[Elecraft] Bioenno Battery Charger

[Jeffrey Wolf]

Hi Dave,

There’s really no advantage unless you’re looking to have more control 
over battery maintenance. My personal preference is to have a maximum 
amount of control over the maintenance of my batteries. This means 
charge monitoring *with digital readout from the charger) that’s 
configurable for maximum charging without overcharging. It means being 
able to cycle batteries to a predetermined degree of discharge before 
recharging. And it means being able to balance the cells in any pack 
without built-in circuitry.

If you’re happy with the Bioenno “blind” setup, go for it. Many appear 
to be doing it happily. I simply wanted more control. My setup is a 
Turnigy Accucel-6 charger with built-in cycling and balancing capability 
combined with a Zippy 4300 MAH battery, both available at reasonable 
cost from Hobby King. I’m not pushing their stuff, but it has worked 
well for me. A fully charged battery will run my KX3 for at least 24 hours.

73,

Jeff, K6JW

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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 10:24:22 -0700

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Jeff, for my education would you please explain the advantages of using a

balancing charger with a non-self-balancing battery over using a

non-balancing, LiFePO4-compatible charger with a self-balancing battery?

--Dave