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EVmetro · 02-01-2016, 01:06 PM

It is good to strap and plate the batteries, but they will can still be damaged if they are subjected to the conditions that make them swell. On my 98, (first conversion on this forum), I used GBS Gen 3 batteries that came with really nice straps and plates, so apparently they felt it was a good idea. All I had to do was mount the strapped bundles. On my third conversion, the 93, the boxes are built pretty tight, but there is room for swell. I am very kind to the batteries and have them protected with an Orion BMS, which is linked via CANBUS to the controller. The controller derates the throttle as needed to prevent any or all of the batteries from sagging below whatever level I program in.

The batteries can be mounted any way other than upside down, and in my personal opinion, they should be protected by a good BMS. There is much debate about BMS or no BMS, so others may recommend not using one. I am very biased about the Orion BMS that I use in all of my conversions, to the extent that it is the only BMS worth using, but a "just a BMS" should do the job as well.

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EVmetro EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Sacramento Posts: 202 Thanks: 3 Thanked 225 Times in 91 Posts	It is good to strap and plate the batteries, but they will can still be damaged if they are subjected to the conditions that make them swell. On my 98, (first conversion on this forum), I used GBS Gen 3 batteries that came with really nice straps and plates, so apparently they felt it was a good idea. All I had to do was mount the strapped bundles. On my third conversion, the 93, the boxes are built pretty tight, but there is room for swell. I am very kind to the batteries and have them protected with an Orion BMS, which is linked via CANBUS to the controller. The controller derates the throttle as needed to prevent any or all of the batteries from sagging below whatever level I program in. The batteries can be mounted any way other than upside down, and in my personal opinion, they should be protected by a good BMS. There is much debate about BMS or no BMS, so others may recommend not using one. I am very biased about the Orion BMS that I use in all of my conversions, to the extent that it is the only BMS worth using, but a "just a BMS" should do the job as well.