LiFePO4 drop in's are they really a drop in?
I figured this might be interesting to those interested in drop-in replacement LIFEPO4 or the standalone cells themselves., based on the article below does not appear that is truly the case. Its a ...
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Itinerant1 wrote:
Something to remember is that the bms (battery management system) of the dropin is the last line of protection for the battery (over/ under voltage, temperature) which should shut the batteries down protecting the cells.
Having programmable charging sources that quit charging or go to float is the first line of protection.
Correct if your are storing for longer periods of time you should store at 50% +/-, disconnecting the charging sources.
So (post charging) when the battery falls to its resting voltage, what prevents a dedicated single stage Li charger from immediately kicking in again??...
It’s not clear to me - I have not been able to determine this issue, and doubt that by design that the BMS is the supposed gate-keeper...
