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Originally Posted by techhelpbb
Is the issue the charger drawing 6A from the outlet or charging the battery with more than 6A?
Either way: why not simply insert a fuse at the limited current such that no one can accuse you of exceeding it because the fuse would open?
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I'm not sure that would be okay to do. Part of the reason why chargers don't get a lot of second guesses is because they meet specifications and are rated when produced. Anything you add to them has potential to decertify them for safety. I know what your saying doesn't make them more dangerous, but we had to have a lengthy discussion between the green shirts and our team electrical engineering mentor when we built a custom charging box that involved gang charging and voltage meters. They were concerned because we split charging between two batteries. The conversation was lengthy, but educational for all who witnessed it.
You probably could, just be sure that you have someone thre that is very confident in their wiring and also in their ability to explain why things were done the way they were.
Also, what happens when you set your chargers up and go to lunch then return to find all your batteries uncharged with blown fuses on your chargers?
The explanation we heard was that there should be no way possible for the charger to exceed 6 amps. If it was capable, you had to demonstrate that it never could in the mode you were using.