What's your opinion on the best BMS?

Horsefly said:

If I wanted to avoid stuff made in China, I would lead a pretty dull life. I wouldn't have a cell phone, TV, or any of a number of things. Fact is, the Li batteries are pretty much all made in China, so you are stuck with that. I do get your point though. It's a roll of the dice what you may get, but a board like this one can sort out some of the chaff.

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MurphyGuy said:

Its an indication to the shallow meaningless thinking of the average American.. "all show and no go".

I have been reading internet forums and facebook groups dealing with solar, batteries and BMS's for almost 5 years now.. I think I'm a member of all of them.. LOL

I wouldn't put a Chinese BMS and a lithium battery in the same room with each other, let alone actually connect them.

There are only three BMS's I would consider at this point.. REC, Batrium, and Orion.. I use a REC myself, but may use a Batrium on my next battery.. Not because I'm unhappy with REC by any means, but just to expand my own experience.

I've heard good things about Orion as well, but I'm more familiar with Batrium at this point.

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BillCaswell said:

Nice rig! Can you share some of the build details?

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MurphyGuy said:

What would you like to know?

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BillCaswell said:

Anything that you think is unique about your build or anything non-obvious that you discovered along the way to completing your project.

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