Hey y'all, long time lurker here. Thanks for being cool.
Just got some new cells and was top balancing following the wiki. New grade A 230ah cells from the recommended ali store. Started at 3.23V and left the bench power supply on at 3.40v pushing 2.1a. Got up this morning to find that despite...
Since I was planning on using the cheap-o bms and doing my best to keep it simple I'm taking another look at relays and disconnects. I'm a little unfamiliar here, is there an obvious choice between?
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Heeeey, that looks familiar. Thanks! He said in the video what I was suspecting, that the solenoid based ones like that draw enough power that they don't necessarily make sense for a constant load system like ours. So solid state it is then! :D
I'm putting together a system for my new bus conversion. Planning on having a 200w inverter 267A max continuous draw, 300A fuse, attached to a 400Ah 12V LiFePO4 diy battery. I want to put together a larger version of the Battle Born clone that Will shows in one of his videos - victron battery...