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Old 02-02-2016, 10:44 AM   #57 (permalink)
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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.
I, with my limited actual experience, and a lot of reading ... could not agree more!

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I am very kind to the batteries and have them protected with an Orion BMS, which is linked via CANBUS to the controller.
If I had the budget - this is what I would do.

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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.
If I remember, the Orion can be set to monitor only, not to top balance?
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