If the long term current draw will be less than 10A or so, you could use an in rush limiting resistor. That is a resistor with a negative temperature coefficient. When cool, they have a very high resistance. As they heat up, their resistance drops.
See an example at: http://www.ebay.com/itm/AS32-2R025-Inrush-Current-Limiters-32mm-2ohms-25A-INRSH-CURR-LIMITER-Ametherm-/291623031556?hash=item43e6165304:g:5B8AAOSwAKxWUum4 Mike On June 5, 2016 2:37:05 PM MDT, Gary Krysztopik via EV <[email protected]> wrote: >Does anyone have any cheap tricks for regularly connecting two large 12 >vdc >packs together (one stationary and one mobile) and limiting inrush >current >when they are at different SOC? They both have huge current capability >but >I need it for energy vs power so one has small wires and fuses. > >Thanks, >Gary >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: ><http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20160605/87d17bc5/attachment.htm> >_______________________________________________ >UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ >Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA >(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
