meetyg
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I just received my order of 8 x EVE LF105 Lifepo4 cells from Gobel.
The order took about a month and half to arrive (to the Middle East, sea shipping, per my request as air freight was too expensive for me). Not bad!
They split my order into two packages, I suppose to be within customs weight regulations. I got two tracking numbers, but there wasn't much update from the time the order left China. Delivered to my door, no additional customs fees or taxes.
Packaging was fairly good, no damage is visible, except for a few scratches on the blue plastic on one cell.
It looks like they used foam for 280Ah cells, and just added some more pieces to hold each cell:
The cells look great, totally flat, with QR code (don't know why they put a sticker on the QR, but I peeled one off, it's real):
Only one cell has a bit discolored terminals, with a few scratches, compared to all the others, which are very shiny:
I'm in the process of doing a capacity check on that cell. If it passes then I guess it's only cosmetic.
I got a set of small busbars and 4mm (M4 ?) screws for the terminals.
Total price was $851 dollars (I can't recall the original price without shipping, but was around 50-60$ per cell, minimum 8 cells). Not cheap, but shipping to the Middle-East is still expensive.
In short, I really recommend these guys, for this who are looking to buy ORIGINAL Lifepo4 cells, but don't want to fuss with Alibaba. Could be useful for those of you outside the U.S. who like me don't have any local suppliers of Lifepo4 cells.
The only thing is, that I'm not really fond of the cell terminals (but I think that's how they come from EVE): They have really small (M4 I think) taps. I would prefer welded stud terminals, but didn't think about it at time of ordering (I'm not sure Gobel does welded studs).
It looks like you will get better contact with these tapped terminals compared to the welded studs (that usually have a small "step") but I'm worried that I won't be able to torque them enough with stripping the terminals. The screws work well with the supplied bus bars, but these are really small. I doubt that they are suitable for a 1C discharge. Sorry, I didn't take pictures of the busbars and screws yet, but they are exactly as lithiumsolar got with his EVE LF105 cells:
That's all for now. Will keep you updated on the cell being tested.
The order took about a month and half to arrive (to the Middle East, sea shipping, per my request as air freight was too expensive for me). Not bad!
They split my order into two packages, I suppose to be within customs weight regulations. I got two tracking numbers, but there wasn't much update from the time the order left China. Delivered to my door, no additional customs fees or taxes.
Packaging was fairly good, no damage is visible, except for a few scratches on the blue plastic on one cell.
It looks like they used foam for 280Ah cells, and just added some more pieces to hold each cell:
The cells look great, totally flat, with QR code (don't know why they put a sticker on the QR, but I peeled one off, it's real):
Only one cell has a bit discolored terminals, with a few scratches, compared to all the others, which are very shiny:
I'm in the process of doing a capacity check on that cell. If it passes then I guess it's only cosmetic.
I got a set of small busbars and 4mm (M4 ?) screws for the terminals.
Total price was $851 dollars (I can't recall the original price without shipping, but was around 50-60$ per cell, minimum 8 cells). Not cheap, but shipping to the Middle-East is still expensive.
In short, I really recommend these guys, for this who are looking to buy ORIGINAL Lifepo4 cells, but don't want to fuss with Alibaba. Could be useful for those of you outside the U.S. who like me don't have any local suppliers of Lifepo4 cells.
The only thing is, that I'm not really fond of the cell terminals (but I think that's how they come from EVE): They have really small (M4 I think) taps. I would prefer welded stud terminals, but didn't think about it at time of ordering (I'm not sure Gobel does welded studs).
It looks like you will get better contact with these tapped terminals compared to the welded studs (that usually have a small "step") but I'm worried that I won't be able to torque them enough with stripping the terminals. The screws work well with the supplied bus bars, but these are really small. I doubt that they are suitable for a 1C discharge. Sorry, I didn't take pictures of the busbars and screws yet, but they are exactly as lithiumsolar got with his EVE LF105 cells:
That's all for now. Will keep you updated on the cell being tested.