GITUP BATTERY CHARGER SERIES

By that I mean the current is delivered to the battery as a series of pulses where the amplitude and duty cycle of the pulses determine the amount of current delivered to the battery. Some battery chargers do not have a constant current output.The plots can be viewed with a web browser so I can check up on things anywhere I have access to the internet. Plots of the measurements can be made, revealing characteristics of the charger and whether or not it is charging the battery. The JSON format payload of the packets can be viewed in the Helium Dashboard, which also indicates the RSSI of the RF signal from the Atom. You can see my setup in the video below.Īll of the Helium components needed for this project are available as a kit

For this reason, I used to go out to the shed with a multimeter to check my batteries regularly over the winter to make sure the chargers were still working. They have a habit of corroding when left connected to the lead posts of a lead-acid battery. This is why I charge most of my seasonal batteries in an outdoor shed with gable vents. The amount is very little with small charge currents, but still, it is safer to charge lead-acid batteries in a well ventilated area where you are not too concerned about the other hazards of working around them due to the sulfuric acid they contain. Hydrogen gas is one of the by-products of the charging process of flooded lead-acid batteries. Both of these conditions can easily happen over a long cold winter if the battery is not kept in a charged state. This is done to prevent a battery from freezing and sulfation, both of which can occur if a battery is stored in a discharged state. are often kept alive with trickle chargers, float chargers or some type of battery maintainer. Lead-acid batteries from seasonal equipment, classic cars, etc.

Gitup battery charger