Overkill Bms low temp bypass

Is there a way to bypass the temp sensor on the Overkill bms? The temp sensor plug broke off the board and it won't allow discharge. No freezing Temps where I am and a replacement is ordered.... For a short term fix, how can I force it to allow discharge?
I've tried:
Changing the low temp disconnect temp. Nope.
Switching off the temp 1 and temp 2 in parameters... Nope.
Hard reboot and resetting parameters. Nope.
It just won't allow discharging....

SoundinSpirit said:

Is there a way to bypass the temp sensor on the Overkill bms? The temp sensor plug broke off the board and it won't allow discharge. No freezing Temps where I am and a replacement is ordered.... For a short term fix, how can I force it to allow discharge?
I've tried:
Changing the low temp disconnect temp. Nope.
Switching off the temp 1 and temp 2 in parameters... Nope.
Hard reboot and resetting parameters. Nope.
It just won't allow discharging....

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Was it a thermocouple? Those actually generate a voltage and send it to the board, not a resistance across the contacts. Maybe wire in a really dead AAA battery or another thermocouple?

If the thermocouple is broken, it would probably error out. That looks like your problem as no temps are reported.

diyernh said:

Was it a thermocouple? Those actually generate a voltage and send it to the board, not a resistance across the contacts. Maybe wire in a really dead AAA battery or another thermocouple?

If the thermocouple is broken, it would probably error out. That looks like your problem as no temps are reported.

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Didn't get any notifications.... Sorry.
I don't know what the issue was! Lol... I ended up bypassing the temp probe by raising the temp displayed. It fixed the issue, (kinda)... I don't trust the low temp cutoff for the bms now, even though there is a separate temp sensor on the board. I live where it never freezes... But.....
Overkill is awesome though and sent me out a replacement bms. So all is good now!

I had a similar issue. However, I lost the sensor.

With the IOS app I could set the discharge under temp to -40 (Celcius) (i think, not sure, anyway below the displayed temp). If I remember correctly, the BMS showed -30 or so as temperature without a sensor connected. By setting it lower, it did think it was within range and thus worked.

Later, I replaced the sensor. If you have some soldering skills you can solder the sensor directly to the PCB.
I've measured the sensor from another BMS (Also the same JBD/Overkill) and found the sensor is a 10k NTC resistor.

So for anyone who lost it or whatever, just wire a 10k NTC and you're good.