I run a BMS on my 10s LiPO board. Bypassing the BMS while discharging and charging with the BMS. Works like clockwork so far and no worries about maximum discharge. However you don’t get the same security while discharging but I measure my batteries regularly and VESC has the voltage drop off so I won’t discharge too much.
Also, I don’t get all the fuzz about “don’t use a BMS with LiPO”. It’s essentially a balance charger and you also get some security measures while discharging(if you do not bypass it). Can’t be worse than running the LiPO’s without one at all. If so, I don’t see how.
@massy yeah i don’t get it either. having a BMS and dedicated charger is EXACTLY like having a balance charger. Except the balnacer is in the board and the charger is outside, and all you do is plug it into the wall and go away for a bit instead of babysitting a programmable and finicky piece of equipment that stops every 30 minutes for no reason.
Well if 20c is what your battery can do continuously and you have 5ah then why not get a 100amp continuous bms? It is highly unlikely you will ever draw 100amps continuously so a 60amp BMS would be fine.
On the left hand side. Above the topics. You may not be able to create a thread until you have read for at least 30 minutes and commented on a few topics.