Recent content by Riplash

Hello All, I have been really busy working on my projects, working my day job, and trying to keep up with everything--and well I can't. I have been so busy with all that stuff, that I haven't been able to watch many HBpowerwall videos, or even read the forum as much as I would like. My hats...

Using Lithium Ion batteries to replace a 12V lead acid battery is not just straightforward as using a 3S. Most 12V things have a high voltage limit of 14.5 to 15 volts, and a low limit of 9.5 volts or so. So with a 3S system you can charge the batteries to 12.6Volts but then you can't use all...

Hello Mobinik, Welcome to the forum. Like Korishan said there is a whole community of mentors. Can you tell us more about what your first or most pressing project is with lithium ion batteries? My "first" project is building a hybrid powered waterski boat, with reclaimed 18650 batteries...

Hello Drspeakman, I think you might be overheating the copper. With soldering electric stuff, I don't get the copper that hot. When I am working on copper plumbing or copper Air conditioning things, when I was learning I would overheat the copper. I am not 100% sure, but it kind of sounds like...

I am not sure that insulating the concrete floor is a good idea. In the winter time heat from the ground will probably help keep the shed above freezing, and in the summer time when the Air Temp is alot higher than the ground temp an uninsulated concrete floor will probably help lower the...

Welcome Aaron, I am in Melbourne, FL, and I don't have a link to my project yet, but it is on my must do list. I am building a hybrid dual console/ski boat, and am planning on using my reclaimed batteries for the "house loads" as well as the motor battery bank. Korishan one of the moderators is...

Hello Spinningmagnets, Thanks for information. I have been very busy with work and the rest of my life and stuff, and I have been so busy I haven't been able to read or comment on much stuff here. I know I missied some cool stuff on here. Let's get back to the thread topic.....I bought some24...

Hello CompletelyCharged, I was working on an Arduino/ESP32or 8266 based BMSin the fall, but other parts of my project got in the way, and work got real busy. I am just now revisiting the BMS design for my boat. Forgive me if I ask a question that has been answered in a another thread. 22 x ESP...

Hello Marc, It sounds like you are thinking about using a thermal cutoff fuse. That opens the circuit when it gets too hot. I think it ispossible to run more than 1 thermal cutoff fuse to an analog port with a ladder of resistors. I think you would spend a lot of effort avoiding ground loops...

Hello Marc, Are you familiar with Aurduinos or similiar? I have been saving a lot of the thermistors from the battery packs I take apart. Then I make a simple voltage divider using a 5kohm resistor and a 1k ohm resistor. I measure the voltage and hence the resistance of the thermistor...

I bought about half of them from www.18650batterystore.com. They rotate different cells through deal of the day and I waited for the cells to be on the deal of the day. I bought the other half from Liitokala on Alibaba.com. It has been about 6 months ago, because one I found this website I...

My guess is that you have two things working against your favor. First I imagine most of the e-bikers that buy those types of batteries are DIYers and probably want to make their own packs, and they also are the type that would source their own second hand cells and test the cells themselves...

Okay, I brought home a sample power supply that was given to me. It is a Sunsky S-720-24, and it is available direct from Sunsky and I think from Amazon or Alibaba.I haven't tested it yet, so I can't tell you how well it performs. I am looking for a 48V 1200W or 1500W powersupply myself, but I...

I think you should also measure the amperage/power of the pump when it is running. The Nameplate on the pump is the maximum continous power the pump can output and not burn up or get damaged, but the pump is probably not drawing its max power continously. It depends on how the whole pump control...

I have had good results bysearching for LED Driver switchmode Power Supplies on Amazon, Digikey, or Mouser. Searching for LED driver narrowed the results down to what I was looking for. My notes and sample power supplies are at the shop now and I am at home but I think two of the brands I found...