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Looking at this again I'm wishing I had a good way to cut steel plates nice and square. Would make life much easier if I had that...

I started an Alibaba chat with Amy trying to get info on the feasibility of 230Ah cells, and what the boxes cost shipped to my ZIP. She...

And to mitigate an accidental cascade leading to lights out and to enable some level of servicing, it would be quite simple to make each...

The boxes come with fr4 sheets

Hm. I should call my coworker Mr. Couch then :ROFLMAO:

Heh, I've had that struggle with just about any panel, regardless of brand, trying to get the darned thing lined up.

Both :ROFLMAO:

Alternative fuel for what? Or who ;)

BUT 3V difference isn't going to sustain an arc across the the fuse. Even if you were dumping 500A, that's still only at 3V and the mega...

So some boxes arrived. They're a bit heavy, which is good (and bad, if I ever have to move them after assembly lol). Nice and roomy...

Which box? The most recent big fire thread wasn't in a box. We really don't know exactly what happened.

I keep seeing this thing about insurance inspectors and insurance not paying if things aren't UL or whatever... But has there ever been...

I don't think that it was simply one cell went to zero and caused all that. As pointed out, a 3(ish) volt differential wouldn't sustain...

Leave connected. But, I would be using them every day. Don't waste free energy.

Well first thing I'd do is stick a meter on the batteries. After all this time, do they even have a charge left? I wouldn't be surprised...

Are they outside all the time? If so, leave things connected so the plugs don't get moisture in them/corroded/etc. And leave them...

Smart man. I don't. Partially because I look at how much they cost, to get one with a crummy lead acid battery on a junk charger that...

This. Plus, you can get away with a smaller generator. And, if done right, it can be automatic so you don't have to worry about being...

Dude I'd replace that thing ASAP

They probably all come from the same factory anyway