DIY: Lithium 18650 Cells Charger By Using TP4056 Modules

[@johnberry5339]

Thank you very much for not having loud music in the background... :)

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[@thecasualcitizen492]

Thank you for the idea. I'm ordering the parts. I have the 12 battery holders, 12 TP4056 charging modules with protection, and I ordered a 5 VDC 20 Amp power supply. Thank you, Great project and excellent craftsmanship.

[@jeffbeck6501]

Awesome skills there with the clip holding that wire while soldering. Plus that amazing wire-stripper. Wow. I just now saw how he stripped back the wire like 1/4", and then folded the wire in the middle of the stripped part, twisted it to make a tiny wire going to the connector. Forget the project. This video is about electronics skills. This guy's got em. Subscribed.

[@jedics1]

simple clean build, you put most of those Ive seen to shame, I especially like how you started soldering little bits of wire for the positive then realised how much quicker it would be to strip the wire a bit more and crimp it to make it stick out and just solder that, I like your style :)

[@thisissoeasy]

That was a really WELL DONE TIP! - No annoying music and well explained. Thank you very much!

[@FranzStrasse]

Not long ago I started playing with Li-Ion batteries from Dell packs just like the one you disassembled here. Most people don't know that a laptop battery pack can be "dead" when only one or two cells in it are "dead". I like your methodology of verifying and sorting the cells by remaining capacity and will get myself one of those charger/discharger devices. Thanks.

[@DarkMegamanAxxess]

That's some slick soldering you did there, nice job.

[@XTL_prime]

Yeah. I'm a lot slower than this.

[@manickn6819]

Would have been a much neater job if he drilled through the holes and brought the wire up from below.

[@JoshKaufmanstuff]

How do you mean?

[@em0_tion]

nothing special but i like those strippers :} gotta get me some of those!

[@DiegoRodriguez-dv4zd]

@@em0_tion I use those for 10gauge and up to 24

[@aaronb483]

Great video editing. You sped it up when necessary. Thanks for not wasting my time like so many other youtube channels.

[@cody9089]

what holders are you useing for the 18650 cells? ones i have are hard to get the cell in and out

[@bolgartopper2791]

Brilliant simple and useful! At home you can use an old AT or ATX power supply from a scrapped computer. It gives 20A or more at 5V. However, for 1-3 (or even 4, if it gives 4 Amps) cells you can use your laptop power supply with a single step-down buck converter, such as XL6009. This will make the whole charger pocket-portable.Your way of charging Li- batteriues is the best - they have to be charged 1 by 1, not together in series. Regarding the application - you can replace outworn batteries of old wireless tools (14.4V) with only 4 Li- batteries, placed in two double 18650 holders (glued back to back). However, use protected batteries or make/use a protection circuit to avoid over discharge. Thank you for sharing!

[@DiyEcoProjects]

+Bolgartopper hi... i tried and failed at my version of this. i think the problem was i was trying to charge 5 batteries at once, connected to a cheap 1 batt module as the charge controller. Im going to try this one... So do you think charging them individually is best?

[@scanlan8700]

This was exactly what I was looking for. I spent hours trying to make sure I got it right. Thank you.

[@johnwyatt3646]

I'm so glad I'm not crazy for thinking this would work despite there probably being ic's more specifically suited for this

[@craigboyd1888]

I AM DEPRESSED...I mean ..impressed --------very very impressive work. THE WHOLE BUILD. BUT THE SOLDERING IS SOMETHING ELSE. ONE DAY I MAY COME CLOSE I hope

[@giangson88]

The stripping part is so satisfying. Great video !

[@4112037]

Can I just use one TP module to charge battery which all parallely assembled?

[@alexleonard1852]

+airul aszyudhi depends on how fast you want to charge. See how many amps the TP module can take. And match that. It would work, but most likely charge very slow.

[@jirun2359]

+Alex Leonard if 1 battery is charded per hour, 5 battery will be charged after 5 hours (sorry for "english" :D)

[@mspencer243]

can i use 1 module to charger 2 batteries? and connect them parallel? I'm planning to make a 6 bay charger for this..

[@jirun2359]

yes, but if 1 cell with same mAh is charged per 1 hour, this will be charged per 2 hour :)

[@mspencer243]

Ji run oh... if just follow this vid how many amps does each battery takes to charge? do i need to change each resistors to achieve a 500mA current?

