The device is measuring the voltage as it responds to current. Open circuit voltage has no more current flowing than is needed to actually measure the voltage.
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Riden 6006 bench power hack
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The device is measuring the voltage as it responds to current. Open circuit voltage has no more current flowing than is needed to actually measure the voltage.
With the Riden you can set your volts to 3.65 and your over voltage protection to 3.70 volts and set the current. Then connect your cables. Last press the button on the right hand side to start charging.
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Yep. That's basically what I did
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So I let the 8p packs run with the 3.65v set and they are both now nicely sitting 3.65v open circuit. The reading when I stoped the last one was 0.047A so the battery charging mode on the 6006 would not have turned off yet but it seems clear this was safe to do on a large-ish pack with infrequent checking.
If you use the center terminal and set to 3.65 volts, it will know it is a battery and automatically shut down when current going in drops to .1 amps. It will also tell you how many amp hours it put in, very nice for batteries.
I know on my Riden 12 and 18 amp supplies, cells charging will indeed shut down when less than .1 amp is going in, and it works very well. My cells usually settle to about 3.55 volts after about 24 hours.
Just a small bit of info, the Riden 06 cuts off at 10ma's and this is also noted in the manual.
Ah, I have the 12 and now 18. Great for working with cells and batteries. I was unaware the 6 amp one was different. Liked the 12 amp one so much, had to upgrade.
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