LiFePo4 Battery without BMS protection. Is it possible? Is it a good idea? --- Quick Truck update.

This is a quick update on the Mercedes 814 Camping truck (Fire truck) after the winter. I have decided to remove the BMS system from the LiFePO4 Lithium battery. Time will show if I regret this decision.

[@1978jra]

Effectively you have a BMS, you just use other devices in your system to do BMS work. It sounds like you will be just ok without separate BMS.

[@geraldkoth654]

I build all my own LiFePO4 and LiPo batteries. Zero BMS. I have means to balance them when charging and I monitor the voltage as I use them. Done

[@basilkasimi2646]

Which of the battery is best between lithium ion, lithium lifepo4 battery and tabular battery? And which among them is safe to use and what's there discharge level

[@thatoutlaw5737]

Lifepo4 is best, safest, best discharge

[@reamtm1]

but i see you dont used a bms just a balancer they work good like that? and the charge controller work good to?

[@MasterT2]

is the SCC load side can handle a high draw of current when the inverter needs it? if you have a heavy load and need a high current? because what I see is you connect your SCC 12v output to the inverter instead of connecting the inverter directly to the battery. or maybe I missed something. I want to learn how to do it.

[@rusty-y8r]

so what is the update? is the BMS needed or not?

[@ouroldtruck9380]

Not needed. I have a larger system running by now without BMS. But I also keep an eye on it on a regular basis. People who need to automate everything and want to forget about it should put a BMS in.

[@jbsmith1]

Yes quite agree you don't need a bms or balanced board as long as you bottom balance. Jack Rickard (EVTV) used to bottom balance all his LiFePo4 cells and had no bms or balanced boards. Here's a short video about it: ua-cam.com/video/0KSFitqvap0/v-deo.html :)