Yes, it is absolutely safe to charge a device with a charger that has more current capacity than needed. Ohm's law tells us the relation between current, voltage, and resistance:
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This will all be powered by an ExpertPower 12v 8ah sealed lead acid battery, however I do not know if it can handle the load that I will put on it. for constant current discharge, down to a cell voltage of 1.75v (more of that later!) current period capacity 0.4A 20Hr 8.0Ah 4.8A 1Hr 4.8Ah 16.5A 10min 2.8Ah so there''s quite a capacity penalty
A battery can supply power based on its specifications. Most batteries offer a continuous power rating of 5 to 8 kilowatts. This capability allows them to power several
$begingroup$ You should look in the datasheet of that AA battery and check the discharge curves. That gives you an indication.Note that the highest discharge
$begingroup$ It is usually okay to have a supply which can output more current than devices expect, but some kinds of devices are only suitable for devices which have current limits. If a typical 0.25A fuse is fed by a supply that will current limit at 10A, for example, and its output is shorted, the fuse will interrupt the current.
A 12vdc lead acid car battery can supply a lot more continuous current then a much smaller 12 volt battery. Small 9 volt batteries are designed to power smoke alarms for a couple of years but won''t supply 150ma for even a
Depends on the battery chemistry. For lithium ion, it''s usually not a problem and can even be a benefit. For NiMH, a charging current that is too low can make it dificult for the charger to detect the point where the battery is full, which can lead to overcharging and overheating the battery.
Whereas the Makita BL1850B 5 Amp/hr battery uses the Sony Murata VTC5 cells or the Samsung equivalent has an output 20 amps per bank or 40 amps total, so under heavy loads the BL1850B battery can deliver far more current than the BL1860B battery and not get as hot in the process, but for a shorter run time.
But it can only supply about 1A of current. Put the 2N3055; This method might solve the problem. The output current of 7805 flows to a base of 2N3055. It will allow a much
The Victron Energy Orion-Tr non-isolated DC-DC converter is a compact, high efficiency (>95% at full load) converter for reducing the voltage from a 24V battery source to a nominal 12V output. This is useful if your vehicle has a 24V starter
This laptop adapter supplies an output voltage of 19 V and a maximum output current of 3.42 A, well above your original adapter''s 2A maximum. This doesn''t mean your device will consume 3.42 A when its powered with this adapter; it
How Many Amps Are in a 12-Volt Car Battery? A 12-volt car battery typically has an amperage rating between 40 and 80 amps. However, some high-performance car batteries can have an amperage rating of up to 1000 amps. The amperage
As a rule of thumb small li-ion or li-poly batteries can be charged and discharged at around 1C. "C" is a unit of measure for current equal to the cell capacity divided by one hour; so for a 200mAh battery, 1C is 200mA.
As shown in the schematic, R4 sets the charging current. As the battery voltage nears fully charged, current will decrease. If you adjust potentiometer R2 so that the output voltage is 13.6v-13.7v at room temp (25°C/77°F), you
Maximum discharge current : 1C. That means that it is rated to provide 250mA of current. As always, voltage can be raised by putting cells in series (but watch out for balancing issues), and current can be raised by putting cells in parallel. If both must be raised then a full array of cells must be used.
The input takes (up to) 1.5A, the output gives (up to) 3.65A. The power supply trades higher input voltage for higher output current. 1.5A is probably very much a peak inrush value when you first connect the power supply to the wall and the capacitors charge, the output is only about 60W but the lower of the input range is more than double that.
Input Voltage Range: 4-38V Output Voltage Range: 25-36V continuously adjustable Output current: adjustable, up to 5A Output power: up to 75W Working temperature :-40 ~ + 85
Voltage needs to be exact, amperage can be recommended level OR LOWER. And in many battery chemistries, lower charging amperage is more "gentle" on the battery. A slower charge
An AA battery usually has a capacity of 2 ampere-hours. It can deliver a peak current of more than 2 amperes (A). A fully charged AA battery has a voltage of about 1.5 volts (V).
As long as the battery charger can provide the sufficient amount of voltage and current to the electrical load, it can be used as a power supply. There are some differences and considerations to take into account when
In theory you can charge a battery with lower than 14.4V but the current tapers off and it would take a lot longer to charge the battery with that current. 14.5V is plenty of voltage to allow current to charge the battery. SO the main question is, do you think I can occasionally charge this battery using a 5A Noco GEN 5X1 charger?
