Yeah fw updating is scary, especially the part where its expected to fail a couple time lmao
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fuck me, I started late at night, took 15+ attempts in terminal, I must have had a wonky USB or something.
Was nervous as hell that Iād brick it
same hahaha
10s3p P42A barely fitting in a BKB duo. The pack is curved and has split p groupsā¦ quite annoying to build.
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Nice
Like seeing the effort that you boys have put in got 3 battery builds coming up 2 will be pretty straight forward, but the 3rd although could be straight forward Iām going to try and squeeze as many WH in to it as possible and the enclosure is smaller than the other 2
Iām on the heavy side 110kg so Iām trying to build a battery that will get me a sweet 45-50 k distance whilst also being a top performer?
Iām a simple man a bit of range and speed is all I ask.
Big facts.
That looks slick though. Nice placement of all the bits.
Damn, nice.
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How do you guys glue your 8P groups together? Two 4P groups in a 1x4 then join them on either side? Or some other way? I feel like putting them together in the way I mentioned doesnāt seem very robust, but if youāve done it, has it held up well?
** Iām asking since I plan on making an 8P pack connected to some PCBs
** in a 4p double stack config
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Ah I was going to make a guide for exactly thisā¦ easiest way to build 8P groups.
I recorded some clips and took a bunch of pics. Editing it all together is such a pain thoā¦
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Tbh I donāt mind if the method adds more weight or build time, I just want the pack to not vibrate apart lmao.
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The answer is getting really good at using RTV/neutral cure silicone effectively or using a shit ton of it.
Donāt skip fiberglass tape, shrink wrapping the entire pack at the end and it should hold up.
If you build a pack like that, even if it is packed loosely into an enclosure and ridden on too high psi tires it will still survive long enough to have a good time.
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Does anyone know where I can get an XLR panel mount that uses a nut on the back?
Also perfectly sized 
Just watched this video and thought it was pretty good. Makes me wonder if I should start adding a resistor when checking each cell voltage 
I do this using my fancy black hot glue and 100W glue gun. Higher temps make this stuff hold strong as shit. Then I wrap the whole thing really really tight with fiberglass tape, then fishpaper.
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Battery Hookup, Battery Clearing Houseā¦
What other companies like this are out there that buy and re-sell used/recovered/salvaged cells and packs? Asking for aā¦ friendā¦ 
Big Battery? They are not quite the same as the other two, but worth an email I guess.
Battery Junction?
They donāt do salvaged/surplus but they sell a ton of cells.
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nkon.nl sells reclaimed cells.
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Iām not sure that they would be interested in buying several hundred battery packs for cell-recovery or re-sale. Thatās kinda the reason that I am looking at BHU and BCH. I should have been more specific in my question 
Gonna need a US based company for shipping purposes. Again, I should have been more specific.
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Jehu Garcia has his own website for that stuff. I donāt remember the name but heās the YouTube who does solar walls and custom EVās and such
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