07-25-2017, 05:44 AM
i don't see why not. TI includes a basic circuit schematic and it even mention that the chip can be directly connected to the battery for simplicity. being able to conceptualize circuits is beyond my abilities at present although i understand most of what is in a pre-existing one [kinda]. if you end up making a small charging board keep us informed. i just bought one from adafruit but that is limited to a 100maH or .500maH charge. i bought a new cellphone recently and that thing charges at 4.98V 1.42Amp for most of the charge cycle. that is a nice charge rate. i have a tablet that charges at 5.08V .97Amp for a something ~7000maH battery. takes a long time at that rate. one of the TI chip models has max rate of 4Amps.
