Freddyflatfoot
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Ok, first things first. I think I have been away from this forum for waaayy too long!
Got into recumbents, and have been having a blast doing long distance Audax rides on a lightweight two wheel low racer.
So, my electric trike has had precious little use, and in fact has been in storage for, oh, maybe 6 months, maybe more?
I have topped up my battery a couple of times since. Its a Ping 36v/10AHr.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, my son wanted to use my trike while his car was getting repaired.
Went to top up the battery, and nothing!
Ok, full voltage getting to the BMS, but it doesn't appear to be getting to the cells?
Here's a breakdown of what I have found, and pardon me if my knowledge is getting a bit rusty!
Voltage on the out side of the BMS 30.5 v.
Voltage on the battery side of the BMS 35.1 v.
Individual cell voltage , 10 cells at around 3.2 v, 1 cell at 2.3 v, and 1 cell at 1.6 v.
BMS is showing ~46.5v on the charge side.
Those two cells are obviously a concern, but does that explain why the pack is not charging?
Would the BMS prevent those low cells from taking a charge?
And are the low cells 'toast'? or can they be recovered?
And what may have caused this situation to occur?
I can always contact Ping and get a couple of replacement cells, just need to know what I should or could do first.
Any suggestions or sage words of advice?
Thanks!
Got into recumbents, and have been having a blast doing long distance Audax rides on a lightweight two wheel low racer.
So, my electric trike has had precious little use, and in fact has been in storage for, oh, maybe 6 months, maybe more?
I have topped up my battery a couple of times since. Its a Ping 36v/10AHr.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, my son wanted to use my trike while his car was getting repaired.
Went to top up the battery, and nothing!
Ok, full voltage getting to the BMS, but it doesn't appear to be getting to the cells?
Here's a breakdown of what I have found, and pardon me if my knowledge is getting a bit rusty!
Voltage on the out side of the BMS 30.5 v.
Voltage on the battery side of the BMS 35.1 v.
Individual cell voltage , 10 cells at around 3.2 v, 1 cell at 2.3 v, and 1 cell at 1.6 v.
BMS is showing ~46.5v on the charge side.
Those two cells are obviously a concern, but does that explain why the pack is not charging?
Would the BMS prevent those low cells from taking a charge?
And are the low cells 'toast'? or can they be recovered?
And what may have caused this situation to occur?
I can always contact Ping and get a couple of replacement cells, just need to know what I should or could do first.
Any suggestions or sage words of advice?
Thanks!