Sorry folks, I'm unclear as to how to search the subset of power supplies/charging for answers to my question, so not sure if this has already been answered! This is probably basic anyway...
I want to charge multiple small 12v batteries at the same time from one big 12v charger/maintainer without damaging the batteries. They will come to the charger at the same time each week but at different levels of charge, and will stay on the charger for the next week until swapped again, hopefully in maintain mode.
Basic question: Can I just add blocking diodes on different "outputs" to "split" the charger/maintainer to charge/maintain each of the batteries independently, and what would such a circuit look like? I have attached a .jpg of what I think it should be, but please correct me if I'm wrong! It's OK if this isn't a "perfect" solution, but "absolutely unworkable" is not OK...
Thanks in advance!!!
I want to charge multiple small 12v batteries at the same time from one big 12v charger/maintainer without damaging the batteries. They will come to the charger at the same time each week but at different levels of charge, and will stay on the charger for the next week until swapped again, hopefully in maintain mode.
Basic question: Can I just add blocking diodes on different "outputs" to "split" the charger/maintainer to charge/maintain each of the batteries independently, and what would such a circuit look like? I have attached a .jpg of what I think it should be, but please correct me if I'm wrong! It's OK if this isn't a "perfect" solution, but "absolutely unworkable" is not OK...
Thanks in advance!!!
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