Lawrence, You might want to give - http://www.orionbms.com/ - a call. I am using their BMS and am very impressed. Not only with the unit but also the support. I do not use it with a Leaf battery but the website does say it works with LiMn2O2. My price was less than $1,500.00. It is pretty slick and uses CANBUS. I have it connected to a Android tablet with the app "Torque" and monitor everything. My voltage and resistance of each battery, temp of my battery compartment, total voltage, AMP draw, high low cell and it even has a SOC calculator that has not let me run out of juice yet. It uses CANBUS to control my charger and will even turn on fans to circulate air to the battery box at user defined temps. This interface has become the focal point of my car "show and tell" because people understand the visual graphic better then a bunch of batteries and wires. Not sure if Orion can help but it could not hurt to ask.
Buddy Mills [email protected] Look mom, no gas. http://www.evalbum.com/2887 Disclaimer: No animals were harmed or killed in the process of writing this email. Any stories to the contrary are, for the most part, either fictional or greatly exaggerated. > I got a deal for a Leaf pack for 2500 dollars. However I've gotten an estimate for thousands for the BMS. Is there a reliable BMS I don't have to spend thousands on? Will be dividing up the pack into strings of parallel and series to make 156vdc after charging. Also with Curtis controllers is it a good idea to go lower voltage as lithium is stiff/doesn't sag much just wondering? Lawrence Rhodes _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
