Hybrid battery balancing

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by giperbolic, Mar 11, 2014.

  1. giperbolic

    giperbolic Junior Member

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    I'm in the process of balancing modules and wanted to see if anyone has any experience of using higher discharge current. All the related posts I found so far suggest .7 amps (1amp limit of the charger). Has anyone tried using chargers capable of discharging at 5 amps or more? Is there an advantage to a low current discharge?

    Thanks.
    Mike.
     
    #1 giperbolic, Mar 11, 2014
  2. MTL_hihy

    MTL_hihy Active Member

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    I believe the issue is that it´s more accurate to measure the capacity with lower currents.
     
    #2 MTL_hihy, Mar 20, 2014
  3. Robert Burns

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    I'm looking for a step-by-step page for balancing a Prius batttery before attempting to replace a weak cell or cells? Anyone?
     
    #3 Robert Burns, Jun 20, 2014
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