Can I charge my Lipos with this?

[Kinninvie]

Will this do to charge my 12s4p Multistar 16Ah batteries(10C rated)?

http://www.meanwell.com/search/RSP-320/RSP-320-spec.pdf

On Ebay here

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mean-Well-RSP-320-320W-Adjustable-LED-Power-Supply-Unit-PSU-36V-48V-Models-/251663059291?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Test_Measurement_Equipment_ET&var=&hash=item3a9849895b

I would be balancing every 3rd charge and charging to 4.1V maximum.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

You should balance every charge until you know that they stay balanced.

 

[Kinninvie]

I have so far but only charged 4 times as they last me 3 days at a time and thats with 4Ah left in them at the finish.
Also charging to 4.1V to give them a hopefully longer life.
Will this power supply do the job though?
Balancing every time with the battery medic is not a problem for me.

 

[Gringo]

I'd say NO as that's a constant current power supply you have there, designed to drive LED lighting.

A lipo charger monitors the state of the battery and reduces the charge current the nearer the battery gets to full.

 

[Kinninvie]

I am not fully charging it.
A lot of folks use Meanwells to charge lipos

Just put 12Ah into my batteries and it took 5.5 hours,I could do with it being a bit faster really(but on a budget).

 

[Deleted member 4366]

I see what you mean now. If you already have it, you could use it to bulk charge, but if it were me, I'd leave my battery medics on to confirm that the pack stays balanced.

If you haven't already got it, then a proper lipo charger would be better.

 

[Kinninvie]

Any idea where I can get a 6A(or thereabouts) Lipo 12S charger for a reasonable price.
The ones I have found are all over £100.

I have always used the balance leads when charging to keep tabs on the individual voltages and will do this always as I tend to stay with the batteries when charging anyway

 

[Kinninvie]

What about this.
http://www.bmsbattery.com/alloy-shell/27-alloy-shell-600w-lifepo4li-ionlead-acid-battery-ebike-charger.html

I might be able to save a bit on shipping by tagging it onto someone elses order and sharing costs.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Unless you want to stick forever with high charge rate batteries, A lower power one might be better. Charging at a lower rate is better for your batteries.

Those chargers have a voltage adjuster inside, which is pretty handy if you want to change the chsrge voltage later. They'll set it to whatever you want.

 

[Kinninvie]

Definately sticking with these batteries and getting more when they get them back in.
Just found out that the Meanwell I linked to is no good as it has "hiccup mode"!!

Just need to find someone ordering stuff from BMSBattery now.

 

[Kinninvie]

Just to confirm my thinking,1C on my 16Ah batteries is 16A so 10A is only 63% of that.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Correct.

 

[Kinninvie]

You are a star...Thanks(and thanks for the DNP)
If I get them to set the voltage at 49.2 that should give my batteries an easy time of it.
Wattmeter will be installed tomorrow to ensure I dont go too low with them.