RE: I was thinking about that too....

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In Reply to: I was thinking about that too.... posted by AbeCollins on December 1, 2015 at 14:18:34:

I didn't suggest using the Regen's 3.3V regulator to trickle charge a LiFePO4 battery but I was asked about doing this & said it should be OK to try it. It's OK as long as the battery, on first connection, isn't low in charge.

I still wouldn't suggest it as the optimal solution & it requires care - care that the battery never goes into a low charge state as it will then attempt to draw a lot of current from the regulator. I would anticipate that if there is thermal cutout on the regulator then it will stop supplying current to the battery & will cool down. But I still wouldn't suggest trickle charging from the Regen's regulator as the best permanent solution.

I would not & never did suggest using a LiFePO4 charger on the battery while it is connected to the Regen - as in it's constant current phase it can reach unknown voltages (only the current is regulated, not the voltage) - never mind the fact that in it's constant voltage phase it is regulated to 3.6V output

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Topic - Powering the Rgen usb chip bareback - fmak 21:45:58 11/30/15 (7)

I was thinking about that too.... - AbeCollins 14:18:34 12/01/15 (4)

RE: I was thinking about that too.... - jkeny 05:53:33 12/02/15 (3)

RE: I was thinking about that too.... - Ryelands 06:37:16 12/02/15 (2)

RE: I was thinking about that too.... - Jim Smith 06:52:26 12/02/15 (1)

RE: I was thinking about that too.... - jkeny 08:45:50 12/02/15 (0)

RE: Powering the Rgen usb chip bareback - SBGK 04:36:06 12/01/15 (1)

Correction: Regen usb chip bareback - fmak 05:29:21 12/01/15 (0)

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RE: I was thinking about that too.... - jkeny 05:53:33 12/02/15 (3)

RE: I was thinking about that too.... - Ryelands 06:37:16 12/02/15 (2)

RE: I was thinking about that too.... - Jim Smith 06:52:26 12/02/15 (1)

RE: I was thinking about that too.... - jkeny 08:45:50 12/02/15 (0)

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