Re: [RE-wrenches] Retrofit BMS

2019-05-07 Thread Andrew Truitt
Thanks fellas, great feedback. Nuvation looks pretty solid David. I've heard of issues arising when integrating Li+ BMS system with hybrid solar inverters even when they represent that they are Li+ compatible, such as tripping overcurrent protection in the BMS with milisecond-level surges at inve

Re: [RE-wrenches] Retrofit BMS

2019-05-04 Thread David Katz
I have used Nuvation BMS with Nissan Leaf batteries in a off grid hone. They have been running for 2 years and the cells are staying within 0.02 volts. There are a lot of parameters to set but their tech help is great. They can drive 4 relays based on almost anything you can think of and they also

Re: [RE-wrenches] Retrofit BMS

2019-05-04 Thread Jay
I’ve used the Orion jr on a few Polaris ev and have had a lot of issues. Takes a computer to fix. It doesn’t seem very stable. Jay > On May 3, 2019, at 3:47 PM, Andrew Truitt wrote: > > > Wrenches - I have an opportunity to take possession of some lightly used 2 > kWh Lishen LFP battery pa

[RE-wrenches] Retrofit BMS

2019-05-04 Thread Andrew Truitt
Wrenches - I have an opportunity to take possession of some lightly used 2 kWh Lishen LFP battery packs for next to nothing. What's the catch? No BMS. Anyone have any experience retrofitting a BMS on Li+ batteries? This looks interesting , and this EV BMS