diff --git a/content/maker-things/_index.md b/content/maker-things/_index.md index fc789e2..25835f0 100644 --- a/content/maker-things/_index.md +++ b/content/maker-things/_index.md @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ insert_anchor_links = "right" Click on a link in the list below to go to that page: +1. [Battery discharge curves](../../maker-things/battery-discharge-curves) 1. [Electronics tips](../../maker-things/electronics-tips) 1. [GRBL_ESP32 tips](../../maker-things/grbl-esp32-tips) 1. [How to properly level your 3D printer](../../maker-things/how-to-properly-level-your-3d-printer) diff --git a/content/maker-things/battery-discharge-curves.md b/content/maker-things/battery-discharge-curves.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d4dcd7c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/maker-things/battery-discharge-curves.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ ++++ +title = "Battery discharge curves" +weight = 1 +sort_by = "weight" +insert_anchor_links = "right" ++++ +I wanted to buy some Sony VTC6 batteries, and I was wary of fakes, so I wrote a [battery discharge calculator](https://gitlab.com/stavros/battery-discharge-calculator/) with an associated hardware component (just a simple current and voltage sensor). I then took some measurements of my known-good batteries, and the new ones I bought. + +The methodology was the following: I connected the battery to the sensor, and the sensor to a configurable load. I set the load to draw a certain amount of amps until it reached a cutoff voltage, and then to stop. I then plotted mAh drawn versus voltage, as well as amps drawn. + +The batteries I connected were in various states of use, and various configurations (for various reasons, I couldn't test single cells). The configuration, state of the battery and provenance are mentioned below. + +Here are the graphs: + +## Genuine Sony VTC6 + +This is a genuine (as far as I can tell) Sony VTC6, fairly used in high amp draw situations (I use it in my plane), in a 3S configuration: + +![curve_old-3s_2021-09-08_02-53-53.png](../../resources/58a35a63ebd14513b13a8e50c6938289.png) + +You can see that it output around 2600 mAh before I stopped it at 3V, which is quite good. + +## Fake Sony VTC6 + +This is a pretty blatantly fake "Sony VTC6", brand new, in a 2S configuration: + +![curve_new-vtc6_2021-09-08_18-54-58.png](../../resources/1be705ff4fe44682b6491cf8631effe7.png) + +The performance falls off a cliff after around 3.6V, and it only outputs 1600 mAh before it dies completely. + +* * * + +

+Last updated on September 08, 2021. For any questions/feedback, +email me at hi@stavros.io. +

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