Re: [EVDL] Alibaba/Aliexpress Lithium packs

2019-03-11 Thread Willie via EV
On 3/11/19 8:29 AM, Dan Baker via EV wrote: Hello EVDL members I'm looking at replacing the lead pack on my pontoon boat this year with a A very interesting discussion. I have had very good luck using 36v hoverboard batteries in 36v golf carts. Massively paralleled, maybe as many as 40

Re: [EVDL] Alibaba/Aliexpress Lithium packs

2019-03-11 Thread Jay Summet via EV
On 3/11/19 9:29 AM, Dan Baker via EV wrote: I see on Aliexpress that they have 12v and 48v 100ah packs with built in BMS that look be the best prices I've seen. One issue with using multiple 12v or 48V drop in replacement batteries in an EV is that the BMS system may ONLY work at a maximum

Re: [EVDL] Alibaba/Aliexpress Lithium packs

2019-03-11 Thread Michael Ross via EV
My experience (limited and dated to be sure) is you get what you pay for. In particular, a cheaper pack with a no name source, the cells may not be well matched in capacity and the BMS may be total crap. I tried to carry on conversations with a couple suppliers at this tier and found that they

[EVDL] Alibaba/Aliexpress Lithium packs

2019-03-11 Thread Dan Baker via EV
Hello EVDL members I'm looking at replacing the lead pack on my pontoon boat this year with a much lighter lithium solution. I see on Aliexpress that they have 12v and 48v 100ah packs with built in BMS that look be the best prices I've seen. These are brands I have not heard before (GTK/Demuda,