Hi Erik: I don't know the answer. I suspect you cannot charge and discharge at the same time. Bioenno's support has been pretty responsive so you might find an answer there.
I believe Bioe is working on a product similar to the West Mountain PWRGate but specifically for LiFe batteries. Then combining charge and discharge makes more sense. I've run the PWRGate here with a marine battery for a while. I could see tucking away a similar product for the LiFe batteries into a go box. The chargers I have I bought with the batteries. I leave them plugged in and charging all the time ready for hitting the road. Kev On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 10:03 AM, Erik Tkal <[email protected]> wrote: > I wonder how operating a rig with the battery connected to the charger > affects the charger operation? Does the charger perform the Constant > Current charge and switch over to the trickle for LiFePo charging, or does > the PCM manage that? Would there be any adverse effects to the charger if > the radio tries to draw too much? > > Thanks and 73, > Erik Tkal - W1QED > > > > On Jul 23, 2017, at 20:19, Kevin der Kinderen <[email protected]> wrote: > > I asked Bioenno about the use of the connectors and pointed out their site > shows the barrel is for charging and the Powerpoles are for discharging. I > was told this is not correct and that they will fix the information on > their site. They have a process to go through with their product people so > it won't happen quickly. However, they did update their FAQ section: > > *LFP: Why is there a separate DC barrel plug connector and PowerPole > Connector on my battery? Can I charge through either connector? * > > On our PVC Pack LiFePO4 batteries, there are two separate connectors. The > first connector has a DC barrel plug and the second connector has an > Anderson Powerpole connector. The two connectors are indeed wired in > parallel on the PCM (protection circuit module) that is integrated in every > single battery pack. So it is perfectly okay and fine to charge through > the PowerPole connectors. Many customers requested two separate connectors > in the batteries, in order to keep the battery's charger attached to the > battery, such that the battery and charger can be stored in a portable > Go-Box. At the same time, customers can leave the PowerPole connector > attached to the radio communications equipment, without having to > repeatedly disconnect the charger from the battery, and attach the radio > communications equipment. However, we understand customers want to charge > through the Powerpole connectors and use various other third party > products. We provided the two sets of connectors, simply for convenience > purposes. > > > The entire FAQ is found here: > > https://bioennopower.com/pages/faq-lifepo4-batteries#c > > 73, > > Kev K4VD > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
