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EEVblog #919 - How To Charge Li-Ion/LiPo Batteries With A Power Supply
Why people recommend it
Dave Jones shows how to charge Li-ion and LiPo cells from a bench supply using constant current then constant voltage; followed by people charging single 18650 cells.
In their words
I was attempting to charge a LiPo battery using a bench power supply as described by Dave Jones.
Nick Gammon on electronics.stackexchange.com, Oct 2017. CC BY-SA.
EEVblog #919 - How To Charge Li-Ion/LiPo Batteries With A Power Supply
MicroservicesOnDDD on electronics.stackexchange.com, Jan 2019. CC BY-SA.
Or more specifically, if the charger just supplies power and the BMS of the actual battery manages the charging, or if the charger actually charges the battery as described in this video by EEVblog, which for me would suggest that there would be problems when hooking into the charger's power.
Gaweringo on electronics.stackexchange.com, Oct 2022. CC BY-SA.
