<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>An interesting topic! I didn't realize how sophisticated these BMSes are. I found a video that explains the Ford version very well: <a href="https://youtu.be/I_KmO-KaR4A">https://youtu.be/I_KmO-KaR4A</a></div><div><br></div><div>Doug</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 1:35 PM Gene Garrison <<a href="mailto:gene@garrison-grafixx.com">gene@garrison-grafixx.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p>The BMS was my first thought. In connecting to the battery posts
to start the car, you would be bypassing the BMS, so it wouldn't
"know" about the charge and would think the battery was still
dead. But this would have affected the Lexus (which had the dead
battery), not the F150.</p>
<p>Other than that, I agree. I can't think of any reason it would
cause damage. Just don't put the two batteries in series.</p>
<p>- GeneG</p></div>
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