Ignoring the warranty issue for the moment, and considering there is a
shutdown aka reliability issue for the car upon a failure, it would make
sense to acquire and carry a spare. Then send the defective one in for
Failure Analysis at Mfg cost (under warranty, right?). They may find a
mfg defect or design problem, and once repaired or replaced, you have
your 'spare' back. Maybe I'm optimistic on the manufacturer paying the
shipping cost ;-). You might counter with a request for an 8D.
On 7/30/2013 4:17 PM, Danpatgal wrote:
I purchased the Lithiumate Lite BMS for a 38 cell 120v nominal pack of 130ah
CALBs that has been running pretty nicely for the past 9 months now. A few
days ago one of the cells showed a faulty -30C temperature (all other cells
showed around 25C, it was a nice day here in Pennsylvania). The voltage
reading and communication on the board seems fine, but that temperature
reading sets a warning and slowly shuts the car down. Annoying.
I've gone through Lithiumate support, and basically they want me to buy a
new board for $33 bucks ($26 + $7 shipping, which is cheaper than the
original price, but still). So far, they don't feel it should be covered by
warranty.
First, has anyone else had this problem? Is it possible that I do have some
kind of communication error or connection problem? (I wouldn't think so
since I'm getting a believable voltage reading and communication
verification, but I don't know all the ins and outs.)
Second, I know I would be losing that function, does anyone know if I can
simply "turn off" the temperature control aspect of the Lite BMS? Having
the information, and a warning, is fine/good. But, I'm not very fond of a
temperature reading controlling whether or not my car will go.
Thanks - Dan
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