Can i charge a Lipo while in use with simple charger?

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Can i charge a Lipo while in use with simple charger?

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I have a 2000mAh LiPo battery and i successfully charged it with
the Adafruit micro Lipo charger (https://www.adafruit.com/products/1304).
Can i split the battery cable in order to have it plugged to the charger AND
a low power circuit (aprox 40mA, 50mA max)?

The idea would be to charge the lipo when power available, and use the
battery otherwise. I am aware that there is another lipo charger from adafruit
that is intended specifically for such purpose (i have 2, but already
used in other projects ^^), but can i make this simple hack to do this?

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Re: Can i charge a Lipo while in use with simple charger?

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Yes. That will work.

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Re: Can i charge a Lipo while in use with simple charger?

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thanks for your fast answer :)

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