Description
Adafruit Powerboost 500 LiPo Charger
PowerBoost 500C is the perfect power supply for your portable project. With a built-in battery charger circuit, you’ll be able to keep your project running even while recharging the battery! This little DC/DC boost converter module can be powered by any 3.7V LiIon/LiPoly battery, and convert the battery output to 5.2V DC for running your 5V projects.
To make this even more useful, Adafruit added a MicroLipo charger on the other side. The charger circuitry is powered from a microUSB jack, and will recharge any 3.7V/4.2V LiIon or LiPoly battery at 500mA max rate. There’s two LEDs for monitoring the charge rate, a yellow one tells you its working, a green one lights up when its done. You can charge and boost at the same time no problem, without any interruption on the output so its fine for use as a “UPS” (un-interruptable power supply) for a low-current draw device. Just be aware that the charge rate is 500mA max, so if you’re drawing more than ~300mA continuously from the 5V output side, the battery will slowly drain since the charge rate is less than the dis-charge rate.
Each order comes with a fully assembled and tested PowerBoost 500C + USB jack. Does not come with a Lipoly or LiIon battery, but we do carry one in the shop perfect for your battery needs. Also doesn’t come with the nice iPhone or charger cable.
If you’re trying to figure out how much current your project is using, check out the Charge Doctor.
