You are going to find a VERY noticeable difference from high side to low.i'm gonna do more testing with the alien. i wanna hit at 220 watts with my HB6 batts and compare it to the HG2 and 30q to see if there is any noticeable difference
You are going to find a VERY noticeable difference from high side to low.i'm gonna do more testing with the alien. i wanna hit at 220 watts with my HB6 batts and compare it to the HG2 and 30q to see if there is any noticeable difference
I was wondering if any one knew what amps you could charge the batteries at while they are inside the device? Can I use an LG rapid charging block? I think it charges at like 2 amps. Or should I use a lower amp block and slow charge them? Also when should I charge the batteries? Should I let them get low? Say 20 or 30 percent before I charge. Or is it better to charge them about 1/2 or 3/4 full? Thank you
FYI alien has on board balanced chargingIn a multi-battery mod, most mod's do not have the best charging circuits, wether from not shutting charge off properly to not balancing and charging all batteries equally up to full charge it is suggested to use an external charger instead. That being said, if at work or out and about in the car, using onboard mod charging can get you by until you get home to properly charge the batteries, but do not leave it unattended while charging. Most on board chargers there are two camps regarding power supply blocks, lowest possible camp and those that say give it a supply more than it can take. Most mod's I myself am conservatively on the safer lower end in advice, trickle charge is gentler and more accurate than higher rapid charge, for the alien like most maybe a 500mah to 1amp hour (1000mah) charger is sufficient, nor overly expensive.
Remember this analogy, charging a battery is like using an air compressor to push air through a pin hole into a soda can, highly unstable and potentially dangerous, batteries are far more grumpy under charge than in high stress usage. Most IMR/INR batteries we use can, some of them accept a 4amp input charge, but highly dangerous. My advice with 18650 batteries, 0.25 to 0.5amp trickle charge to 1amp rapid charge max, a good external charger like the Xtar line allows setting 0.25, 0.5, and 1amp, where the middle tier Efest can be set 0.5, 1amp all channels and 2amp only 2 slots
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Agreed. But good on board charging is nice to haveYes I've heard, even with an evolv board I still say, an external charger designed specifically for charging and nothing more is your best and safest alternative, on board charging in emergencies only.
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So what amps would you recommend? I have heard nothing but how great the balanced charging is and everything on the alien. I don't have an external charger yet. I'm gonna buy one. But is it OK to "top off" the batteries say if they are only at like 80% or do they need to be drained lower and then charged?Agreed. But good on board charging is nice to have
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You can charge them at anytime. They don't need to be dead. Everyone says xtar are the best but nothing wrong with a nitecore charger.So what amps would you recommend? I have heard nothing but how great the balanced charging is and everything on the alien. I don't have an external charger yet. I'm gonna buy one. But is it OK to "top off" the batteries say if they are only at like 80% or do they need to be drained lower and then charged?
I missed that part. Thank youI posted that above, about 0.5 to 1amp. Topping off at 80% is fine, these are not nickel cadmium or nickel metal hydride batteries, they hold no memory.
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Thank you sir Richard'sYou can charge them at anytime. They don't need to be dead. Everyone says xtar are the best but nothing wrong with a nitecore charger.
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