A lithium-ion jump starter, on the other hand, is the best option by far. Portable lithium-ion jump starters are little battery packs with jumper cables that you can store in your toolbox or even in your car’s glove box. You … Continue reading →

According to Consumer Reports, the Bottom 10 Least Reliable models are: Subaru Ascent, Chrysler Pacifica, Tesla Model Y, Volkswagen Tiguan, Volvo XC90, Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Silverado 1500/GMC Sierra 1500, Ford Mustang, Ford Explorer, Mercedes-Benz GLE (least of the least reliable). … Continue reading →

In a vacuum (and with infinite fuel), your engine would continue to run forever. But in reality, several things might occur if your car idles for too long. To avoid running your car for too long, you should only idle … Continue reading →

Tesla, Jeep, Genesis, and Volkswagen among the most unreliable car brands – report Position Brand 1 Lexus 2 Mazda 3 Toyota 4 Infiniti What cars have the most issues? Here are the 15 most troubled vehicles of the decade according … Continue reading →

In fact, many common cell balancing schemes based on voltage only result in a pack more unbalanced that without them. State of charge unbalance is caused by cells being charged to different state of charge (SOC) levels. What is cell … Continue reading →

the United States. Energy Products supplies 3 different lines of powersport batteries to meet the needs of all powersport enthusiasts. Our ETX line is manufactured in the United States by the same company that makes the OEM battery for a … Continue reading →

How does BMS measure cell voltage? To do anything, the first step for the BMS would be to know the current status of the cells in the Lithium battery pack. This is done by measuring the voltage and current (sometimes … Continue reading →

Re: BMS problems The BMS would normally trip if any cell measured too low (including a bad connection on a balance wire) or if the current was too high. Once tripped, the output voltage will measure way low and not … Continue reading →

How do I connect my BMS to my battery? Connections to the BMS The negative of the battery pack goes to the B- The positive of the battery pack goes to the positive of the charger, and to whatever we … Continue reading →

What do you hook up first on a battery charger? Basic instructions for most chargers include: Make sure the charger is off. Hook-up the positive cable on the charger to the positive terminal on the battery. Hook up the negative … Continue reading →

If you drain your battery from 100% all the way down to 0%, it’s likely that it could potentially degrade by up to 70% of its original capacity in just a few hundred cycles. In a nutshell, you do your … Continue reading →

This method of battery charging can potentially overcharge the battery, causing it to dry out or even start to gas, and could ultimately kill the battery. CTEK’s smart chargers move into a pulse maintenance mode once the battery is fully … Continue reading →

It’s been a long standing conjecture that lower voltage chargers (level 1 / level 2) will have negligible effects on battery longevity whereas, constant use of level 3 DC super charging will speed up the degradation process of your Tesla … Continue reading →

Common port is for systems where you have the load and charger coming from same source. Split source /load is generally made for where you want the BMS only to cut the charger and not the load. Can a BMS … Continue reading →

ODYSSEY® Extreme Batteries (ODX PN Prefix): 2 years for engine start powersports applications. 3 years for commercial, industrial, marine and automotive engine start applications in non-BCI/DIN sizes. 4 years for an engine starting application for all BCI/DIN sizes. How long … Continue reading →