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Sorry I've been traveling for a few days and haven't been responding to this thread. Thank you all so much! I am so thrilled to have this platform as a first timer. I don't know how I would have managed without. I got all my cells charged and discharged to the same rate! Now I'll start the...

If I want to run a blender for 1-2 minutes at a time, possibly every day or up to 4 times a week, would you recommend a different size inverter or stick with the 1000 watt? The alternative would be go higher, and get a 1500 watt inverter. In that case, would I also go with a larger battery...

I think I do need to buy the book.

I am totally new to electrical engineering of any kind, aside from fixing phones and small electronics in the past...so be patient with me here. I have a few things I need to clarify, because I am basing my solar set up for my van build solely off of what I've learned by watching Will's...

I think another reason why I'm confused is because I am not sure whether or not I need to use a BMS if I have the battery protect. I am using 3 schematics and not sure which one I should go off of, especially after watching the video I posted, here it is again: What will my schematic ACTUALLY...

I appreciate your concern, but I think what Will (and staff/members) are doing is extremely helpful and invaluable, and I actually have learned quite a lot in the last few weeks about electrical engineering that was nothing but a blank slate to me until then. That being said, yes I agree...

What do you suggest? Single-use battery powered lights or what?

Ahhh, yes. I was calculating 8 LED lights at 10 watts per hour, for 5 hours. A bit high, I agree. I went high just because I wanted to make sure I was covering the max consumption when calculating so I didn't accidentally go to low.

Thank you! Is there a way to bring S1 down with a load on its own? I was thinking about using resistors. The converter is used in this tutorial:

Ok, I need to clarify. I am BRAND new to this (I don't have the tools yet either) so you'll have to clarify some things for me. What do you mean by "tie 2 and 3 together" specifically? Put them in parallel? Attach 1 to a USB charger? I'm not sure how to do this or what other wiring I need for...

I see. So for my set up, I would connect the relay directly to the BMS and the battery protect instead of using the converter. makes sense.

There are 3 links to make the 4 in series but I will have to make more to parallel them all in the end which I know how to do. Thanks for the clarification. Although, how can I discharge 2 and 3 cells together? Would I have to do them separately? Also, can you explain to me how to set up these...

Ok. Back to sizing the BMS then, how do I do this for my particular load and what does my new schematic look like?

Should I get a 1000 watt inverter instead?

Ok. Would I be able to get by with a 100 amp battery protect with 1000 watt inverter? I'm still a little confused on how to size my whole system. Thanks again for all the help!

Can you explain exactly how to do this, for example (x) load connects with (x) wire to (x) battery? I don't want to ruin my individual cells but I really want to get started on balancing these. Since I haven't ever seen a video or a diagram of how to do this and what I need, I am clueless.

Hey so, what is the process for sizing your BMS anyway? Anyone?

Isn't that why there is the need for a separate port BMS?