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Battery Charger for Lipos

Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:13 am
by sirsimon
Hello,

i'm looking for an extra charger for the lipos that come with the crazyflie. I ordered one crazyflie and multiple orignal batteries so I don't have to wait for them to recharge.
However I'm more of a programmer and have no clue about the mechanics/elektronics.
Could someone help me out and tell me if this charger would work?

Product: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10161
Datasheet: https://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Pro ... 73831T.pdf

I know that I have to solder a different plug to the charger then the one who is coming with it.
Or is there any better/more suitable device out there?

Thanks a lot for your help =)

Re: Battery Charger for Lipos

Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 9:57 am
by sirsimon
Nobody?

Re: Battery Charger for Lipos

Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 10:19 am
by SU88RZ
Hi sirsimon.

I can see no reason y that charger wouldn't work.
However i believe this would work just as well with little to no modification (i dont know the plug types?) and its cheep.
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... i_CP_.html

Great idea having more than one battery. More fly time means more fun.

Re: Battery Charger for Lipos

Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 1:42 am
by Vew
Yes, that charger from Sparkfun will work. You'll need to put on your own connector. Might I suggest building your own? This charger cost me less than $4. It uses the Maxim's version, but I have used the MCP73831T (cheaper) successfully too. It's a very similar same chip.

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Re: Battery Charger for Lipos

Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 8:50 am
by tobias
Nice little charger Vew.
The battery connector used is the JST ZHR-2P and the mating part JST B2B-ZR http://www.jst-mfg.com/product/pdf/eng/eZH.pdf.