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  • Post in thread: Relay/Contactor based BMS for 48v Headway battery, high amperage application

    Did you ever finish this? I used 2 superbeast for 48V club car precedent. I went with a 300A JBD bms and am happy with it. Not as happy with the headway balancing….
  • Post in thread: School Project

    I mainly was looking at government surplus for solar panels, but then realized what a great deal the trailer axel was!
  • Post in thread: Intro: Small backup system and camping. SC coast

    Hello all. I’ve been lurking for sometime and playing with electricity since I was a youngster. Getting into solar a bit, mainly as a backup for power outages but also for some cool projects at the school where I am employed. (Attached are photos of some 1/0 cables the kids have made, as well as...
  • Post in thread: Looking for help wiring up my panels

    Looks good. You could use the 6th panel also. You don’t “technically” need a fuse or PV disconnect, but I would use both.
  • Post in thread: Vent released, and low amp draw?

    I've started top balancing my 60AH LiitoKala cells, and one cell came slightly swollen, reading 2.58V, and the vent appears different from the others. Anything to be concerned about? Also, any reason I can't pump more than 1.5amps into these cells? Also, from the NOAH'S ARK link I think these...
  • Post in thread: Lithium ion (18650) battery packs

    As long as BMS doesn’t freak out, no problem at all.
  • Post in thread: Vent released, and low amp draw?

    Yep, that video is more recent than when I purchased these, but if I had done a little more research, I would’ve found out they were worth even less less than the cheap amount I paid. I’ve done much better with the old Sinopoly cells.
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