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Put the main breakers in the off position.

French press

Paint the container white, big fan and yard shower. If you have AC turn on an hour or 2 before sunset and run as long as batteries will last. Sounds like a seasonal camp.5000 btu is small for what you're doing

Four in parallel for a 12v battery charging at 14v at a little under 10 amps probably more than twelve hours. Monitor every cell and turn off charge if you need to go somewhere.

What about the money he made on these damaged cells. He could refund that as a good will gesture while people wait for final outcome. Michael doesn't deserve a commission on bad cells. He can refund money on orders not yet shipped.

You must have went to law school. Hahaha Thanks for the laugh

Wipe it off and see if it comes back.

Probably supply and demand. They're selling as fast as they can make them. When that equation changes the price will follow.

You are already buying from China.

He was here Sunday but didn't post anything. He knows what is happening. Time for refunds. What is his phone number?

Don't use them. Hopefully you can get a refund or perhaps Michael had cells on hand to make good.

You people are funny. Hopefully you are joking. C

Perhaps a marine type battery selector switch. Turn off the solar panels to scc. Select the battery you want to charge and turn panels on.

This isn't a group buy. This is a business for profit. Michael made a profit on. The cells in question, that profit needs to be returned. He didn't earn it.

Awning or some way to make shade will go a long way

I'm having great success with my iceco. Hopefully it will last more than 3 years.

You need to know what you are doing to connect lithium batteries to alternator. Keep studying. That's what I'm doing. Time 2roll has good advice.

I think people come back to review a product that failed. They're mad. If everything is good I have less incentive to post a review.

Where you at Michael,? This what he said. Guys, I bought a bunch of them and paid up front with my own money, taking a chance that they would all move. I did not buy all of them available as I was not sure if everyone would be cool with cells from EV packs that are technically "used" even though...

I have not followed this thread but I think the reason is we shipped our factories overseas.

I'm obviously not finished . It fit in a little playmate cooler. Need to add fuse and a few different plugs. Perhaps a cigarette lighter if I can find a decent way to mount it. Trying to make it with things laying around. I use less than 100 watts for what I power.

Buy the trailer light kit from harbor freight.

I went with a iceco compressor cooler on my boat. $500ish. So far I like it. 200w of panels and some old lead acid batteries runs the whole boat. I have the same iceco cooler. Works good.

This paragraph is telling what to expect from supplier..... I can also tell you that, from experience, I do not believe you will find any of the suppliers that are as willing to replace shipping damaged cells or runners. My experience as that they would offer insultingly low refunds on those...

People are afraid to send money to strangers, especially new members. If you put your city state someone local would probably buy them.

May 18 from the group buy thread. Michael B Caro Photon Sorcerer May 18, 2021 Edit bookmark #1,866 Guys, I bought a bunch of them and paid up front with my own money, taking a chance that they would all move. I did not buy all of them available as I was not sure if everyone would be cool with...

Perhaps a 12v blower for furnace. Might save power. Is it a bird cage blower?

I put a switch between my aims charger and battery. On some review someone mentioned it has a parasitic draw. If you have a DC clamp meter it would be easy to check.

Wow that's an interesting conversation.

My guess is they're incompetent. If not fitted foam at least bubble wrap, foam peanuts crumpled paper, something.

I just received eve 230 cells and they were packed perfectly. I'll guess you will be fine.

Looks fair to me. The convenience of not having to wait 3 months for delivery from china is a major plus. Search reviews for that particular battery. I'm building a 230 battery and after buying the parts I'll have about $600 into it.

The dutch ovens I use needs heat from the top also. I put 5 or 6 coals underneath and twice that on the top. Worked good.

Look up poor man's fiberglass. That might be an option.

Does your bike have disk brakes? My brother had 48v rear wheel drive. Very fast and could pull wheelies. Problem was the wheel friction brakes didn't hold up to job. Stopping quickly was terrible.

Your BMS will improve state of charge accuracy as you cycle it a few times. I would not worry about it.

I have a iceco JP50 12V Portable Fridge and it uses about 600 wh a day on eco mode in a hot boat.

He might have pallets of the same destroyed cells. Hopefully he didn't overextend himself.

Try a pressure cooker. Heat up remove from heat wrap with a towel and put it in the sink. Will continue to cook for quite some time.

I'm a boat guy. A bilge pump runs maybe ten minutes an hour in downpour. 50w panel should be plenty. If there's a chance of waves the bow needs to be facing out towards the waves. Waves will swamp the boat if the stern is facing the waves. Personally if I had a camp and boat I would make or buy...

