Howdy all,
Well, after spending quite a bit of time with my mini 6 pole I have some confusing and somewhat contrary results to report.
1. This was my first unit that was able to charge a single battery to over 14.5v on a single charge of an identical battery. Effortlessly, I might add. Plenty of charge left over.
2. There is absolutely NO heating of any components while running. Not the battery, transistors, resistors, diodes.....nothing. All very cool to the touch.
3. The unit will charge a 5ah battery to around 14.8v in around 1h 35m. That's wicked fast!
4. I can see a good radiant spike of around 340v.
So far, so good. Right? Well, here is the rub:
The battery that I have been using as the secondary is gradually losing capacity to the point where it only lasts about 1h 50m discharging at 300ma. That is just over the 250ma c20 rate for a 5ah battery.
Another observation:
When I was using the bike wheel, after charging the battery I noticed a spark that would jump as I hooked up the battery to the discharger. I do not see that after charging with the 6 pole.
My theory:
J.B. mentioned that the coil cores were too small on these units. Even though everything else appears to be performing as expected for an energizer, I am losing capacity instead of gaining it. I think it must be the coil cores, although I'm not sure what the process is that is giving me this outcome.
Any thoughts? Please chime in!
Thanks
-Woody
Well, after spending quite a bit of time with my mini 6 pole I have some confusing and somewhat contrary results to report.
1. This was my first unit that was able to charge a single battery to over 14.5v on a single charge of an identical battery. Effortlessly, I might add. Plenty of charge left over.
2. There is absolutely NO heating of any components while running. Not the battery, transistors, resistors, diodes.....nothing. All very cool to the touch.
3. The unit will charge a 5ah battery to around 14.8v in around 1h 35m. That's wicked fast!
4. I can see a good radiant spike of around 340v.
So far, so good. Right? Well, here is the rub:
The battery that I have been using as the secondary is gradually losing capacity to the point where it only lasts about 1h 50m discharging at 300ma. That is just over the 250ma c20 rate for a 5ah battery.
Another observation:
When I was using the bike wheel, after charging the battery I noticed a spark that would jump as I hooked up the battery to the discharger. I do not see that after charging with the 6 pole.
My theory:
J.B. mentioned that the coil cores were too small on these units. Even though everything else appears to be performing as expected for an energizer, I am losing capacity instead of gaining it. I think it must be the coil cores, although I'm not sure what the process is that is giving me this outcome.
Any thoughts? Please chime in!
Thanks
-Woody
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