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    Swapping out a BMS - am I mad?!

    Thanks, was trying to delete that but cant see how to do it after posting.
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    Swapping out a BMS - am I mad?!

    Hi all, I plan to swap out the BMS in my 8fun battery (which I think is fried) with a new one from BMS battery (image). I have some basic soldering skills and plenty of determination buts that's where my abilities end.. Any advice or previous threads dealing with this would be really...
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    Swapping a BMS - am I mad?!

    Hi all, I plan to swap out the BMS in my 8fun battery (which I think is fried) with a new one from BMS battery (image). I have some basic soldering skills and plenty of determination buts that's where my abilities end.. Any advice or previous threads dealing with this would be really...
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    8fun battery wont charge!

    OK, I have only 9 wires going to the multipin. I measured 3.51V across each adjacent pair, 3.51V between +tive and last wire, and 3.51V between -tive and first wire. Im hoping this means my battery cells are intact...!
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    8fun battery wont charge!

    Great - thanks. I'll check those voltages tomorrow. There were droplets inside the housing at the top around the wires to the BMS, as well as in the bottom around the switch and fuses. The rubber seal didn't stand much of a chance - it's pretty flimsy.. Seemed properly seated though. The...
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    8fun battery wont charge!

    Thanks for the reply d8veh. The previous battery had what I think of as a separate problem - it just died straight out. I received this replacement battery a couple of months ago and have been using it daily since then without trouble. Then last night it wouldn't charge. Fuses are fine. I did...
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    8fun battery wont charge!

    Hi all, in august I tool delivery of a 36V 9Ah bottle type battery from 8fun.. (replacement for a previous one which had died). Anyway yesterday I went to charge the new battery and the light on the charger stayed green as if charging was complete, even though battery indicator showed nearly...