It does not look that easy to cut apart.
I went back to sleep for awhile. A few hours. I opened the door to check the 6S charger and the alarm went off on the charger. The exact time I opened the door. What are the chances of that.
I did a quick check and 97 to 98%. Not 99%.
Anyway I will check for voltage drop tomorrow. Also will check the weather. If it is not raining I might go to Wall-Mart later. Not sure. The 20 Ah - 13S Lion pack is out in the van. Been sitting a couple weeks now. I should probably bring it inside at least. I really do not want to charge Lion anymore inside though but should have a stable temperature when storing.
I gave away the old 10S hoverboard packs. Not the newer packs that failed but the old SONAs and Samsung hoverboard packs I came here to Ohio with. I specifically told John to charge them outside. He has a basement and a garage but told him to make sure nothing was close to it that could catch on fire. I said it would be like a bon fire if it did. I Gave him the metal can to store them in. That is 100 cells I don't have to worry about any more.
I talked to code and November 3 is the deadline for the repairs here to get up to code. I really need to find another place. E bikes can wait until I do. I will be building the other 10S - LTO though and the 4S - 5P LIFE. The loose 18650 cells I will need to pack carefully so they do not short out.
I might go back to LiPo once I have a safe place to store and charge them. LiPo can easily fit inside a triangle battery box factory built. More capacity in a smaller space and great discharge rate. I can then do cleaner builds that would be more popular here.
The old 12S LiPos I ran back in NY ran circles around the 20 Ah - factory Lion pack. I do not think that LiPo SAGs at all does it ???
4.15 standing voltage * 12 = 49.8V. I remember seeing 50V when I first got those LiPos from Dan. I am looking for a graph comparing LiPo , Lion . LIFE and LTO for SAG under load. My guess is LiPo has the least amount of SAG and LIFEPO4 the most. Lion somewhere between LiPo and LIFE but would like to know where LTOs are in that comparison.
It is kind of ridiculous that I will need to gear an e bike to SAG voltage when running LIFEPO4. It should work great though if an e bike is already over geared. I will be testing that theory soon with my 800W - 2,750 rpm chain drive and 80T sprocket. It should be running an 89 tooth like the Currie with a 26" wheel.
I guess if it works the bike will run great with LIFE but way over geared with Lion or LiPo. If DA can do that graph I would like to see it. I paid the most money for the LTOs so really hope they don't SAG like the LIFE. As much as I complain about the LIFE they do serve a purpose as I have a lot of 36V motors and controllers. For legal 20 mph cargo or daily transportation I will get my moneys worth. I can also re charge in 20 to 30 min for about 20 miles.
For serious performance or > 35 or 40 mph you can not beat LiPo. 10.0 or 12.0 - 6S Tenergy hard packs. I do not like the soft packs. The 13S power modules are the only 18650 cells that can compete with LiPo I think.
https://www.batteryclearinghouse.com/products/60-lifepo4-fullriver-18650-cell-in-a-12v-22-5ah-pack?pr_prod_strat=collection_fallback&pr_rec_pid=6591954616398&pr_ref_pid=6657749811278&pr_seq=uniform
I did not know there was 18650 cells that are also LIFEPO4. I wonder how difficult it would be to upgrade the wiring to 12 gauge?
I see Battery Clearinghouse is selling Bafang motors again also. They were out for awhile but got more in. Some without a wheel. I need to learn how to build a wheel as need a 700c for the front of Easy Street.
Thanks.
LC. out.