Even Boeing burned up dream liners with a BMS. Got any other argument besides everyone is doing it?
Sent from my iPad > On Jun 18, 2015, at 2:02 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> > wrote: > >> On 18 Jun 2015 at 11:43, Cor van de Water via EV wrote: >> >> That pack is very nicely top-balanced and I expect that many more BMSs >> that you are not even aware of in daily appliances such as power tools >> will all top-balance. > > One more time. There is a really good reason that the only place you find > aversion to BMSes is among EV hobbyists. > > Real world electronics manufacturers -- the ones who build millions of > laptops, mobile phones, power tools and yes, commercial EVs -- know that you > don't sell a product with a lithium battery unless it has ample smarts to > protect the battery, the user, and the manufacturer. > > Trust me, these guys have bean counters looking over their shoulders. They > wouldn't be using BMSes if they weren't necessary. BMSes protect the > battery from early failure, the user from hazard to life and limb, and the > manufacturer from the lawyers! > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not > reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my > email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)