Battery Stations

[safiq10]

Looks like a dead post but what does your guys battery station look like. I've seen some super cheap and effective ones, Then I saw some expensive and fancy looking ones. Our team is planning on make a station where we can charge not only our 4 batteries but have 4 extra slots to charge other teams batteries. We would like ideas on how to make and what better way than looking at past examples.

[theawesome1730]

We have a relatively simple wooden cart with dual 3 battery chargers. We have the space to mount 2 more so we can charge 12 batteries simultaneously. So far it has held up well and should for the foreseeable future. Simple is usually the best route to take although complex done well is quite enjoyable too

[jtus]

Here is our charging station it can charge 9 batteries.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/at...d=13787508 78

[evanperryg]

Originally Posted by jtus

Here is our charging station it can charge 9 batteries.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/at...d=13787508 78

I want that.

My team is working on a smart battery box. We have a single 3-bay charger, and we are designing a system that will use these 3 to charge up to 12 batteries. An arduino controls 3 banks of 4 batteries. When the battery that is charging on one bank is fully charged, the next battery in that bank starts charging. We can tell which batteries are charging, and above 12V, instead of just knowing whether or not the battery is charging.

[kramarczyk]

Here are some pics I have taken over time.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Mark.Kra...tBenchmarking#