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drummerdimitri:
I just finished assembling a Li-ion battery pack to be used for a powerbank project and although I was able to draw power from it, it doesn't seem to want to take any charge.

I am using a 3S BMS (3S6P pack) and my guess is that it is damaged. How can I test the BMS to make sure it's causing this issue?
tunk:
How do you charge it? A BMS is generally not a charging circuit, only for protection.
drummerdimitri:

--- Quote from: tunk on August 30, 2019, 10:26:01 am ---How do you charge it? A BMS is generally not a charging circuit, only for protection.

--- End quote ---

This is the BMS I am using: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32817897264.html

As you can see they state the the charging and discharging happens at the P+ and P- terminals which is what I've been using.

tunk:
That board is for protection only - it does not control the charging itself.
You have to use the normal CC/CV/cut-off charging.
In your case constant current until it reaches 12.6V, then constant voltage
until it reaches 10% of the starting current. If you feed it with more than
13.05V (4.35*3) then the over-voltage protection will kick in.
digsys:

--- Quote from: drummerdimitri --- .. As you can see they state the the charging and discharging happens at the P+ and P- terminals which is what I've been using

--- End quote ---

--- Quote --- BMS activate method : Use 12.6V Li-ion  charger to charge it
--- End quote ---
errrr nope :-) very hard to understand their poor translation but - there is no way that is a charger as well ! It's a standard Vmax limiter .. all they are saying is - whether you are charging or discharging, the limiter is active.
For that price, I'd be surprised if the FETs or Transistors were genuine.
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