Jonasan-san
10 mW
I'm looking for a way to hook 4 separate batteries together with a blender and can only find blenders that allow for 2 batteries so I'm wondering if I can use 3 blenders to hook them all together?
You should ask the manufacturer/vendor.I'm looking for a way to hook 4 separate batteries together with a blender and can only find blenders that allow for 2 batteries so I'm wondering if I can use 3 blenders to hook them all together?
I've had a chat with Justin and he told me there's a small chance outside of user error to start a fire because of a dead cell when connecting batteries in parallel so I'm really not interested in doing that. I'm set on the blender.Are you using batteries of different voltages? Because if they're all the same nominal voltage, you'd be much better off skipping the gimmicky power-wasting nonsense and just connecting all the batteries in parallel after charging them fully.
If they are packs of different voltages, then it would probably be better to use them sequentially rather than in parallel (if the individual packs are sufficiently powerful enough to run the bike by themselves).
Using that gadget won't eliminate the chance of fire due to a faulty cell in your pack. So don't incorrectly think you're avoiding that risk if you have janky packs.I've had a chat with Justin and he told me there's a small chance outside of user error to start a fire because of a dead cell when connecting batteries in parallel so I'm really not interested in doing that. I'm set on the blender.
Justin specifically said using the blender avoids that risk. I'll believe him.Using that gadget won't eliminate the chance of fire due to a faulty cell in your pack. So don't incorrectly think you're avoiding that risk if you have janky packs.
It offers some protection in limited conditions, mostly related to a strong pack backfeeding a failing pack. It does not prevent a faulty pack from catching fire, at all. Don't be fooled about that.Justin specifically said using the blender avoids that risk. I'll believe him.
I doubt anything would. I would never buy a pack from Ali Express, Amazon etc. Only reputable dealers.It offers some protection in limited conditions, mostly related to a strong pack backfeeding a failing pack. It does not prevent a faulty pack from catching fire, at all. Don't be fooled about that.
Did you have to spend much money on these "blender" things?I doubt anything would. I would never buy a pack from Ali Express, Amazon etc. Only reputable dealers.
Most "blenders" are just diodes or active diodes. So you can connect two of them to the same battery. No reason to put them in series.I'm looking for a way to hook 4 separate batteries together with a blender and can only find blenders that allow for 2 batteries so I'm wondering if I can use 3 blenders to hook them all together?
They're around $150 a piece.Did you have to spend much money on these "blender" things?
Wow! I was guessing maybe $15. They must be laughing all the way to the bank. Caveat emptor!They're around $150 a piece.
What losses are you seeing during operation?$26 one I use works fine:
Yeah, some of the descriptions for the FET based ones claim they can dual discharge when voltage is equal: