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My Multiplus came with a temperature sensor that must be connected to the negative battery terminal. However, in Victron Connect I see that if "Lithium Battery Mode" is enabled (which may or may not correspond with the dip switch settings required for LiFePO4 on the Multiplus) there will be no temperature compensation.
Does that mean that his temperature sensor should only be mounted on the negative terminal when using Lead Acid batteries and not with LeFePO4 batteries?
Is this a commercial managed battery or a DIY?
Your BMS will (should) have a probe on each cell and monitor it individually. There is little point attaching a temp sensor to a battery terminal on a managed battery, since you want greater granularity than that for safety and you aren't using temp compensation, since that is the BMS's job to manage.
@frankvw as per your thread topic, Yes.
The lug of the (multi) temp sensor is electrically isolated, and can be placed on any battery terminal.
The temp sensor can also be closely coupled to the battery, glued to, or squished between cells/batteries to (near) measure battery temps.
Your multi needs to be programmed for Li batteries, with temp compensation disabled, and low temp charge disabled.
So the temperature sensor is still needed if the Multi is programmed with temp compensation disabled?
