Recent content by ridgerunner

Hello.... I have a 5S 20A BMS that is supposed to have short ckt protection....I shorted the load yesterday (+ to -) only to blow the two FETs located on the low side of the B- ....Can someone tell me how short ckt load protection is done on the BMS? Is it done on the high side or low side? How...

If I wire five 3.6V 3500mAh cells in series I get an 18V 3500mAh battery (pretty easy) now if I parallel this with another 18V battery (five 3.6V in series): 1. what is the difference if I ONLY tie the top (18V) AND bottom (ground) together vs tying each of the 4 taps together also? For that...

Is it common for Chinese products to use the terms loosely? I've seen Battery Chargers called as such with Balancing and no where near the n+1 wire count you are talking about.....

Can someone please tell me where is battery balancing done? I've seen battery chargers that have battery balancing and I've also seen BMS that have battery balancing in them and finally I've seen stand alone battery balancing circuits?? I'm very confused as it all seems very loosely...

Good afternoon... I have some basic questions that I am hoping this forum can answer. I would like to get a 5S3P Li-Ion battery with a BMS. I have multiple applications: A) 5S3P (x3) in series for a 15S3P configuration B) 5S3P (x3) in parallel for a 5S9P configuration.....I am trying to...