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    Electric motorcycle Super Soco 60v 45AH issue.

    Thanks Amberwolf. I`m going to try the manufacturer today to see if they can suggest anything, i work on the premis of repair rather than replace, even if i have to send them the bms logic board back to them to rework / refurbish, rather than scrap it off. O tried what you suggested, it made no...
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    Electric motorcycle Super Soco 60v 45AH issue.

    Hi all, I have recently picked up 2 super soco batteries, both have gone into sleep mode after the original owner stored them and left them for ages, and they went into low voltage cut off protection mode. The battery is a 17S nmc battery. Spoke to the manufacturer today, they told me that the...
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    Controller data logging and OSD

    @Frodus, Last week i set up a zeva bms BMS16v2 for use with a home energy storage station working with a LUX Powertek LXP3600AC ac coupled inverter. The battery is made up with a 7s3p using nissan leaf cells. All is working beutifully, and the BMS in my opinion is very good, easy to set up and...
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    Nissan Leaf Modules - How fast is "too fast" for charging?

    come to think about it, my nissan e-nv200 charges from the house mains 240v socket at 32 amps, plus, on a rapid it charges in excess of 100 amps sometimes. So, at 15 amps your just at a level 1 home charging unit of 16 amps, a level 2 home charging unit charges at 32 amps ( i charge using...
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    Nissan Leaf Modules - How fast is "too fast" for charging?

    come to think about it, my nissan e-nv200 charges from the house mains 240v socket at 32 amps, plus, on a rapid it charges in excess of 100 amps sometimes. So, at 15 amps your just at a level 1 home charging unit of 16 amps, a level 2 home charging unit charges at 32 amps ( i charge using...
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    Nissan Leaf Modules - How fast is "too fast" for charging?

    Hi there, I have been doing something similar here with the same config for use with a home energy recovery system. I am using a meanwell sp-750 48, its a 15 amp power supply, its been working ok for a few years. Also, the nissan leaf cells are lets say 60AH, ive read on here in much older...
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    advice on bluetooth smart bms please

    Hi all, I have looked through all the 30 pages of the bluetooth bms thread, ive got a question for my particular application though and would appreciate alittle advice please. I have built a 56v battery using 7 nissan leaf modules, for use with an AC coupled battery storage inverter. The...
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    bluetooth BMS?

    Thanks ElectricGod, great advice, and much appreciated. Thank you. Anthony
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    bluetooth BMS?

    Thanks ElectricGod, it seems you have alot of confidence in that type of bms, do you personally prefer this bms over the other, i`m more inclined to buy this one now, my max current is 50 amps, the lowest bms board they do is 70 amp, ive watched maybe all the youtube videos i could find on this...
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    bluetooth BMS?

    Thanks Electricgod, great tech explanation, understood, not worth the grief. I`m not too bothered about which smart bluetooth bms i buy, whats your thoughts on this one...
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    bluetooth BMS?

    I d have a friend that works in a pcb manufacturing company that is very experienced and of course has professional soldering equipment including specialised solder irons that have very small tips for working of surface mount components, i`m sure if i was to ask they would solder the 16...
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    bluetooth BMS?

    Which are the balacing resistors, are they the very small ones between the fet legs or the R404 resistors that are clear in the pic in page 25? If they are accessible, thinking outside the box, could a 1watt resistor be soldered off the board over the original resistors to create a larger drain?
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    bluetooth BMS?

    after i bottom balance the lifep04 pack, connected it up to a meanwell psu through an energy monitor, and the pack took 7kwh from the wall till the worst cell hit 3.5v where i disconnected the meanwell. So, for a pack thats quite a few years ld and seen alot of work, i`m quite impressed on how...
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    bluetooth BMS?

    Hi izeman, I,ve got used to manually checking the pack like a human bms, and have manually bottom balanced the pack. The hybrid solar inverter has got a max current charge and discharge rate of 2.5kw or 50 amps, but to be honest, after watching it all in operation, and with the lifepo4 sag...
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    bluetooth BMS?

    Hi all, whats your thoughts on using this style of bms for a home battery storage solution. I have made up a 48v 120ah lifep04 battery that i used in a prius plug in conversion form a few years ago, but now moved to a full electric vehicle so these batteries became available for a new project...
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    bluetooth BMS?

    Hi vipster, i`m from the uk too and looking for one of these, been searching forums and sellers in the EU but am struggling to find any, of course from china looks the only option, but sadly then import duties and vat get in the way.
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    Any 16s smart bms sellers in europe

    Hi, As the title suggests, i`m looking to buy a smart bms with bluetooth preferrably from the EU to limit the import duties and taxes. Im building a home energy store from older lifep04 batteries that i used in my prius plug in conversion from a few years ago. I have reconfigured the cells to...
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    Advice on hub motors

    Hi, I'm hoping to try to get advice on a pair of hub motors that can be fitted to a manual wheelchair. My son has a manual wheelchair called an invacare rea azalea, and I'd like to convert it into a lighter power chair so we can use it more easily on holidays and days out where he won't be able...
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    Advice on hub motors

    Hi punx0r, You are spot on, I a minded looking to convert a lightweight manual wheelchair into a low range wheel hub motor electric chair, this for 2 reasons, firstly it's lightweight and highly manoeuvrable, something his new powered chair for sure is NOT. Secondly, if specified correctly...
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    Advice on hub motors

    Hi dog man, When I say drive, I mean drive his wheelchair not a car, unfortunately he's far too disabled to do that, but you never know in the future..... The link for the hub motors is great, nigh on exactly what I was hoping to get advice on. There are some neat motors on that site, I would...
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    Advice on hub motors

    He hasn't been able to visit both his grandparents since he's had this new chair as it won't fit through the interior doorways
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    Advice on hub motors

    Yes he has quadriplegia cerebral palsy ans sits in a special moulded seat, the control method is a fingerpot switch, he's quite severely disabled and a wheelchair is the only option, unfortunately, most manufacturers are making these things bigger and heavier making their manoeuvrability nigh on...
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    Advice on hub motors

    Hi all, I am a newbie to this forum but am active on various electric vehicle forums. I have experience in battery pack building and wiring, having just self installed a 6kwh plug in hybrid kit into my gen2 prius. I have a disabled child that uses an electric chair, and is only now starting...
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