[@BarefootBeekeeper]

You can buy holders that hold multiple cells. Saves money and time.

[@johnyradio2]

Fantastic! Any simple way to rig one LED to show full-charge on ALL cells? THX!

[@stevemcmechan6444]

Do you know how to make or where I could buy a dc to DC boost buck converter to easily allow the use of lithium batteries in place of lead acid batteries for projects etc so that you can still get max capacity from the lithium batteries by using their full useable voltage range? Thanks.

[@sifterbox]

The double sided tape on the modules is covering up the holes that let heat out from the IC. I would do it in a way those holes are left open.

[@mortschubert3909]

This is very nicely done! If I manage to get the parts, I know I will play this video back and forth a lot!

[@johnnyjimj]

Beautiful workmanship, a pleasure to watch :-)

[@rocknorthstar3111]

Isn't each piece supposed to have a separate charger?

[@tophlaw4274]

Just came across your beautiful craftsmanship & innovative use of readily available parts in a nice compact package. I'm curious if this is still working today?

[@r.d.machinery3749]

I have found that foam board is pretty useful for mounting small projects like this. You can buy it in big A3 size sheets from Amazon very cheaply. It is easy to work with, just cut it to size with a craft knife and you're done.

[@majorredbeard]

Excellent video! I don't trust my wire stripping and soldering skills to be able to do something like this, though the video shows the process very clearly!

[@KetansaCreatesArt]

Hi, just use small pieces of wire and solder them one by one :)

[@fredwerginz1558]

great project but thanks also for showing the soldering skills. Nicely done using one wire each for positive and ground across 5 boards. others may know this but for me it was a revelation.

[@PunakiviAddikti]

that's a really neat design. I have alternate versions of the same charging board, the only difference is the LED placement and instead of a green LED, full battery is indicated by a blue LED. I use the boards to charge 3.7V single cell LiPos, and it works great.

[@TheKetsa]

Very good, now lets say I want to charge one of those 18650 batteries with solar panels : which solar panels would I need : voltage amperage etc and how many panels ?

[@TomGlander]

Where do you get those wire strippers? Those are amazing!

[@sammy-pp1gl]

Tom you can get it from ebay ,i have one from PRC works well , price around $15//

[@GelebFlamebringer]

what do you call it

[@sammy-pp1gl]

Just post the name as awg wire striper and you will get a variety of this gadgets , good ones and cheap ones ,,,enjoy Juan claude .. cheap ones are red in color . and expecince ones are blue colors, they look a like and works equal , donno why the difference , proberberly the sellers price ,, happy shopping

[@KrisX7331]

Tom Glander get the ones with blavk bottom plate and smaller jaws. I had the same as in the video and they broke after few months because the backplate was aluminium.

[@ilyavosipov]

What is the name of your wonderful tool for wires?

[@abdulwahid8579]

Great job with all the best information and knowledge

[@johnny.monteiro]

Nice Video, can you help me with one question... I want to do a power bank serializing the voltage, so 4x3.7v, Can I serialize the output from those TP4056 to have a combined output of 14,8 like I would have serializing he batteries ? thank you!

[@Lui-VVS]

Johnny Monteiro did you find out? need this too!

[@pojokbermain]

is it a series or parallel circuit?

[@leejones8050]

Cracking vid, and very neat. like the link to Julians video which he explains very well. Just doing some math for people it maybe worth to do this you need at least a 5amp supply or higher (1amp per cell) for any newbeies. You get a thumbs up from me.

[@Sci-Fri]

Thank you for the commentary. I just subscribed and look forward to many more videos!

[@VIDEOEPPO]

01.how many of those batteries can we charge with single module? 02. I have old Nokia 300ma batteries...like 20 of them, can I make a working battery bank with it.?

[@epicmoment30]

You can also create with a TP4056 for four batteries. Battery must be parallel

[@johnnestor7386]

Impressive as hell. Really beautiful work. Thank you for your time and very helpful video

[@idoporges9215]

whats the name of the tool you used to expose the middle of the wire?

[@didiersee]

Super bien merci pour l'information et le Tuto je ne connaissais pas ce module tout fait. continuez à faire ce genre de vidéo vous contribuez à une éducation très utile pour tous à très vitre pour une nouvelle vidéo instructive. Super good thank you for the information and the Tuto I did not know this module of charge. Continue to make this kind of video you are contributing to a very useful education for all to very glass for a new instructive video.

