January 15, 20242 yr Hi All, I am looking for this BMS or similiar from any store in SA who has it in stock. I am using a "home built" 12V 200A (4 x 2 =8 Cells) as my aux battery in my Land Cruiser. It has been in use for about 200 days per year for the last 2 years, but the BMS has failed. I am now running the battery only with a balance with no protection... https://lvabatteryelectronics.co.za/products/daly-lifepo4-bms-4s-12v-200a-ebike-battery-management-system-bms-other-pcb-pcba?variant=48092076933436 I think it can be anything between 100A and 300A, but must be 12V? I never draw more than 100A at once... Help if you can please... Best Regards Jean @ Waypoint Adventures Edited January 15, 20242 yr by Jean Vos
January 15, 20242 yr 2 hours ago, Jean Vos said: Hi All, I am looking for this BMS or similiar from any store in SA who has it in stock. I am using a "home built" 12V 200A (4 x 2 =8 Cells) as my aux battery in my Land Cruiser. It has been in use for about 200 days per year for the last 2 years, but the BMS has failed. I am now running the battery only with a balance with no protection... https://lvabatteryelectronics.co.za/products/daly-lifepo4-bms-4s-12v-200a-ebike-battery-management-system-bms-other-pcb-pcba?variant=48092076933436 I think it can be anything between 100A and 300A, but must be 12V? I never draw more than 100A at once... Help if you can please... Best Regards Jean @ Waypoint Adventures My call would be this BMS https://rough-tech.com/products/jk-smart-bms-4s-8s-1a-active-balancer?variant=42377163931825¤cy=ZAR&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAzJOtBhALEiwAtwj8tr52azAT4LG9zNbomtFT1tr4CB-Xs9xi5ZsIuO3N5woSqgLxCg9SlxoCmfoQAvD_BwE I don't know the seller but these are great units.
January 16, 20242 yr 6 hours ago, Scorp007 said: My call would be this BMS https://rough-tech.com/products/jk-smart-bms-4s-8s-1a-active-balancer?variant=42377163931825¤cy=ZAR&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAzJOtBhALEiwAtwj8tr52azAT4LG9zNbomtFT1tr4CB-Xs9xi5ZsIuO3N5woSqgLxCg9SlxoCmfoQAvD_BwE I don't know the seller but these are great units. Agree 100%
January 16, 20242 yr You could look at this, I think it is the same BMS as above https://lithium-cells.co.za/detail/429358
January 16, 20242 yr 8 hours ago, Scorp007 said: My call would be this BMS https://rough-tech.com/products/jk-smart-bms-4s-8s-1a-active-balancer?variant=42377163931825¤cy=ZAR&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAzJOtBhALEiwAtwj8tr52azAT4LG9zNbomtFT1tr4CB-Xs9xi5ZsIuO3N5woSqgLxCg9SlxoCmfoQAvD_BwE I don't know the seller but these are great units. @Jean Vos I agree with @Scorp007 on this one i have installed quite a few of the JK Bms's on battery repairs and they work great. They have Bluetooth setup and monitoring that makes them great. Here is a link they are on special. Very good price for the quality of this bms. https://cellsupplysa.co.za/products/jk-bms-b1a8s10p-4-8s-100a-w-bluetooth Edited January 16, 20242 yr by TaliaB
January 16, 20242 yr Author Thanks All! I see one is 100A and the other 200A? I use it in a 4x4 vehicle for aux power. Most current draw is about 15A (Fridges, Starlink, etc) at the same time. Charge rate is 45A. For my application the 100A would be fine? The battery is configured with 8 cells, but with 2x2 in Parallel and then that 4 (2) in Series. So I can then only check and monitor "4" cels with the BT app? Regards Jean Edited January 16, 20242 yr by Jean Vos
January 16, 20242 yr Author 10 minutes ago, Bernardf said: How does one go about acquiring a Starlink dish & service? https://www.facebook.com/groups/2305688819605685 Join this group; they are great! There are about 18 000 Starlink systems in SA already
January 16, 20242 yr 2 hours ago, Jean Vos said: Thanks All! I see one is 100A and the other 200A? I use it in a 4x4 vehicle for aux power. Most current draw is about 15A (Fridges, Starlink, etc) at the same time. Charge rate is 45A. For my application the 100A would be fine? The battery is configured with 8 cells, but with 2x2 in Parallel and then that 4 (2) in Series. So I can then only check and monitor "4" cels with the BT app? Regards Jean Your 2 in parallel is seen as 1 bigger cell. Impossible to manage 8 cells. 100A version is fine as long as you have control of it. You must ensure you do the maximum charge in the BMS settings.
January 16, 20242 yr 4 hours ago, Jean Vos said: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2305688819605685 Join this group; they are great! There are about 18 000 Starlink systems in SA already Thanks. I'm not on Facebook though, so I can't see the posts. Through a bit of googling it looks like there's a company in Mozambique that facilitates the import and subscription. I have been waiting for Starlink to become available here ever since I signed up on their website and paid my $100 deposit in March 2021...
January 16, 20242 yr 8 hours ago, TaliaB said: @Jean Vos I agree with @Scorp007 on this one i have installed quite a few of the JK Bms's on battery repairs and they work great. They have Bluetooth setup and monitoring that makes them great. Here is a link they are on special. Very good price for the quality of this bms. https://cellsupplysa.co.za/products/jk-bms-b1a8s10p-4-8s-100a-w-bluetooth A very valuable link at great prices. 😃😃😃
January 16, 20242 yr Did someone say 'Daly'? A company that pushes f/w updates onto their BMS via their (horrible, flaky and intrusive) app without the users knowledge or consent, that bricks the BT comms module, then denies it? That 'Daly'? 😱 JBD or JK, mos' def'. 🙂 (Am I still bitter? Do I sound bitter? OK, yes. I'm still bitter).
January 17, 20242 yr 12 hours ago, HedgeSlammer said: Did someone say 'Daly'? A company that pushes f/w updates onto their BMS via their (horrible, flaky and intrusive) app without the users knowledge or consent, that bricks the BT comms module, then denies it? That 'Daly'? 😱 JBD or JK, mos' def'. 🙂 (Am I still bitter? Do I sound bitter? OK, yes. I'm still bitter). my opinion, Daly is rubbish. cannot agree with you more on JBD and JK
January 17, 20242 yr 3 hours ago, stefan44 said: Daly is rubbish I have been running a Daly for 2 years. Initially I thought there was an issue with the Daly BMS, turned out to be poor contact on my DIY battery busbars. I discovered this when I started logging the cell data into home assistant and graphed them over time. The BMS does it's job, the balance function is rubbish but that is true for most other BMS brands.
January 18, 20242 yr On 2024/01/16 at 1:13 PM, Bernardf said: Thanks. I'm not on Facebook though, so I can't see the posts. Through a bit of googling it looks like there's a company in Mozambique that facilitates the import and subscription. I have been waiting for Starlink to become available here ever since I signed up on their website and paid my $100 deposit in March 2021... Without ground stations in SA yet the ping is not great. I'm also afraid of starlink stopping service over SA due to all the legal nonsense going on. I'm patiently waiting for an official SA release.
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