Charging and balancing the Tesla batteries in my EV Conversion

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How do you set up a charger for a lithium-ion battery pack in an EV conversion? Let’s learn together. The first step doesn’t even have to do with the charger, it’s about the batteries. In this video we’re talking about how to balance lithium-ion batteries, and then how we’re going to charge them.

Tools I used in this video:

Digital Multimeter:
https://amzn.to/45q5nxv

10 Ton Hydraulic Crimping Tool:
https://amzn.to/3qBIYOW

Wire Stripping Tool:
https://amzn.to/3OzkopR

Bench Power Supply:
https://amzn.to/47ws7xA

RC Car Battery Charger:
https://amzn.to/3KEeZN4

Thunderstruck Motors 2500 Charger:
https://www.thunderstruck-ev.com/tsm2...

Thunderstruck BMS Controller:
https://www.thunderstruck-ev.com/bms-...

Thunderstruck BMS Satellite:
https://www.thunderstruck-ev.com/bms-...


Chapters:


00:00 What Causes Battery Fires?

01:35 How to Balance Batteries

06:26 Dilithium BMS Wiring

07:49 Charging