Most of these are quite complicated questions to which you could probably find answers to if you searched and read a lot on this forum
Most poeple (including Boosted) put Kapton tape overtop. I might even take it a step further and epoxy them in if I was expecting to ride in the rain.
If I were you I wouldn’t charge my battery pack from empty to full at more than the fast charge rate specified by the manufacturer. For the VTC6 that appears to be 5A continuous. So that’s a full charge in 36 minutes TOPS. If you want faster, you should go for a different cell chemistry. Lithium Titanate batteries have very fast charging times
Yes but the balancing part takes time and the last 20% will never charge at 20a anyway. You are probably looking at an hour. 20a will take you to 80% in half hour.
Don’t see how a longer belt would lose power. Actually if it’s long it would need a big pulley and generally the bigger gear ratio the more efficient unless u accelerate at a snail pace. Hubs are generally not as efficient for this same reason. Asking for torque from a motor, and not your gearing, costs
That braided wire u linked can do a lot. Figure it’s weight and u can compare that way or by volume
What are the best screws to mount the enclosures to the deck? link if possible thanks
I personally like countersunk washers like these with the appropriate bolt/screw.
Anything M3 and up works depending on how many bolts you plan on using and if the battery and electronics are deck mounted or supported by the enclosure.
Mine is mounted with the red countersunk washers to not crack my fiberglass enclosure, and 10 m4 torx head bolts, hex works fine too but I prefer torx head screws because they strip less easily. Just make sure you get stainless steel screws, and not electroplated stuff.
Yes but the balancing part takes time and the last 20% will never charge at 20a anyway. You are probably looking at an hour. 20a will take you to 80% in half hour.
You can ocasionally fast charge like this without balancing, just dont use it as your primary means of charging, if its only used to fast charge just before a ride, and you balance charge the cells regularly this shouldnt hurt. I do it all the time, but have a BMS that balances even when not charging, meaning its actively balanced even off the charger.
Screws can either be orderded online or bought locally, depending on where you live amazon might also have good options. I know aliexpress has the washers, hobbyking has them and I’m pretty sure amazon does too.
As for the BMS. Yes, its an 80A LTT Smart BMS and I discharge through it.
