Hello everyone!
This is my first post and i am very very excited that such a forum exists! I really did not expect so much information on electronics and i am very happy to join. I am not an electrical engineer, but a physicist with a keen interest for electronics (as a hobby).
Now, i would like to ask if anyone has an idea on how "smart" chargers identify lithium battery types. I have been trying to charge LiPo 3.7 V) salvaged laptop batteries with two different Chinese "smart" chargers, but they assume that the max battery voltage is 3.7 volts and cannot charge it more! They also use a small current, of about 50 mA. I have been charging 18650 Li batteries normally, but only LiPo (not LiFePo) batteries seem to be in error.
How do they measure batteries and determine the type? I could not find any info on Google, so if anyone has an idea i would be glad to hear it.
Thanks a lot.