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    DIY Battery Is Alive !!

    I read that changing some parameters requires one to hit enter after entering the button and click download. Hopefully this works as an alternative to having to set them all. May I ask what swayed you in the direction of the CATL cells please? Was it price, performance etc?
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    DIY Battery Is Alive !!

    I think this parameter for high alarm can be changed. I’m going to quote again, sorry: “ If you have a seplos BMS you can use Battery Monitor from seplos, if you are connected you can change many options. Look at the link...
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    DIY Battery Is Alive !!

    What do you mean when you say that the cells will be fine from 10% to 99%? I know they will work but are you saying the degradation won’t be any worse than implementing say 20% to 80%? The datasheet says “Recommended SOC window 10%~90%”...
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    DIY Battery Is Alive !!

    also “your cells last longer if used between 20% and 80%.” source: https://diysolarforum.com/threads/seplos-can-bus-rs485-48v-200a-8s-16s-bms.20051/page-14 Page 15 of the same also details the calibration process if you have not already figured it out. Thanks again for sharing
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    DIY Battery Is Alive !!

    John, I really would prefer it if instead of calling it sad, you called it passionate. I don’t want to fall into the category of sad old fart - passionate I can handle 🤣 Well done on the diagnosis. I’m going to be lazy and quote “there is no power above 3.45.... you should never go above 3.6...
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    DIY Battery Is Alive !!

    John, I hope you figure it out. Just came across this post: https://community.victronenergy.com/questions/169266/transient-current-cause-seplos-bms-to-shutdown.html Do you know if it has been fixed?
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    DIY Battery Is Alive !!

    Regarding the strange charging behaviour, this tech note from Victron might explain what you are observing: https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Output-rating-operating-temperature-and-efficiency.pdf Having worked in a company that built domestic battery storage products, we found...
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    Certifications Required for Connecting into Existing Spurs

    Hi I am hoping for some advice from the good people on this forum. My company installs turnstiles in commercial buildings. The electrical contractors install fused spurs for us. We then connect our turnstiles into these fused spurs. What certifications/training do we require to be able to wire...
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