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This seems to be good advice for single cells. But what about packs with cells wired in series and parallel? My understanding is, that packs always come with a
by MilaM 3y ago
This seems to be good advice for single cells. But what about packs with cells wired in series and parallel? My understanding is, that packs always come with a battery management system (BMS) that will balance the cell voltages and therefore compensate for slight variations between cells that can manifest during use and charging. This seems to be necessary for both performance and longevity of the pack. Now the question is, do these BMSs work properly if you never or rarely charge your pack to 100%? I tend to charge packs to 100% to give the BMS a chance to do the balancing and then keep it off a charger for as long as possible. Not sure if my thinking is correct though. Maybe someone with more knowledge could chime in.
- tantalor 3y ago> do these BMSs work properly if you never or rarely charge your pack to 100% I'm no EE, but from the instructions I was given, the answer is no, the BMS requires 100% charge to kick in and "top up" the lower cells. The recommendation was to do that every n=few charging cycles.