E bike Lifepo4 ad on for a Gio Pb710+Lead
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E bike Lifepo4 ad on for a Gio Pb710+Lead
Hi. Is it ok to plug in a Lifepo4(48v 20amp) into the charging port and not hurt the bike? Or hurt my lead batteries. I want to Plug it in and drive it with my lead batteries installed.
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Re: E bike Lifepo4 ad on for a Gio Pb710+Lead
As long as the new pack and the old one are at the same voltage when you connect it, sure.
But since the charging port is only capable of a fairly low current, normally, then if there is much of a difference, the current flow between the packs could damage the connector and/or wiring.
It's also possible it could damage the pack(s), depending on what their limitations are.
But since the charging port is only capable of a fairly low current, normally, then if there is much of a difference, the current flow between the packs could damage the connector and/or wiring.
It's also possible it could damage the pack(s), depending on what their limitations are.
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Re: E bike Lifepo4 ad on for a Gio Pb710+Lead
Ty for your wisdom.I was hoping for less wiring work.Is it ok to run them in parallel?
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Re: E bike Lifepo4 ad on for a Gio Pb710+Lead
I found the answer here, endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=7740
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Re: E bike Lifepo4 ad on for a Gio Pb710+Lead
I have a new ? for you, will paralleling my slb 12 amp with my Lifepo4 20 amp will it do bad things to slb with them having a 8 amp difference ?amberwolf wrote:As long as the new pack and the old one are at the same voltage when you connect it, sure.
But since the charging port is only capable of a fairly low current, normally, then if there is much of a difference, the current flow between the packs could damage the connector and/or wiring.
It's also possible it could damage the pack(s), depending on what their limitations are.
Re: E bike Lifepo4 ad on for a Gio Pb710+Lead
You're fine paralleling different capacities, just keep an eye on the voltages before you do (SoC should be close).
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