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Hi,
I have recently purchased 2 x 12V LionTron LiFePO4 batteries which I wanted to connect in series for 24V - upon reading the manual I could see that they weren't capable of connecting in series. I'm guessing because the BMS doesn't have internal cell balancing.
Could I use the Victron Battery Balancer to connect these in 24V without issues, or what other products from Victron could I use?
Hello @ScollyHop, unfortunately if your battery specifications say that they cannot be connected in series, there is no add-on product from Victron or any other manufacturer that will allow you to safely do so.
Besides the possible balancing issue, there is also the issue that the internal BMS of those batteries would probably see a series connection as an over-voltage condition and would most likely -in fact should- shut down both batteries.
Regrettably, with those batteries you're stuck at 12v unless you return/sell them and purchase a different battery that is expressly capable of series connection.
