# Safe Charging for LiPO batteries - deviceOS@2.x LTS Approach

**URL:** <https://community.particle.io/t/safe-charging-for-lipo-batteries-deviceos-2-x-lts-approach/58899>\
**Category:** Device OS\
**Created:** [December 28, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/safe-charging-for-lipo-batteries-deviceos-2-x-lts-approach/58899 "2020-12-28T16:23:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![jgskarda](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/jgskarda/32/28848_2.png) [@jgskarda](https://community.particle.io/u/jgskarda)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/safe-charging-for-lipo-batteries-deviceos-2-x-lts-approach/58899/6 "2020-12-28T17:53:39Z")

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> [@Paul\_M](#):
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> It is possible to charge a Boron LiPo with a Voltaic 6V solar panel into Vin instead of Vusb, correct?

This is exactly how I do it and from my initial testing, it works quite well. Here is a thread discussing specific settings related to this and my results using a Voltaic 6V 3.5 Watt panel. [Boron Solar Charging with 1.5.0-rc1 - #59 by jgskarda](https://community.particle.io/t/boron-solar-charging-with-1-5-0-rc1/54680/59)

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