[RE-wrenches] SOK Batteries

Wed Oct 11 18:58:23 PDT 2023

That voltage I gave was assuming a 48-volt system...  Of course, this
voltage is lower on a 12-volt battery...

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On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 6:53 PM Steve Higgins <steve at surrette.com> wrote:

> Some of these BMSs are not very tolerant of heavy loads...   the heavier
> load may have triggered the BMS to shut down and go into self-protect mode.
> It can take a few hours to days for voltage to recover. Isolate the battery
> from the parallel connections and give a few days of no load time to
> recover and reset.
>
> After that, use a regulated power supply and connect it to the battery to
> charge. You only need a slight current, usually less than ten amps.   Set
> the power supply up at the base voltage 54 to 56 volts.
>
> Last, supplying charge voltage on and off several times can wake up the
> BMS, but again, I would only try this with a regulated power supply.
>
> The bad news is they may have killed the BMS... once you do that, it's a
> hard sell for most manufacturers to cover under warranty.
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> Good Luck...
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> On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 6:42 PM Lou Russo via RE-wrenches <
> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
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>> I would call Current Connected in Nevada.
>>
>> They handle SOKs for the US market and I have  found there tech support
>> to be knowledgeable and timely.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 11, 2023, 2:06 PM Jay via RE-wrenches <
>> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Buy another SOK battery so that doesn’t happen.
>>>
>>> Or maybe happens less
>>>
>>> Jay
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Oct 11, 2023, at 5:55 PM, Kristopher Schmid via RE-wrenches <
>>> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>> Hello brain trust,
>>>
>>> Anyone have experience with SOK lithiums?  Here's my issue.  Client has
>>> a tiny home and bought their system online (I know, run away...).  Whenever
>>> they start a larger load (power tool, hair dryer) it pulls too much current
>>> and causes the BMS to shut down the battery output.  Not necessarily a huge
>>> issue, but I cannot get the app (ABC-BMS) to reset the batteries.  I log in
>>> with the password and it gives me the reset option, but it will not allow
>>> me to click OK.  Hooking up an external battery charger has been my only
>>> successful reset solution.
>>>
>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Kris
>>>
>>> Shine On!
>>>
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