# BMS for my 3 Chevy Volt battery setup **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [November 1, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/bms-for-my-3-chevy-volt-battery-setup/14824 "2018-11-01T18:42:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![diymatt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/diymatt/32/1822_2.png) [@diymatt](https://community.electricforum.com/u/diymatt)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/bms-for-my-3-chevy-volt-battery-setup/14824/9 "2018-11-05T13:55:29Z")
> You have the original orange balance leads? Negative > The LCD connects with 6 wires to bms board. If you can solder, I have adaptors to rj45 cat 5 cables. Else just splice wires to extend them. The adapters seem like the best plan of action, in case a cable goes bad it an off the shelf fix. I can and have no problems with soldering. > Bms comes with 1 meter leads. They can be spliced to the orange wires by cutting the plug off. It looks like a lot of what you are suggesting was what was done in this thread? > [@Another Chevy Volt Lithium thread](https://community.electricforum.com/t/another-chevy-volt-lithium-thread/13973/82): > > OK, I wanted to get back to the installation, since the last half of this thread has been troubleshooting my BMS, and my 12v system. I indeed had fried my BMS by placing the disconnect between the two batteries. But by the time I figured this out, I had a bunch of travel I had to do for work, and then I lost interest for a few weeks once I was back. In the meantime, I still wanted to use the car, so I hooked up an old cell phone wall wart trickle charger to bring cell 13 back in line with the r… If so I’ll read up on it so I knwo what I am geting myself into. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.electricforum.com/t/bms-for-my-3-chevy-volt-battery-setup/14824)._