At 09:17 PM 4/30/2011, Sean Breheny wrote:
>But it seems that the only difference between LA and Lithium Ion in
>what you are saying is which piece of equipment requires that the
>charge current be limited.

For me, the greatest charging differences between Lead-Acid and=20
Lithium Ion are:

1) extremely accurate voltage required for Lithium-ion: end of charge=20
voltage is either 4.10V or 4.20V, depending upon which anode the=20
battery has.  L-A is happy with ball-park voltage levels, relatively speaki=
ng.

2) Lithium-Ion charge current is greatly reduced while battery is=20
significantly discharged (unlike L-A).

dwayne

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Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd    Edmonton, AB, CANADA
(780) 489-3199 voice          (780) 487-6397 fax
www.trinity-electronics.com
Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing

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