The sections below address common LiFePO4 battery problems and show how to restore stable operation with simple checks and settings for your lithium battery system.
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So how can this happen wihout any charge connected. Can this be caused by the active balancer? Or can cell voltage rise due an damaged cell by itself?
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In case of LiFePO4, after the cell voltage reaches about 3.4V-3.45V, there is a rapid voltage increase during charging (note: your 12V LiFePO4 batteries have 4 cells each).
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If the connection isn''t good enough it will have a higher resistance and that will cause the BMS to see a higher voltage. You can double check things with a multimeter to see if the voltage is actually spiking
Low voltage in batteries can either be caused by high self-discharge or uneven current. You can solve fix this simply by charging the bare lithium battery using a charger with over-voltage
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