[@jihadventures]

What is the required Power Supply? how many Volts should i need?

[@GMComputers4u2]

Nice!! Have a question throw if there a charger we’re I could charge 5 battery’s at one time?

[@sttm1283]

nice build. is it possible to add like 10-20 batteryholders and chargemodules so one could charge more batteries at the same time?

[@Scrufboy]

Do you have the means to show us this.. Used as a power bank? I want to recreate you work here but turn the unit into a viable power bank.

[@maclenio100]

Could you please tell me why the batteries separation by Volts? 3V, 3,2V, .. Is it necessary separates batteries with different voltages? Why? Thanks...

[@landroveraddict2457]

Love that trick you did with the cable, very clever. Would it be possible to connect the output of the batteries together if you put a diode on each cell to prevent current flowing back? What I would like to achieve is a super high capacity set of parallel cells that can be charged individually.

[@IkkaDoes]

its awsome. i can use it for e-cigaret batteries to charg? format 18650? and one more question it will be balanced?

[@madbruv]

+Irakli Nishnianidze yes

[@IkkaDoes]

+Frank Brazh I can use instead of the power supply from the computer. Charge by phone at 5v 2a and 3 batteries

[@IkkaDoes]

Thank you

[@freeenergy]

What if we make this small chargers in series way 7s for example... I think they can charge a 18650 pack And, dont need to install pcb or bms....

[@sumpitbaja6740]

Hi. Please explain why do you need TP4056 for each battery? Thank you..

[@manliomalavolti9640]

Great project and very useful. I need 4s batteries for a portable project, where I need 12V, and this solves half problem. The other half is how to protect the 4 batteries during discharge. Assuming to solder the batteries poles in series (so that when I close a switch I get 3,7X4 V), how can I protect them from over discharging?

[@welldonetips]

I'll use simple RC lipo battery meter witch will beep when eatch group of cells connected in series drops voltage below marked limit m.ebay.co.uk/itm/2X-1S-8S-RC-Lipo-Battery-Low-Voltage-Alarm-Buzzer-Indicator-Meter-Checker-Tester-/291473169214?nav=SEARCH

[@vincentkoster6291]

i Used a Voltage meter that shows a percentage. 0℅ means that you batteries do not contain enough Voltage to Push the required amount of amps. if you charge them a little earlier you'll never discharge too badly

[@MMhusnain]

you can use this one instead. its update verion of the one shown with protection. i even plan to use this for making 18650battery pack for my drone s.aliexpress.com/ArIV7feq

[@JasonMasters]

There are some cheap Chinese battery protection and balance charging boards which seem to do the job (at least in my experience). The boards come in a couple of configurations at least. One just has connections for the cells and a single set of input/output connections while another has a separate negative connection for battery in/out, power in and power out on top of the connections to each cell. There has to be a separate wire to each cell in order to properly balance charge them. So in a 4S connection, you have 5 wires going to the batteries.

[@eduardoavelar3901]

Is possible create a power bank based in this example? 5v Input and parallel bateries voltage output

[@mdgsies]

very impressed with your soldering.

[@carlosperez7015]

What if I have three batteries in series? How do I go about it? Great job!!

[@gulhermepereira249]

Great! what happens if you try to charge them in series though (Applying 7,4V instead)?

[@viktorbozicevic6219]

Hello Well Done Tips, so there's obviously no need for isolated (floating) power supplies for each board as seen in some videos and forums? Will this charging method work permanently? Thanks in advance and good video!

[@johnmay5957]

can you also have the batteries wired in series at the same time to create a battery bank and yet still be able to charge them using a standard 5v phone charger? for example.. 3x 18650 batteries to create a 11.2-12.6v battery bank. yet charge using a 5v 3A charger?

[@thomasholland4313]

if you had a 14s pack could install 14 of these for each cell while the pack is hooked in series?

[@EduardoMartinez-dm5pp]

Cant i use one model for two betteries??

[@ponkuna]

Nice and easy work. I want to do that. I purchased 10 x TP4056 madules from aliexpress and they were taking 1-2 hours at the begining and now even after 12 hours they are not completing charging.When I put those batteries to my smart charger i see they wer 80-90% only charged after that long time. Can you give me the link where you purchased your TP4056 Charger Module and please give a clear picture of the board for me to identify correct before ordering. Thx.

