very easy to put batteries in line by using something like a corner moulding with magnets in between.
SilverFox
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Hello Jimmyswan,
As Elliot mentioned, the downside to that is that you will introduce some additional resistance to the circuit. Many hobby chargers are very sensitive to this additional resistance, and the result will be a slightly under charged cell.
The up side to this is that the cell cycle life will increase.
Tom
As Elliot mentioned, the downside to that is that you will introduce some additional resistance to the circuit. Many hobby chargers are very sensitive to this additional resistance, and the result will be a slightly under charged cell.
The up side to this is that the cell cycle life will increase.
Tom
