Thread: Low cost BMS
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Old 03-10-2014, 03:34 AM   #110 (permalink)
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Did you include your version of master board with TCcharger control circuit in the package?
No, I didn't put the TC Charger control circuit on the Master board. The reason was just that I made the Master board before I knew what charger I was going to use. I ended up making a small extra board for the charger PWM control. The circuit I used was straight out of the TC Charger user manual.
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Originally Posted by mora View Post
This got me interested. I could try and build it with for my 12V battery (4x 90Ah LFP) which currently doesn't have any BMS. Has been so for years already. And same for other 12V pack which I use as trolling motor battery.
Yes, this BMS is cheap enough to use even on small batteries!
Having said that, it sounds like BMSs are less important on smaller batteries. The more cells you have in series the more likely they are to get out of balance. Can you measure the voltage on individual cells in your batteries? If so you can get an idea of how unbalanced they are now...
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