Re: [electricboats] AGM or LiFePo4

Wow!  Thank you for all the responses.  I will investigate all your
suggestions further.  One topic that came up but has me confused is the
BMS needed for LiFePo4 batteries.  From past research, I know that some
cells offered for sale are just that - cells without any BMS.  To use
those, I would have to add a BMS designed for LiFePo4 chemistry. 
DualPro's website says their chargers "can" be programmed for LiFePo4
but I doubt that applies to my 10 year old AGM charger.

So, moving on to the LiFePo4 battery packs with built in BMS's, how does
one charge those?  I found very little detail mentioned. Just things
like "Includes BMS!" and similar claims.  Can any charger with a voltage
above the battery voltage be used to charge these batteries?  In other
words, does the internal BMS fully protect the batteries by handling
charge rate and monitoring state of charge to avoid over-charging?

Pat



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