K2 vs. StarkPower LiFePo4 batteries

....And the chargers are very inexpensive. I have 2 LiFePO4 batteries
and two chargers.

On 4/14/2015 5:44 PM, Tango Eight wrote:
On Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 7:29:58 PM UTC-4, JS wrote:
I have used and charged two 10AH LiFePO4 batteries in parallel sans probleme.
Jim

On Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 2:48:04 PM UTC-7, Ramy wrote:
Can one charger charge two identical starkpower batteries in parallel?

Ramy
Please take questions of this sort to the manufacturer of *your* batteries. The right answer is going to depend on the details of internal construction. And there are going to be some cautions if not an outright admonishment against this.

LFP batteries have very low internal resistance, so batteries in different states of charge will pass a very large current when connected in parallel until their voltage is equalized. If your batteries are fused as they should be (right on the terminal), you stand a fair chance of blowing fuses if you hook together batteries in reasonably different states of charge.

Here's a *great* time to ignore the "well, it worked for me" replies. It'll work acceptably well right up to when it doesn't.

My $0.02.

Evan Ludeman / T8

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Dan Marotta