Hi
I'm running your solar charger (V2) with your large solar panel and a small 1200mAh lipo-battery. It seems very strange to me that the charger lights the green light (fully charged) very soon - when the battery only has 3.48V.
Do you have any idea what could be wrong? Is it still charging when the green light is on or has it stopped?
Thanks, Dani
Solar charger stops charging at 3.48V
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Re: Solar charger stops charging at 3.48V
Is that the only led that is on?
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Re: Solar charger stops charging at 3.48V
No, the three of them are on (red, yellow, green).
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Re: Solar charger stops charging at 3.48V
That would indicate a temperature fault. Did you install a thermistor to monitor battery temperature?three of them are on (red, yellow, green).
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Re: Solar charger stops charging at 3.48V
Yes I did install one, 10k NTC as far as I recall.
And I'm running it indoors, normal room temperature.
And I'm running it indoors, normal room temperature.
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Re: Solar charger stops charging at 3.48V
Did you remove the existing 10K resistor from the board?
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Re: Solar charger stops charging at 3.48V
Ups, in fact I didn't - wasn't aware I had to. Thanks for the tipp, I just removed it and am trying to load the battery. For others to read this post: Look closely at: http://learn.adafruit.com/usb-dc-and-so ... he-charger
Thanks, Dani
Thanks, Dani
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