[@wolfrig2000]

by default does this popular charger board do 3.7 or 4.2v right out of the box without modification?

[@ssng1]

Excellent video! Please tell me what brand is your wire stripper? I can't find it in my google search, they look like they work awesome. Thanks for some info on them, Steve

[@AGloriousDawnLP]

I have a question. I need to make a 3 batteries pack in series for a project... In this case, how to charge them afterwards? Thanks!

[@kermets]

Cool, now how do I use the 5 battery’s (21volts) in series to power a project but leave connected to chargers to auto balance when needed ?

[@sureshdavid2182]

Hi, what is the wire stripper your using ?

[@Milosz_Ostrow]

Ideal Stripmaster, or a copy thereof. They cost around US$35 to US$45 and have been available for about 30 years. They're often used in pre-production and prototyping environments in industry when a moderate amount of wire stripping is to be done. Even though they're bulkier and more expensive, they can strip wires in a more consistent fashion than simple stripper/cutters, with much less chance of nicking the conductors, and they're good for partially removing the insulation, as shown in this video.

[@lumenhart4466]

Milosz Ostrow or get a fancy wire stripper from my favorite tool store.. Online or if available stop in and don't get stuck browsing to long. Google them. Harbor freight tools?

[@shadkaamahmed9931]

Can we not use just one charging circuit for all the cells if we connected them in parallel

[@thomasmangine7564]

I like this set up. I'm planning to build something that would require 3-4 micro USBs to provide primary, /w emergency power if needed, for 3-4 items. Question 1) can this battery pack be charged at 12v while still providing power to the micro USB? I'm thinking that the battery pack is inconstantly being charged, while the separate modules are actively powering something.

[@robinou57]

I wonder if batteries are wired in parallel, can we juste pu one module to supply two batteries instead of using one module per battery ?

[@aladino10100]

Hi, Thx for the clear video highlighting some practical details. I'm currently developing a project trying to power Lipo - 3S (12 VDC) from TP4056 harvesting the power from a 6V solar panel but at the discharge phase I need 12VDC: the process is managed by an MCU (ESP8266).Do you think is technically feasible to charge each Lipo individually from TP4056 @4.2V and then disconnect the parallel wiring and connect them in series by means of MOSFETs? the process would be managed by ESP8266, providing HIGH/LOW signals to the gates of MOSFETs.

[@9Scorpion999]

I would recommend mounting them on aluminium, because with 1 amp output IC is getting quite hot and lower output current, at least it was the case with my modules

[@flyingskorpion]

Nice job. What about using tp4056 with charge and discharge function, connecting parallel batteries to a boost converter and raising the voltage upto 12v? such parallel setup can deliver 12v (upto 8A) power and it is balanced, each cell is equally charging and discharging. or am I missing something?

[@lm0315]

Excellent video. Curious. How would your charge those if the the five batteries were connect in series together ?

[@basilenglish]

nice video thanks, when using your pc power supply what is the max number of batteries you can charge off it??

[@MikePoirier]

That was a great tips for DIY, Thanks it inspired me to built one.

[@davidalonso9871]

Thanks for the video, I write from Spain, wanted to know if there is way to use the cells without removing them from the cradle, the idea is to put the module that you created in this video inside a box and close the lid, just load them from a plug and use the stored power from another outlet in the box

[@MonkeyBlueAss]

+David Alonso -Yes this assembly in a box is named " Power Bank with 18650 batteries and TP4056" and search on KZbin some examples

[@KurtBarcelona]

how much time did it take to charge the 2200mAh 18650 battery?

[@dardofortunato7444]

Hola, queria saber hasta cuantas baterías en paralelo soporta este dispositivo. Saludos Hello, I wanted to know how many batteries in parallel supported by the device. Cheers

Do you need one module for each battery? Would a single module charge all batteries in parallel?

[@reeseystuffs1166]

neat, i like how tidy the arrangement is. excellent project.

[@pradeepgupta1190]

Have u connected wire to charhing point ( near micro usb port ) of tp 4056 in parrallel ........

[@dreken9]

is it possible to build this , put it in a case, to use like a reachargeable Pack. so you dont have to take them Out of the charger

[@medo3a]

nice work i have 4x 18560 battery pack connected in parallel with total 4.2v/2200mah how can i charge this battery pack not individually like you did as it is reside in robot and i need to just put an adapter in the robot to charge it rather than extract the batteries and charging them out of the robot thanks

[@rubenmartin7928]

where you bought the supports for the batteries?

