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    Charge 4S Li-ION Overkill Solar BMS directly with 60W solar panel

    Hi, I have a 4S Li-ion BMS powering my 100Ah pack. I also have a portable solar panel that I want to connect directly to the battery pack to charge it without using an external MPPT charge controller to simplify my setup. With the specs listed below should I worry about damaging the BMS and do I...
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    Acceptable Cell Balance Range

    I have Lischen 270Ah cells connected in series for a 4S1P configuration. Here are my cell voltages. Is this an acceptable tolerance. Pack Voltage is sitting at 13.92V Delta between highest and lowest measuring ~ 0.047mv 1: 3.502v 2: 3.455v 3: 3.475v 4: 3.496v
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    Bad Cell?

    Hi, so my new prismatic battery I built is exhibiting a behaviour where at rest or low discharge current cell 3 is operating at nominal voltage compared to the other cells. However when under load (see second photo) the cell exhibits a voltage drop that is not nominal compared to the other...
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    Custom Made LifePo4 Case

    So I designed and built these cases using 3mm Russian Baltic Birch. I designed them in Fusion 360 and cut them on my laser cutter. They are home to 270ah 12v Lishen Lifepo4 cells. The cases are surprisingly strong when using Baltic Birch glued together with the "finger" joints. Inside the cases...
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    Sharing My Custom Installation: Battery Cases

    So I designed and built these cases using 3mm Russian Baltic Birch. I designed them in Fusion 360 and cut them on my laser cutter. They are home to 270ah 12v Lishen Lifepo4 cells. The cases are surprisingly strong when using Baltic Birch glued together with the "finger" joints. Inside the cases...
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    4S Li ion 120A BMS incorrectly reading cell 2

    I just received this BMS and connected it to my 4S pack. Cell number two is incorrect. If you watch my video you can see that when I connect to my ISDT cell reader I see the correct value for cell 2. Is this BMS defective?
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    Overkill Solar vs JBD direct purchase

    The Overkill Solar (OKS) BMS (4S 120A) is a badged version of the JBD BMS you can find on Aliexpress direct from the JDB store. Aside from risks I may take to purchase from Aliexpress and the unconditional warranty offered by OKS was there anything else modified in hardware or firmware by OKS...
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    Help Requested: Recommended BMS Size

    I am about to build a battery bank that will have a combined 560Ah total capacity @ 12V. I have a Victron Multiplus 12V/3000w/120V inverter/charger. That particular charger can output 3000W. My battery bank will consist of 2 x 12V 280Ah (DIY Prismatic cells). Can you help me with recommending...
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    From Ottawa Canada

    Just saying Hi.
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