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Old 09-01-2016, 11:08 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
I grid charged my HCH1 with it last weekend. You can check it out in my HCH1 build thread.

I needed to use a PC power supply to run the blower, as it was closer to 100w than 6w, but it charged and balanced the battery without issues, and my wife is reporting noticeably greater capacity.

Why in particular do you recommend not grid charging an HCH1?
I recommended not using your design on an HCH1.

How did you drive the fan with the power supply? It requires a PWM signal, or did you fudge it with a resistor and let it pulse?
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