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Old 03-26-2018, 09:05 PM
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So my 4010 iCharger discharges at 40a. I've been wondering if I can use the charger to discharge batteries then instead of investing in a separate discharger? I was told recently that the reason why I wouldn't want to use the iCharger to discharge is to keep the charger safe. But I wondered if it's not safe to discharge at 40a with 4010 iCharger, why would the company make it like that?
The charger has no problem discharging. It is designed to do it. Spend $20 and build a resistive load for your iCharger. I know the iChargers like a 1 ohm load. So figure out how many Watts you need, find the right resistors, and slap them on a heatsink.
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Old 03-27-2018, 06:40 AM
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So my 4010 iCharger discharges at 40a. I've been wondering if I can use the charger to discharge batteries then instead of investing in a separate discharger? I was told recently that the reason why I wouldn't want to use the iCharger to discharge is to keep the charger safe. But I wondered if it's not safe to discharge at 40a with 4010 iCharger, why would the company make it like that?
You can set your icharger to 40 amp discharge but it won't get much over 12 amps (on a 2s battery) unless you have it hooked to an external resistor.
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