The ins and outs of Lithium-based battery packs

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So, you’ve got your awesome project built and are ready to take it on the go, but how are you going to power it? You could use a couple alkaline cells or perhaps swipe a Litihium battery pack from some infrequently used portable device - however before you do that, why not check out what [Lady Ada] has to say on the subject? The detailed tutorial on her site discusses the different types of … [Read more...]

A123 LiIon battery pseudo extra

Every so often I have to slap myself in the head. I'm surprised that we haven't covered these things by now. DeWalt's been selling a LiIon 36 volt battery pack that's full of the latest A123 cells. These are the same ones that were used in the Killacycle. (I think they've got a new batch of cells now). A while back, [Jeff] sent in a circuit for using multiple packs, leaving the internal BMS in … [Read more...]