I ordered some small BMS’s (for balancing only) since my build is pretty cramped for room. They look great and are spec’d for exactly what I need. Good option for the space conscious builder. Specs are exactly the same for both BMS’s so I only included one.
@Jinra - you are READING my mind! I just got my 10s and 12s 80A BMS’ssss They are pretty frickin’ huge. I’d love a super small 10s and 12s BMS just for charging when i build an 18650 pack!
One time because I replaced 1 pack that got a broken wire and the new pack was too far out of balance from the rest.
I manually balanced all five packs separately with my hobby charger and it’s been fine ever since.
There are 2 options.
You can use a bms for charging only or for charging and discharging.
The 2nd option is the best because it protects the battery while riding as well as charging.
From what I gather, alternatively you can also draw power via the BMS (requires a high Amp output) and this can help with safety; eg. monitoring each cell in a battery pack to ensure isn’t over-discharged.
Thanks guys! As I thought… BMS used for charging only, can be smaller and cheaper. If cells are balanced while charging and I plan to use VESC so I can limit a curent, it should be quite safe system, right? I have SONY VTC5 cells and I want to build 10s4p pack to power one 6374 170KV motor.
And I read on some ebike forum that you should wait after charging because BMS is still balancing the cells. Is that true?
thanks
Luke
While the number is about right, this is the release voltage and not the overcharge detection voltage (4.2 on sheet). They said they test every module before shipping so i don’t know.
I think the problem in your case is the charger.
If your using a brick charger, I believe the charger turns itself off when it detects what it thinks is full charge.
I’m using a power supply with my bms’s and it doesn’t shut off, it just slowly reduces current to the battery until the cells are full.
I think the brick chargers, especially the cheap 2a models are just not dependable