What is the button? Not in handbook or guides.

Moni
Moni Member Posts: 3
in Battery/Electrical & Solar
Hello.  I have this button, I believe it heats the lithium batteries in the winter, my concern is how do I know if it's on? Is it safe to assume the red indicator means the heater is on?

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  • RTWCTS
    RTWCTS Member Posts: 204
    That is indeed the switch to turn on the battery heater. The little red LED above the switch should glow when turned on... try it and see!

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  • donmontalvo
    donmontalvo Member Posts: 187
    edited May 2025
    As RTWCTS stated, it actually enables heating if the battery offers the feature. It doesn't start or stop or manage the heating. It enables the feature.

    I added a section to my schematic shows how it is wired when you have two LiFePO4 batteries in parallel. Before I added the second battery, the same setup was used except minus the "H" to "H" connection.

    First time I ever saw a two pole lighted switch. :)




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  • MuttonChops
    MuttonChops Member Posts: 2,017
    donmontalvo said:
    . . . actually enables heating if the battery offers the feature.
    . . . It doesn't start or stop or manage the heating. It enables the feature.
    Could you clarify and perhaps provide battery brand literature reference . . .

    As you are saying "turning the Switch On allows the Battery Internal Logic to decide if the heaters are needed for safe below freezing charging", that the battery is monitoring its temperature.  Yes?

    I'm not questioning the accuracy of your statement, 
    just interested in details and if this is battery brand specific    .

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  • donmontalvo
    donmontalvo Member Posts: 187
    https://battlebornbatteries.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/BBHeat-Instruction-Guide-Edition.HIM_HeatedRev007_06302022.pdf
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  • Moni
    Moni Member Posts: 3
    Thanks for all the info folks!

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