New Chinese power tool battery circuitry
Added 2024-06-11 04:54:14 +0000 UTCQuite an interesting bit of circuitry in this battery that came with a new style of cordless handheld chainsaw. The chip seems dedicated to this style of pack and its charging system. The most basic schematic is breathtakingly minimalist.
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Work colleague just pointed me at this Hackaday article that you might find interesting. Reviving pucker Makita battery packs might be on the cards. https://hackaday.com/2024/06/15/reverse-engineering-makita-batteries-to-revive-them/
Jon Knight
2024-06-17 08:12:26 +0000 UTCThanks Big Clive. Interesting and cool.
Dave Frederick
2024-06-13 00:37:42 +0000 UTCThat looks too close for comfort. Except from the few "glitches" a good looking product. Measuring the voltage across the FETs seems very slim/smart to me. It doesn't introduce extra voltage drop either, as a the series resistor would do. Not sure if that would make a difference, but every drop counts when it comes to batteries :-)
Zeedijk Mike
2024-06-11 18:06:09 +0000 UTC
