mix and match

[Jo Hill]

I have had a cursory look at the BMSBattery site and it appears that it could be cost effective to by a kit, and a separate controller to use instead of the controller that would be included in the kit. Would that work, are the bits mix and match like that? Thanks for any input.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Yes, but the you need a clear idea of what you're trying to achieve. Their new controllers with LCD displays are worth adding to the kit. If you want to avoid building a wheel, your starting point has to be a kit. The hardest thing to choose is the battery, unless you want a low power solution, because you have to balance power and distance against size, weight, cost and installation possibilities. The connectors are fairly standard, but sometimes you have to swap pins over and/or do a bit of wiring and soldering.

 

[Jo Hill]

Thanks, where I was coming from was a friend of mine who recently brought a volt metro, I believe, said it was fitted with the sign wave controller that they sell separately. He reckoned, having tried an earlier and cheaper model, the the sign wave controller was much smoother, particlarly form a start - a much smoother start he thought, less of a jump forward so to speak.