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MAX1898 Evaluation Kit
General Description
Features
ꢀ Simple Stand-Alone Li+ Charger
The MAX1898 evaluation kit (EV kit) is a complete, fully
assembled and tested single-cell lithium-ion (Li+) bat-
tery charger. The EV kit charges a single Li+ battery to
4.2V using a power supply with an output voltage of
4.7V to 12V. At input voltages greater than 6V, the
allowed charging current may be limited by the power-
dissipation rating of the external MOSFET. Jumpers on
the EV kit allow simple adjustment to the total charging
time and charger restart voltage levels. An LED indi-
cates the cell’s charging status. To charge a Li+ battery
to 4.1V, replace the MAX1898 (U1) IC on the EV kit
board with the MAX1898EUB41.
ꢀ Safely Pre-Charges Deeply-Discharged Cells
ꢀ Top-Off Charging to Achieve Full Battery Capacity
ꢀ Fully Assembled and Tested
Selector Guide
Ordering Information
PART NUMBER CHARGING VOLTAGE
PACKAGE
10-pin µMAX
10-pin µMAX
PART
TEMP RANGE
IC PACKAGE
MAX1898EUB42
MAX1898EUB41
4.2V
4.1V
MAX1898EVKIT
0 C to +70 C
10 µMAX
Component List
DESIGNATION QTY
DESCRIPTION
DESIGNATION QTY
DESCRIPTION
10µF, 10%, 16V tantalum capacitor
(B) AVX TPSB106K016R0800
JU1, JU2,
C1
1
3
2-pin headers
JU3
30V 5.7A 3W P-channel power
MOSFET (SOT-223)
Fairchild NDT454P
0.1µF, 10%, 16V X7R
P1
1
ceramic capacitors (0603)
TDK C1608X7R1C104KT or
Taiyo Yuden EMK107BJ104KA
C2, C3
2
R1
R2
1
0
1
3
1
1
1
1.74k
1% resistor (0603)
C4
C5
0
1
Not installed, capacitor (1206)
Not Installed, resistor (0805)
MAX1898EUB42 (10-pin µMAX)
Shunts (JU1, JU2, JU3)
MAX1898 PC board
U1
1.0µF, 10%, 10V X5R
ceramic capacitor (0603)
TDK C1608X5R1A105K
None
None
None
None
MAX1898 data sheet
1A 30V Schottky diode (SOT123)
Nihon EP10QY03 or
Toshiba CRS02
D1
D2
1
1
MAX1898 EV kit data sheet
Red light-emitting diode (LED)
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