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Conditioning Charger Questions

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Otis6306, Apr 2, 2019.

  1. Otis6306

    Otis6306 New Member

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    Hi All,
    I am new the new owner of a 2007 Prius with a failed traction battery. I bought the car as a project with the understanding that I would be rebuilding the battery. After poking around in various forums I have come to realize that the quad charger that many people have had success with is no longer available.

    My goal is to find a tough, 120V powered unit with 2 or ideally 4 outputs that can be programed to do charging and discharging cycles and is available online for around $150 or less. It must be able to store the voltage and current results. Is there an obvious choice at this point? Any help would be appreciated.
    Thanks,

    Will
     
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    There are plenty of quad chargers that will work. Where did you get the idea that none of the current chargers will work?
     
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    i would pm all the people you found using it, and ask if they are interested in selling.
     
  4. Otis6306

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    I am hoping that one or more of the hobby chargers on the market will work, but have not been able to identify one for sure based on comments I have read in various posts on this forum.

    Do you have first hand knowledge of a quad charger that is programmable, can perform current discharge cycles with a sufficient load to be useful and measures internal battery resistance? It also needs to retain the charging voltage and current data and have a usb link for software updates or downloading data.

    Every one of the units that I have come across in the forums now has something missing from the above list. There were a bunch of clone chargers that did all of these things but they seem to have been discontinued or are no longer available. I would settle for a dual charger if it will do all the things above. Any help locating one would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Will