They have ~8A discharge current and are about the size of a ''C'' cell. So you can stack up 3 of them in series and get 10.6 volts if you are planning to wire them 5v strips in
With the battery charged, it will have about 19.5-20.5V output fed to a laptop and the battery will continue charging at a negligible trickle rate. When a more powerful charger with 2.5 Amp rating is used, intended for laptop B,
As long as the correct voltage is used, a device will draw only the amperage it needs, meaning there will not be "too many amps". If an incorrect voltage is used — say a higher voltage than the device is rated to accept — then yes, too
A Pi5 will run on 3A. The caveat to that is that USB output current is limited to 600mA, by default. There are many powerbanks that claim to provide 3A at 5v output, so
Power adapter are rated by their maximum current and voltage, a 9V, 1.5A rating means it will output 9V max and 1.5A max. The exact current that will be output depends on the circuit. You can think of it like this: the
The basic formula used in our calculator is: Charging Time = Battery Capacity (Ah) / Charger Current (A) Where: Battery Capacity (Ah): The amount of energy the battery can hold measured in Amp-hours (Ah), milliamp
If the charger is a genuine 16V/1.5A charger that limits current to 1.5A and lets the voltage be lower whenever you are trying to draw too much current, you can do the initial charging stage (constant current) if you disconnect it early enough. E.g. a 45Ah battery can be charged at most 30 hours if it''s completely empty.
Let the Thevenin equivalent circuit parameters of a battery charger are V th and R th. It can drive current of 5 A into a 1 Ω resistance connected at its output terminals. Now, the circuit diagram becomes. By applying KVL, we get-V th + 5R th + 5 = 0. ⇒ V th = 5R th + 5. It is able to charge an ideal 2 V battery at 7 A rate. Now, the circuit
A battery charger can drive a current 5A into 1 ohm resistance connected at its output terminal .if it is able to charge an ideal 2v battery at 7A,then equivalent ciruit of battery charger isa) 7.5v in series with 0.5 ohmb)7.5v in parallel with 0.5 ohmc)12.5v in series with 1.5 ohmd)12.5v in parallel with 1.5 ohm
An actual bare battery, like a car battery or an AA cell, can be modelled as a perfect cell producing a voltage with an internal resistance in series. So as you draw more current, (V=IR) the voltage drop on the resistance increases and
I am using a pretty big battery with a regular 110 power output to power an led strip, to which I connect a 5V 5A adapter. The problem that you are likely to have is 5V 5A means you need 7A of input current at 3.5V (when a single lithium battery is 30% full). and your buck converter can provide 5A at the output then your lights would
It''s really not a matter of having less internal resistance, it has feedback circuits that maintain the desired output voltage. The 9V battery is unregulated. Sure, you may have measured 3A when you shorted the battery with your meter, but the output voltage from the battery was very small.
So, the two questions I can''t find an anwser for are: 1. How exactly does the Pi 5 determine the available max current on startup? Does it follow a standard or just finds out in another way? 2. Are 22,5W enought? There are quite some Powerbanks, which offer 4,5A/5V and/or 5A/4,5V at a USB-A port and come with an USB-A to USB-C adapter cable.
To estimate the charging time, divide the battery capacity in amp-hours (Ah) by the charger''s output current in amps (A). For example, if you have a 60Ah battery and a 5A
A higher current output can deplete a battery quickly but may also risk overheating. Different battery types, such as alkaline, lithium-ion, or lead-acid, have varying capacities and current outputs. a battery providing 12V and 5A will supply 60W of power (12V × 5A = 60W). Understanding power is crucial for determining if a battery can
The "A" is "amps" as in the amount of current that the device can either use or provide, depending on what it''s associated with. In this case, it''s showing the max power (current) that it''s supposed to draw. There is usually an matching output power label or markings that will show (usually) the charger''s output voltage and current (amps).
There is a rumor unspoken rule : the slower charge the better battery, it seems charging current is around C/10 and <= 10A is more favourable to prolong lead acid battery. However, better read the battery specs and datasheet to find out. Example: Your battery capacity is 80Ah, C/10=8A <= 10A, then maximum charging current is 8A.
You can make a charger that keeps VBUS=5V and source up to 5A, but no legacy (and legal) devices will make use of this power. The goal is to build a 5V 5A power supply that will be able to supply the maximum of 25W to a device.
Is 5V 5A Battery Charging legal with USB and how to signal it? According to the USB Battery Charging v1.2 Spec a Dedicated Charging Port (DCP) shall output an average voltage of 4.75V to 5.25V at a current of 0.5A to 5A. So if I'm reading this correctly, supplying 5V at 5A should be perfectly fine for a DCP.
However the USB spec suggests that a portable device should not draw more than 1.5A at 5V (Allowed PD Current Draw from Charging Port in Table 5-2 of the spec). So which one is it? I specifically don't want to implement a smart USB supply at this point, able to supply several different voltages between 5V and 20V.
As long as the voltage matches that expected by the connected device, then yes, you can use an AC adapter capable of providing higher amps. Can I use a 5V 2A charger with a 5V 1A device?
Yes. Because a) the voltage matches, and b) the amperage provided is greater than that needed, you can use a 5v-2A charger with a 5V-1A device. Is 500ma the same as 0.5 A? Yes. 500ma (or milliamps) is the same as one half, or 0.5, amps. A milliamp is just 1/1000th of an amp, meaning that there are 1000 milliamps to an amp.
If it exceeds 0.5A, that's probably bad for the power supply. That's not the way it works... What battery? What charger? what's the context? Yes, in that case it's better to charge at 0.5A. Lithium ion batteries really don't like getting hot.
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