3.6v Lion batteries much be charged with caution.
If the voltage drops below 2.4V or exceeds 4.5v they can begin to leak lithium, which as you may already know, reacts violently with water and to a lesser extent oxygen. Similar to the way sodium reacts.
For this reason Lion battery cells have an inbuilt protection circuit to prevent them from going over and under charge.
Normally electronic chargers are used to charge the battery in stages, and this is by far the best way...
However, if in the absence of these, you may find an LM7805 (or other breed of 7805 chip) regulator IC to bring 6 volts down to 5. You could then use a 1N4004 diode and a 1k ohm (1watt) resitior in series with the positive line to limit the charge current.
I would not recommend this, as it is an emergency sollution only, and you could seriously damage or explode the battery if this is left attached to the abttery more than a couple of minutes.
The components mentions are salvagable from a great many devices, and can be used in an emergency situation to power or charge a mobile telephone for instance.
If in doubt, purchase a USB phone charger from Ebay (cheaply), and feed the power connections with 5vdc. the resulting output should be suitable for a Lion 3.7v pack.
for usb pinouts go to www.pinouts.ru
I am no expert but until someone answers for sure Im going to help you out and say that yes a 24volt charger will charge a battery slightly. You will in no way get up to 36 volts or the right amounts of amps (volts are like how fast water can come out of a pipe, and amps are like how much water is actually coming out, wide pipe=lots of water; small pipe=less water. but moving both at same speed.) So yes Im pretty sure your 36v batt will capture some electricity and bring it back to mid-low volts (5-15) but you should really find a 36v charger for you 36v battery. if you find this charger keep in mind that the lower the amp rating of the charger (say 1amp -3amp) will take longer to charge the battery but its better for the battery. Higher amps are for fast charges in an emergency and will lower battery performance and life over time.
NO, in order to 'charge' a battery, the charging device must be at a higher voltage than the battery in order for current to flow to the battery.
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No, you need a 36 volt charger.
Assuming you have regualr 12V batteries, you will need to connect them in what is called a "series parallel" configuration. Relax, it is simple. Assume 12v battery 50AH First get three batteries and wire them in series. Bingo 36V - at 50AH Now do the same to the other three batteries - also in series for another 36V at 50AH Now take the two sets of batteries giving you 36V from the neg of one battery to the pos of the one at the other end of the sting and connect it to the other set. You now have 36v at 100AH NEG------ <-bat+>-------<-bat+>------<-bat+>------POS NEG------ <-bat+>-------<-bat+>------<-bat+>------POS Connect the two NEGS together and the two POS together - job done :)
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Four 12V batteries may not be connected end to end to obtain 36 Volts. But four 12V batteries can be connected end to end to provide 48V and push 36 amps. The actual answer to your question suggests that you drop one 12V battery and use three, not four 12V batteries end to end to obtain 36V.
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I recommend Bosch for two reasons: 1) 36 volt has more power than a v28 with no real weight difference. 2) Bosch has a flexible power system so you can get a small and light 36v battery or a larger 36v battery for longer runtime. Milwaukee had their lithium ion batteries out first, however, Bosch had their's in development for 10 years. Milwaukee has an advantage in that their batteries are compatible with NiCad drills. Bosch put computer chips in their lithium drills so thet the drill and the battery would last longer.
Yes, you can make a 36 volt charger into a 24 volt charger, but it is not as simple as reducing the voltage with a resistor or a regulator.Chargers are designed for the specific requirements of the battery. This includes not only voltage, but current and (sometimes) the slope of the voltage over time. (NiCads are a very specific example of the latter.) Additionaly, you need to consider the power dissipation of the device that drops the voltage from 36V to 24V - As an example, if the charger is putting out 5A, you are talking about a dissipation, just for the step down of 12V, of 60W, and that might be a significant amount of heat that would have to be dissipated safely without setting anything on fire.Better to buy a charger specifically designed for the battery.
If you can't get it from your device manufacturer, you can find (3) 12v 10ah batteries simply and connect them in series to provide your 36v 10ah replacement.
v2+36v+99 = (v+3)(v+33) when factored