Lithium ION Batteries -protection???

[wasteoid]

Hi All,

Can anyone tell me how to tell if a L-ION cell is protected or not please?

Chris

 

[sapper1]

What do you mean "protected"?

 

[wasteoid]

By protected I mean a over charge/over discharge protection circuit. I have some that are, and some that are not. I know the difference based on the colour of the shrink wrapping on the cells, but the newer cells have different colours!!

Chris

 

[sapper1]

Not sure but i thought the charger did all that so that you couldn't overcharge them.
I use the same make batteries as the charger,hopefuly this is the right thing to do .

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

My freeloader solar charger has a built Li-Ion battery that can only be charged for 3 hrs on the mains but can be left forever on the solar unit.

Nick

 

[wasteoid]

Thanks for the input guys, I have just scored some L-ions, so will meter them out as they run when they get here.

Chris