[@vincentkoster6291]

aliexpress has them for about $0.50

[@rubenmartin7928]

Thanks

[@jaeparker8909]

could these be used with a bms as a built in balance charger for a battery pack ?

[@tonytfuntek3262]

Very Informative....I like how the individual batteries are charged using a dedicated circuit. My question is this, since you wired the inputs of each board in parallel would you be able to utilize a micro USB (Phone) charger ? Thank you

[@naavishpokhun2708]

Will it work if you connect the batteries in series and use a single board.

[@tastymacification]

love it. I would like to use you're design but as a portable battery bank for charging electronic devices. could I just add a step up PCB?

[@MMhusnain]

s.aliexpress.com/BBBbi2Mf (from AliExpress Android)

[@YakirGabay]

Really good! What about 10 cells? Will you connect the rest of them the same way and supply the 5V?

[@fabiomasc]

Good Morning! Very nice your video, I will use 3 batteries, and I will do exactly like you, now just take me a doubt, how do I power my amplifier? in the same charging connection? Another question, can I charge using the amplifier normally?

[@adslammer1359]

Can you make a video on how to make a pack so you connect all of the 5v charging ports together and then connect the output to the item so (So you don't have to remove and un-clip the wires to charge and use the power)

[@teddyr9877]

Hey can I use a step up / step down ,,,power converter ? too charge the batteries With the TP4056

[@ozgemmo3445]

Very cleaver - really well done mate! Cheers from DownUnder

[@hamidhashemi616]

can this also used for discharge protection?

[@AlanMedina314]

Here I was thinking, I could get away with using a single module per battery pack(4 cells). Is it absolutely necessary to use module/cell or is this done to speed up charging since each module max 1000mA /Cell. Love the build quality of the pack

[@sergeantcrow]

Excellent... Thank you very much.. I have about 20 of those PC power supplies ! Now have a great reason to use some for this type of charger..

[@ZeppelinBend]

What model or brand is the wire stripper?

[@CaraAmar]

is this like a battery pararrel system? each battery get 5volt and 1A or 1volt 1A? or 4.2 volt and 5A for all 5 battery? pls help me sir, i will make this charger with the new tp4056, i like your project, so interesting!! pls answer, thanks before.

[@012fire012]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing! one question though, if may I ask? HOW many modules and batteries I can charge at the same time from the same power supply "like the one you use" simultaneously? Thanks again!

[@welldonetips]

All depends from power supply specs ( how mutch curent it could supply at 5V). All PSU have a spec sticker on it, there you could find those numbers.

[@giriraghu7]

Well Done Tips What wire did you use to connect the tp4056 with the computer supply? Thanks 😃

[@lurkingcorsa10]

++Well Done Tips - how many ampere is ur PSU, bro.?

[@JOHNMORIN100]

thanks for asking Fahad Al-Monaya I have assembled a 100 cell charger unit using the same charging units as here my only problem is that these PC boards do not seam to shut off even if left for hours I have installed 1 120 amp 5 volt dc power supply Mean Well HRPG-600-5 AC/DC AC/DC Power Supply Single-OUT 5V 120A it handles these cells quite easily.

[@mrwho1810]

Is there any board for charge and protect several batteries in parallel (e.g. 5) with more than 2A?? Or are there any better options with charge over Dc-Dc-converter + protectionboards for each Battery?

[@ShanLiuGBM]

Nice, can you use more than one module in parallel for extra current? just curious.

[@vincentkoster6291]

i don't think so. parallel wiring decreases the resistance, which enables more current to 'flow' through the circuit. if too much current flows it could Heat up and Fry the circuit

[@ShanLiuGBM]

Vincent Koster thanks

[@johnoconnell1920]

Um, they are in parallel. Otherwise you would see jumper from one module to the next, negative to positive.

[@alescitocp3802]

Actually They ARE in parallel array... :P

[@lukekostrewa]

+Vincent Koster You're right, but in these specific circuits there is current limiting components, so adding batteries in parallel will only add to how long they will last on a charge and not to the output current

[@MohammedRiad]

isn't pc power supply with high amperage 30A maybe too much for the modules?