Recent content by Edgedamage

Link to the post I made on Reddit, this works so well I am really happy with the results.

Hello I picked up a used quartz enail kit everything works fine. I have experience with Bermie c100 & TWIDEC pid controllers. I already installed a higher amp 5 pin connector. I was wondering if there is a PDF of the full setup menu for the controller.

Xbox power supply 12v output and enable. Remove connector, you will find three yellow and three black wires and one red and one blue wire. Solder the yellow wires together and do the same to the black wires. I soldered mine up to a XT60 connector. Now for the power supply enable, just connect...

Oh Yah!

@TommyDee it's just good old dollar store hot glue.

I love the VW Bug conversions, they leave it in third gear forever. And they are fast.

And just like that the "router" is now fused.

The slow burn you see in the video, is a tiny flash in my tests. But yes keeping naked fuse wire in a build has a risk if anything can burn.

I have followed DIY powerwall and battery pack builders on youtube, and noticed they and Tesla use thin wire for fuses. The legs of small resistors are perfect and they only take 6A to blow. So taking my 20A cells I did some tests and yup works like pack builders say. I made a test rig with a...

One idea with your 3d printer you can make a cell holder with a integrated Dean's connector or xt60 connector. That slides on and off your IH, and charger stand. As for fuses I was thinking of the ones that unregulated box mod builders use. 15amp polyfuses that self reset.

For now I will use my cheap BMS for short circut protection, and use a 4 bay charger for the cells. And future battery builds which only I will use. Will have no BMS just a main power switch and a fuse with a voltage display.

This video made me question my eBay BMS board:

To be honest I only trust Nitecore and the likes for single cell charging. And hobby grade chargers for 2s to 6s charging using the balance leads. I have messed with 18650's for 6 years now, and still don't fully trust them. Oh and the 2s and 3s chargers that are the wall wart type don't really...

Married cells should be just fine, however almost every 18650 battery pack I salvaged cells from. Always had one under 2.0v cell in it. I can't speak for the fluxer BMS but the no name ones I got off ebay will not balance charge a low cell properly.

The BMS you see in my pics is the reasion I pulled a sale posting on reddit. I did a couple of tests and as a result I will never sell any build with one of them in it. I took three matching cells all posting 4.02V I drained one to 3.85V. Put them in the holder and charged them using a 3s...