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Old 11-08-2019, 05:29 PM   #32 (permalink)
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I am not sure exactly what configuration they will end up in. I do not think I will need the whole 120 cells for this project. The first pack I will be making is probably going to use about 40 cells. 5S8P is what I am thinking. I'll use a 300W dc-dc converter to charge the lead acid battery at just over what the alternator puts out.

The next step now is figuring out how to charge them. I have my doubts that my power supplies are isolated as Teoman mentioned. So I may have to come up with something else.
Check them for sure, but typically off-line supplies (AC to DC) are required by law to have isolated outputs, so you should be able to charge individual cells in the stack.
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