Thanks so much for this, I have just bought 2x of them.. it will be a horrific feeling hacking into them before I have even used them, but better that than damage the cells with poor balance on the first charge! Mine will be under the van, so I will have to seal them with silicone when putting them back together! I will run the balancer switch into the van, so I can access it. I will also run a balance lead out of the pack into the van so I can actually monitor the cells when needed. I fly RC planes, and in the RC hobby, with mostly lithium batteries being used, we have little things you can plug into a balance lead to quickly read the voltage of each cell and the total voltage.

@meerkatfilmsuk

2 ай бұрын

That's a great idea to have the balancer switch and cell voltages on a remote loom! I feel your pain opening a new battery, but I don't regret it at all, they have been perfect since doing this. Good Luck!

@OMEGOOLIEBIRD

2 ай бұрын

@@meerkatfilmsuk I really appreciate your effort in making the video, it is a fantastic resource for the rest of us! Thank you!

Sadly a little late for that! I think the on/off switch might be a giveaway... that and the fact that's its nicely balanced now...

This is amazing! Thank you for this. My 5 month old exact battery won’t show higher that 13.29 volts after sitting for days and days on small ac powered automatic lip04 charger. Do you have a recommendation on a bench top power supply?

@Allaboutcampers123

4 ай бұрын

You may have the same problem, I think it's common on these lifepo4 batteries. I have the cheapest amazon 5amp benchtop. I would recommend getting a better one, with 10amps and 2 decimal places for voltage. So you can be more precise. Good luck with the repair!

@Kehoe-ge4iq

3 ай бұрын

Finished the mod last night. The balancer has done an excellent job! Just a quick question, is there any issue with the balancer being on when the battery is back in the truck camper system while hooked up to the solar charge controller and the inverter charger?

@Kehoe-ge4iq

3 ай бұрын

Also, what hoops did you have jump thru to get renogy to send you a new one?

@meerkatfilmsuk

3 ай бұрын

There's no problem with the balancer being on while the battery is being charged from solar. I generally switch my balancer off and only stick it on from time to time but I know some people have it active all the time and I don't think it causes any issues.@@Kehoe-ge4iq

@meerkatfilmsuk

3 ай бұрын

they made me make a video showing it not charging properly, obviously you'd need to do this before modding it!@@Kehoe-ge4iq

Sadly a little late for that! I think the on/off switch might be a giveaway... that and the fact that's its nicely balanced now...