Recent content by Freshwaterdiver1

Sorry - have been away. Good luck with your Daly - they are fine when they work, and when you are able to set up the voltages. I was using the USB cable and CANBUS interface to connect to PC. But you need to get th eright BMS Software for the BMS version you have. Contact Daly for more help by...

You are correct John, yeh, I had the balance leads plugged in as well.

I have another set of wires coming off the cell for my IDST meters and the CellMeter 8 meters. I simply plug these in to see if there is any charge and discharge happening. Just as well because having such a mix up of BMS units now means that PCMaster still works perfectly with the Original...

I might be doing something wrong but - According to Daly - the B- cable should be connected to the Main negative 1st, then the Temperature cable plugs in which should "Activate the unit", then plug in the Balance leads. Now test voltage with your meter on the Main Pos & Neg of the battery pack...

Thanks DiYSolarU. But when i last tried to upgrade the PCMaster software, i could not get any readings from my only working BMS, model R16A GB16, The other BMS of the same model had failed (Not before being upgraded with firmware) so both appeared to be fine until shortly after, the later was...

With the BMS balance cable connected - but nothing else, set the meter to Diode / ohm Resistance reading. The Instructions state that there should be a read of 0 to 5 ohms. If read is circa 353.4 there is a fault. Both my dead units show this same reading. When set to continuity the reading is...

Hi Sharky - good idea! Sounds like the software is different for different models? plus i have everything connected to the PC on a CANBUS then into USB port. If you mean the PCmaster software - there is the Engineering Page with an Activate BMS button but that does not active the BMS but on...

"I applied my Desktop DC Power source" - ereams65, can you explain how you pulled that off please? Your + & - from the Desktop's DC output? connected to the BMS (is that a USB 5v output then?) - also which BMS terminal did you connect the Plus to please? Whatever you did i will try it on both my...

Similar story here timmeh. I left the unit disconnected over night hoping that caps would discharge, any memory would disipate but it still would not fire up. The Instructions are dismal and simple. No problem solving on the simplest level either. Then the software is showing (at least on...

A lot is us are havng issues with Daly. The main issue overall for me is that the instruction are just not up to the job. No details on roblem solving and for that matter so many updates and upgrades every month seemingly !!! I am waiting for my 3rd replacement due soon! The last 2nd unit...

How did that turn out MnM? I'm still waiting for another replacement - my 3rd to arrive. My other Daly BMS on battery bank 1 is working great. But it is only 4 month in service now.

I've been using Daly Official store to buy and subsequently obtaining new replacements - waiting for the THIRD one coming on 3 weeks time. Daly offical store Joyce, seems to have language issues which i can understand. But their system i not like our western world for sure. Very thrustrating...

The model of my BMS is a R16A-GB16 8S 24V 100A, which according to the list suggests the latest Software / Firmware will not work as mine is not listed! Humbugs

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What is perhaps worse is that their PCMaster software V 1.2.5 does not show up any English - only Chinese! I have upgrade the only working BMS as requested from Daly from 2021021-1.01T to what WAS the upgrade which worked, then the 20210222-1.01T which consequently saw the BMS acting up with...