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    Polystyrene and foam in battery case

    I'm pretty happy with my first build and battery box. I need to add a few finishing touches. Probably adding some more padding on the sides is one of them. I quite like the little slot I used for the Bluetooth for BMS ?
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    Polystyrene and foam in battery case

    Thanks for the insight. I was worried about damaging the terminal posts but I hadn't thought about the connections / resistance
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    Polystyrene and foam in battery case

    Yea the transport box already has a pad built in on the bottom and lid. Though I've now removed from the lid as it was pretty close to the terminals.
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    Polystyrene and foam in battery case

    Yes, I think you're correct I've always known it as and called it polystyrene. But it is the material which the cells arrived in. I cut out to size, so the cells are sunk and sat in then I used the offcuts to wedge the cells in place to stop vibration and movement. Am I gonna boom? ??
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    Polystyrene and foam in battery case

    Thank you! It's all a learning curve for me at the moment
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    Polystyrene and foam in battery case

    I am tempted to use 6awg cable I have seen a few people doing this, seems like a good idea.
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    Polystyrene and foam in battery case

    Thank you At the moment it will reside in my shed. I want it more secure to prevent shorting. Eventually it will go in my van. Although the picture doesn't show clearly the cells are taped together tightly with gorilla tape. Both at the top and bottom of cells. I'm tempted to ratchet strap...
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    Polystyrene and foam in battery case

    Hi all. I know it's not the prettiest build. It's my first time. I have x4 280ah EVE cells with QUCC 120A BMS. I found a decent sized heavy duty transport box for the battery to sit in but there was space around the side of the battery. So I've added polystyrene to stop the battery from...
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    Adding solar panel

    Hey all, I'm pretty new to the solar scene. I live in England. I'm repairing & converting what was a rusty old big van into a camper. In the meantime I'm learning as much as I can about solar power and systems. I'm using my shed until the van is ready. I built a 12v 280AH battery pack using...
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    BMS parameters

    Thanks, this would have came in very handy trying to make heads or tails of the Chinese instructions included was boggling. Thank goodness for YouTube :')
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    BMS parameters

    Thanks for this!
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    BMS parameters

    Thanks for your reply, unfortunately the attachment failed to download on my phone.
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    BMS parameters

    Thank you for replying & for your help & advice! @sunshine_eggo
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    BMS parameters

    Hi all, I'm a novice. Just putting it out there. ':) I recently built a 4s Lifepo4 280 AH battery back using EVE cells. I added a BMS, a QUCC 120A (I'm pretty sure is a generic Chinese model same as JBD & Overkill etc). I'm interested and curious with the parameter settings for the BMS. Will...
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