Hi,
We are using a BQ29700DSER chip. It works very well with the charger. When the charger is disconnected, the battery powers the circuit. We added an isolation switch so the user can turn the power off. When the switch is turned back on, nothing works until GND (also called VSS) is shorted to the V- pin 6 on the battery protection chip.
In the real world, this is not feasible operation. Is there any way to get the battery to power up with shorting these two pins? Otherwise, is there a better place to put the isolation switch? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks