# Curt's battery issues

**URL:** https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234
**Category:** GEM Forum
**Created:** [January 8, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234 "2022-01-08T19:09:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![MikeKC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MikeKC](https://community.electricforum.com/u/MikeKC)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/1 "2022-01-08T19:09:12Z")

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Moving to new thread - can’t handle so many topics under the wrong title.

Trips on accel and regen.  
Fine with lead.  
Bybass jk bms and regen is ok, but trip on hard accel.  
With bms, only showed 300a.

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### Author: ![Inwo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/inwo/32/1067_2.png) [@Inwo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Inwo)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/2 "2022-01-08T19:12:27Z")

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Great, you beat me. Deleted mine.

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### Author: ![Inwo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/inwo/32/1067_2.png) [@Inwo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Inwo)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/3 "2022-01-08T19:12:47Z")

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### Author: ![Inwo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/inwo/32/1067_2.png) [@Inwo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Inwo)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/4 "2022-01-08T19:13:17Z")

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### Author: ![MikeKC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MikeKC](https://community.electricforum.com/u/MikeKC)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/5 "2022-01-08T19:13:58Z")

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I think Curt has 10:1 gears?  
I would like to know if there is cavitation and then a controller trip, or if everything is smooth sailing and then a controller trip out of the blue.

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### Author: ![Inwo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/inwo/32/1067_2.png) [@Inwo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Inwo)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/6 "2022-01-08T19:14:58Z")

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Curt is delayed with a flat tire.

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### Author: ![MikeKC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MikeKC](https://community.electricforum.com/u/MikeKC)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/7 "2022-01-08T19:15:28Z")

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Got it - just throwing out some initial questions.

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### Author: ![Inwo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/inwo/32/1067_2.png) [@Inwo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Inwo)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/8 "2022-01-08T20:57:29Z")

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### Author: ![Inwo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/inwo/32/1067_2.png) [@Inwo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Inwo)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/9 "2022-01-08T20:58:15Z")

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Curt is having trouble joining. I made topic public just now.  
He still can’t post. Don’t know why.

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### Author: ![Inwo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/inwo/32/1067_2.png) [@Inwo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Inwo)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/10 "2022-01-08T20:59:51Z")

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### Author: ![Inwo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/inwo/32/1067_2.png) [@Inwo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Inwo)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/11 "2022-01-08T21:01:59Z")

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We can change the scp time slightly, but we need to finish testing with bms bypassed.

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### Author: ![Inwo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/inwo/32/1067_2.png) [@Inwo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Inwo)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/12 "2022-01-08T21:03:31Z")

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### Author: ![MikeKC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MikeKC](https://community.electricforum.com/u/MikeKC)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/13 "2022-01-08T21:25:01Z")

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Well “Discharge” is off - that will be a problem, but not right now while disconnected

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### Author: ![djgabriel2004](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/djgabriel2004/32/12304_2.png) [@djgabriel2004](https://community.electricforum.com/u/djgabriel2004)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/14 "2022-01-08T21:28:20Z")

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I’m here,

I believe Curt is now testing it without the bms, Right?

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### Author: ![Curtwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71c47a/32.png) [@Curtwood](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Curtwood)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/15 "2022-01-08T21:39:02Z")

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Discharge was only off when bms tripped

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### Author: ![MikeKC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MikeKC](https://community.electricforum.com/u/MikeKC)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/16 "2022-01-08T21:39:02Z")

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That is the way I am reading it

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### Author: ![Curtwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71c47a/32.png) [@Curtwood](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Curtwood)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/17 "2022-01-08T21:51:07Z")

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Tested with bms again, and no issues. Held 270 amps for 4 full seconds before I had to pay attention to the road!

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### Author: ![Inwo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/inwo/32/1067_2.png) [@Inwo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Inwo)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/18 "2022-01-08T21:56:34Z")

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Welcome to forum.  
Now we can get @MikeKC opinion.

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### Author: ![Inwo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/inwo/32/1067_2.png) [@Inwo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Inwo)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/19 "2022-01-08T21:58:26Z")

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Bms faults with short circuit trip when set to default 1500us.  
Curt is doubling the delay.  
I don’t know what scp current is. I can only assume 1,000 amps or so, being that time is so short.

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### Author: ![Inwo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/inwo/32/1067_2.png) [@Inwo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Inwo)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/curts-battery-issues/23234/20 "2022-01-08T21:59:46Z")

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I find the error message strange, oh wait, Todd has an “ant” bms.  
His read “precharge error”.

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