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Wow, my setup only has 16 cells and it seems the last cell of each pack has the lower of the readings. I use to balance/cycle them but had a battery repair guy tell me its good to have a bad cell as it helps to limit the cycles and extends the life of the good cells. His reasoning was if i balanced all the cells, when it wont cut my needs, I got to buy 16 mo cells. If I let that one cell slip, when it interrupts my commute, I only have 1 cell to replace.
I havent seen any limiting and from Jack he said its either off or on. I have the 5000 watt stamped converter rated at 100-130 volts with a fan on either end of the housing. I am guessing that is peak vs continious rating.
I really do not know how it works in regards to delivery of power. Ive used old batery chargers that has a linear output, the deader the battery, the more amps flows and vice versa. Well, with the enginer kit Ive seen a lot of amps at high voltages and at times low amps at low voltages.
I use to pop the sd card out of the bms version 3.2 and read it daily, after trips and weekly to none at all. It drove me crazy trying to figure it out.
I guess its possible I burn more power in extreme heat or cold. I do know typically I get 4 hours of use before it needs charging. I cant speak for idling, but idling withthe ac on it draws 300 watts. I have it set for 17 amps and 119 volts. I do know in colder weather the eld or charging system stays on longer and in the summer if I use the ac on blower setting 3 or more or if I am above 40 mph it turns on too.
I dont want to start a pissing contest, I just wondered if you had similar experiencs. Ive written Jack and he said the reduce battery run time was normal as my car is not garage kept.
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