you should research the controller and motor to make sure they can handle the increased voltage, but even if they are not rated for 60v, they usually are under-rated by the manufacturer by about 20% (no Electrical Engineer wants to be responsible for a scooter starting on fire due to physics, that's best left to the battery and that spooky chemistry stuff) At any rate you should also monitor the temperature with the bms, and make sure it is withing the cell's published specs. The battery pack was designed to be liquid cooled and you've got no cooling at all on your repurposed pack.
you should keep the compression close to what it was before, the cells will puff up considerably and prematurely destroy themselves. And solder is not a good solution here. In this type of application the cells are typically friction welded, a physical connection is probably gonna be necessary unless you have a access to a laser welder.
@@mpirron1 I'm drawing significantly less current than what the cells are capable of, so I think it'll be ok. It has been great so far anyway. Also, I wasn't soldering to the battery tabs, only to the connectors I've crimped onto them. In hind sight, I'd definitely do things differently in the future if I decide to split a pack again.
Nice, we ride different for sure. I strap on so much stuff its silly. Great second life to the battery!
Thanks for the comment!
you should research the controller and motor to make sure they can handle the increased voltage, but even if they are not rated for 60v, they usually are under-rated by the manufacturer by about 20% (no Electrical Engineer wants to be responsible for a scooter starting on fire due to physics, that's best left to the battery and that spooky chemistry stuff) At any rate you should also monitor the temperature with the bms, and make sure it is withing the cell's published specs. The battery pack was designed to be liquid cooled and you've got no cooling at all on your repurposed pack.
How do you charge the battery?
I found a 60 volt charger on Amazon. It's used for 60 volt e scooters. So this is perfect
you should keep the compression close to what it was before, the cells will puff up considerably and prematurely destroy themselves. And solder is not a good solution here. In this type of application the cells are typically friction welded, a physical connection is probably gonna be necessary unless you have a access to a laser welder.
@@mpirron1 I'm drawing significantly less current than what the cells are capable of, so I think it'll be ok. It has been great so far anyway.
Also, I wasn't soldering to the battery tabs, only to the connectors I've crimped onto them.
In hind sight, I'd definitely do things differently in the future if I decide to split a pack again.