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If the battery pack already has a BMS why do I need an SCC? Isn’t the purpose of the BMS to protect the battery from over charge and over discharge? In the past I have used a regular bench power supply to charge battery packs with a BMS. I did not have a CV CC supply. I have used a Harbor...

@tictag I would focus on getting it replaced under warranty (and yes, I know that you've opened it but I'm quite sure they would not want those pictures splashed around the Internet!) but you can buy active dehumidifies designed for such small enclosures. They are like the size of a 50p piece. I...

I believe there’s a couple in my AIMS 12v100 amp battery. There were two different types of cells in it. If I remember right there was the 700s and the 650s. I thought it was a bit odd.

Today I learned that in the state of Arizona any solar electronics (batteries, solar controllers etc.) are tax free. An acquaintance went to the Quartzsite rv show in Quartzsite, Az. He picked up a Battle Born 100ah 12v Lifepo4 battery for around 850.00 with no tax. He stated the dealer told him...

Hard to say. I received emails from them today. Never did hear back via phone messages I left.

And waiting for a month to ship and clear customs?

I have my battery mounted on my trailer frame in a group 27 covered case. It is not directly exposed to rain or inclement weather. Here in SoCal we do get occasional high humidity but nothing like Florida. As far as Aims goes, I’m impressed you are able to reach them. They flat out refused to...

Thanks. not sure how to resolve this issue. I’m now curious if each manufacturer that uses this case style is going to end up with the same problem? I would imagine it was an oversight during the design process.

I run a 12volt 12 ah LFP for my portable qrp stations. I have an Elecraft Kx2 and Kx3. The battery is made by Bioenno and it has been great. I use a cheap programmable solar charger good for up to 5 or 10 amps. I don’t remember the exact specs. I have several different solar panels but the one I...

There was a surplus company here in SoCal selling brand new in sealed box 100 amp Renogy Smart Lithium batteries for 300.00 then 325.00 . I bought two of them and have had zero problems so far. They’ve been installed in my trailer for about 3 months now. A friend of mine picked one up too and...

Hello all, Im going to rebuild my Lifepo4 12v100ah battery pack. My previous battery died and the company will not warrant it. I opened it up and found the BMS has failed due to moisture. I’ve ordered a new BMS and would like to find a new empty case for it as well. I found one on EBay buy they...

Bioenno makes a good product and is less expensive than BB. I‘ve had excellent service with their products from solar charge controllers to lifepo4 batteries. I had a bad experience with Aims and would not recommend them. I was talking to Kevin (the owner at Bioenno) the other day about the...

Thanks for that. I want to seal it up as best as I can. The last one failed due to moisture getting inside the case, causing condensation and shorting out the BMS. Talking to one of the other dealers he informed me it could have been caused by the filler ports on the top of the case were not...

Hello all, Im in the process of rebuilding my Aims 12v 100ah battery that failed a few weeks ago. I noticed the most of the batteries in it are labeled as 32700. I also noticed some that were 32650. What is the difference in these two batteries? I was a bit surprised to see that. I was able to...

Thank You Steve. That makes sense. Seems odd they would mix the two in the same pack. Don.

Thank You for that.

That’s interesting. But that also brings up a concern for everyone. If this is a common problem, that means it’s a potential flaw in all of these batteries designed in this way. Why are we not hearing or seeing this from everyone that owns these batteries? Perhaps the manufacturers need to add...

Yeah, I was a noob with my 2400 baud.

Does anyone know if these will work in any orientation? Might be a neat project for a window a/c unit. Don

The only pics I have are in my previous post about “What’s inside of an Aims 12v100amp battery”. I was able to zoom in on a pic and they are using 32700 and what I believe were 32650 together. Not 26700 or 26650.

I’ll bet that wasn’t any fun. I have one of those too. They are very handy. I threw an o2 sensor code once coming home from a trip. I used the tablet for my drone and had my wife reset it while we were driving. I have the same app on the tablet for the OBDII. It came back on about 5 miles down...

Thanks everyone.. that helps to understand.

I’m not an expert by any means but I wouldn’t feel safe having two inverters in series to the system. That adds another failure point to the system. Somehow you would want to have the modified inverter removed. Not sure if you can do that in a combo unit. I completely understand not wanting to...

I asked Wil the same question after the review of the smart battery but he wouldn’t answer the question.

Hello Wil and others, I have an Aims 12v 100ah battery that is only about 6 months old and has died on me. I called AIMS Corp and attempted to speak to tech support. No one answered and I called back again still no one answered the tech support Line. I finally called the main number and spoke...

Thank you for that. I will check it out.

Hello all, I just found a frustrating and interesting bug in my rv system. I’m running two 100 watt panels, a Bioenno 30 amp solar controller for LFP, Aims 12v 100ah LFP battery and an inexpensive Chinese 3000watt pure sine wave inverter. For charging from shore power is a 9145AL converter from...

Thanks sounds like it’s their general business plan. I’m not impressed thus far.

Good info and idea. The battery solar charge controller in the desert showed 14.4 volts at one point on both days. I’ll have to find something that will give me roughly a 20 amp draw. I should be able to do it this weekend or even next week since I’m off all week. Thank you for the help. I’ll...