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Anyone else finding cheap Chinese BMS units are actually holding up surprisingly well?
Steve2000 | 847 posts @AngliaCruiser Similar story here — got a JK 200A on a 304Ah pack (eight CATL cells) going on fourteen months now. No complaints whatsoever.
in General Chat 2 days ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else had issues with BMS cutoff on cold mornings aboard?
Steve2000 | 1,203 posts @OakSeeker had almost identical situation on my narrowboat last winter. What sorted it for me was adding a small self-regulating heat mat (the kind sold for pipe frost...
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else had issues with a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 dropping connection to the VictronConnect app mid-charge?
Just fitted a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 to my Transit camper build last weekend. 200W of solar on the roof (2x 100W panels in series), feeding into a 100Ah lithium (Battle Born).
in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else had their BMS cut out in cold weather? Fogstar Drift 100Ah doing my head in
Hey @CliffWill, gutting timing with the garden office! Worth clarifying though — the low temp protection should only block charging below that threshold, not discharging.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else had their JK BMS throw a low temp charge fault in winter even with cells above 5°C?
Following on from what @Bomber's raised about the hysteresis — that's actually a really important point that catches a lot of people out.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Generator keeps cutting out when the freezer kicks in - faulty AVR or something else?
Great points from everyone here. One thing I'd add — have you checked the actual voltage at the generator's output terminals when the freezer tries to start, rather than just at the appliance end?
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago