Closed WYVERN2742 closed 5 months ago
Original idea was to use 14500's (AA) LiFePO4 batteries, but their discharge rate didn't meet our criteria (0.2C, of 600mAh is nowhere near enough)
Found out there are good (0.2C @ 1800mAh) 18650's, which aren't that much larger than AA. https://www.allbatteries.co.uk/lithium-iron-phosphate-battery-ifr18650-lifepo4-3-2v-1-8ah-ft-acl9073b10.html These have a budget of 360mAh max draw.
Max Draw of BL602 is 310mA at with (11b - 11Mbps @21dBm 99% duty cycle)
And can use a nice battery charger for them, don't need a custom charge circuit https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CB81GV49
Since LiFePO4's are good at trickle charging, they're already used in most solar applications, so making a solar charger shouldn't need to change the battery type.
Batteries have been purchased! (#7)
Create an overview of power consumption. Should include: