EEVblog #919 - How To Charge Li-Ion/LiPo Batteries With A Power Supply

How to safely charge Lithium Ion & Lithium Polymer batteries with a bench power supply, for when you don't have the correct charger available.

WARNING:

Take care using PSU's for charging unprotected cells. A fault in the PSU might overload or short the battery & that could be dangerous.

Always watch your battery during charging using a general purpose technique like this.

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Datasheet: https://www.math.ubc.ca/~wetton/papers/NCR18650B.pdf

Lithium Battery Charging Tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6mKd5_-abk

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