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Is there a cheap, good LiPo (6s) charger that will allow you to customize ending charge voltage?
Say I want to charge to 4.0V per cell, instead of 4.1V ("LiIo") or 4.2V ("LiPo"), for my own purposes. Is that even possible? Preferably, I'd like to be able to balance charge to a safe per-cell voltage of my choosing, especially if I'm going to be dropping significant coin on very advanced, supposedly customizable chargers.
I've read the manuals for Imax B6 and Tenergy TB6B, which appear to be the best-regarded of the lower-cost chargers, and in the running for my first LiPo/Balance charger purchase. They let you specify exact voltage for NiMH and Pb, but not Lithium? I assume those programs might not be safe for Lithium chemistry, but if so, would like to know why. I do know that if you screw up your manual voltage setting with lipo (too high), you could end up with a fire. Even more reason I think they should offer a custom "final charge" setting (within a safe range) for Lithium chemistry.
The closest thing I could figure out was to use the 'discharge' or 'storage' voltages, but those are fairly low (highest=3.85V for LiPo).
Say I want to charge to 4.0V per cell, instead of 4.1V ("LiIo") or 4.2V ("LiPo"), for my own purposes. Is that even possible? Preferably, I'd like to be able to balance charge to a safe per-cell voltage of my choosing, especially if I'm going to be dropping significant coin on very advanced, supposedly customizable chargers.
I've read the manuals for Imax B6 and Tenergy TB6B, which appear to be the best-regarded of the lower-cost chargers, and in the running for my first LiPo/Balance charger purchase. They let you specify exact voltage for NiMH and Pb, but not Lithium? I assume those programs might not be safe for Lithium chemistry, but if so, would like to know why. I do know that if you screw up your manual voltage setting with lipo (too high), you could end up with a fire. Even more reason I think they should offer a custom "final charge" setting (within a safe range) for Lithium chemistry.
The closest thing I could figure out was to use the 'discharge' or 'storage' voltages, but those are fairly low (highest=3.85V for LiPo).