Current State of the Art in Battery Balancers?

Thanks.

 

It would be interesting to see your start to finish process written out, even if it was a condensed version

Finally got the battery reconditioned and into the Lexus. The Dr Prius full battery test was good. The life expectancy is good but it says 102% life which I'm guessing is inaccurate. It was tested right after install so expect the mAh to go down.

Do you match battery blocks by putting high / low modules in each block for overall balance? What measurement do you use to determine high / low modules?

How many cycles of discharge / charge do you usually do?

 

Do not attempt to charge loose unclamped Prius modules. They will swell up to where they look like a large Subway sandwich. The one exception to this rule is that if you limit charging current to <600mA and make sure the module isn’t getting more than 10 degrees above ambient.

Years ago I bought a pair of the white plastic end plates for the Prius HV pack on eBay. I usually stack 6 modules between the end plates. I clamp them with 4 long bolts and nuts. I never had any modules get bloated with this setup.