Order from Overkill. They were out of stock when I ordered on April 4 and it was delivered May 13. You probably have time.

I would not worry about it. You are supposed to plug the balance wires in last. Whenever you mess with the positive or negative unplug balance wires.

The Aims converter charger does that. The only problem is no one has them in stock.

If the boat doesn't leak it should work fine. You could buy or make a tarp to shed most of the rain water.

Things have changed since you ordered batteries. I placed my order in the group buy February 11 and they have not shipped yet. I'll be lucky to get them by July.

Found this....Aluminum will be very susceptible to galvanic corrosion in contact with copper, assuming that the two metals are also in contact with a common electrolyte (such as water with some ionic content.) My batteries are on a boat in humid climate.

I don't think the math works out. Your battery has about 600w of usable power. I could be wrong by I think you'll save about$.09 a day.

I had a 40ft boat similar to photo. Two 3208 cats. Two miles per gallon at 8kts. You have the wrong hull for electric. You need two engines for control in tight space if there's any wind.

You could bleed off the high cells manually with a light bulb or something Perhaps that would help if you don't have to many that need it.

What is going to hold the cells together? The bus bars and tape? With smaller cells compression is not as critical. If you ever need to move the battery you will need some sort of compression. The strain on the terminals if or when the cells swell could be enough to cause problems.

What is the average humidity at your location? Is it high enough to make enough water? One 100 watt panel is not much power. I would guess you would need 400 w at least.

Close enough. Within the margin of error. Enjoy your batteries

Most of those excuses are valid.

Yes It tells us their Paypal refund was from the lischen people's money.

I have been looking for something comparable to the aims converter charger with no luck. The adjustable current is what I want so I can charge different batteries at different rates. The AC input is very forgiving so good for generator power. A 30amp charger is not going to cut it on a large...

I'm trying to buy that converter now. It is out of stock everywhere. I'm considering ordering it from Missouri solar to lock in the $229 price. It will easily run on your generator. Some have used 1000w generators and turned the amperage down to 50amps and it works. I think you need a switch if...

You are done. Cells are top balanced. I would remove it from the power supply.

Perhaps it's the alligator clips that is causing a loss.

Perhaps try it from a similar elevation with a generator to get idea of the volume of water available. If you use a kil-a-watt meter between generator and dehumidifier you can see how many watts per gallon and go from there.

Is this a mobile unit? If yes then it looks like they will eventually come loose. All that holds then together is the little bit of foam and the bus bars. I think you need a smaller box and better design, At least tape the cells together. Good luck

With portable ground panels you would adjust a few times a day.morning sun. Again at lunch and later after noon. Whenever it's convenient.

I didn't use a BMS but I watched carefully and checked each cell to make sure none went over 3.65. Once they approach 3.45 the voltage goes up quick. Be careful how ever you do it.

It looks like the fat lady is singing.

I'm going with a low out put victron. 9 amp $65

You could bring the high cell down with a light bulb or something and try again. The other 3 are good.

Good price. I have the same cells and they're working beautifully

1 solar panel on the roof would be more discreet than an extension cord. My compressor cooler is very efficient. You could probably get by with 100 amp battery and a hundred watt solar panel.

Try settings, apps pick the app and hit force stop. Wait a few seconds and click open. Occasionally I experience your problem and that works for me

Often you only need the AC for a few hours around sunset if you have any insulation. Worked for me on a boat in south louisiana

Yes you can and it will speed up the balancing time. If you don't balance it will trip BMS with one or more cells going over voltage or under voltage. This will effect the usable power your battery can supply. A bench top power supply ($50ish) can balance one cell at a time. Set voltage to 3.65...

You will probably be fine with either controller. That said I would try a mppt. My no name pwm controller and 200w of panels is producing 60 to 80 amps a day at 12v. I'm considering the rich solar controller at about $80. What batteries do you have?

I think you need a battery to battery charger to do that.

I think the biggest issue is making sure the roof doesn't leak when you're done. Take some time figuring that out before you drill a bunch of holes.

Buy the Honda generator and your done. Chain it to a tree a little away and you will barely hear it.

I have a similar setup as you. 200w of panels compressor cooler, fan and 12v TV. My system just makes enough. Not an expert on charge controllers but I think you will be ok. Perhaps consider the shunt type battery monitor so you know the status of your battery level. Hopefully an expert will...

I would go with 12v lights and skip the inverter.

Victron has a 9amp battery to battery charger for $65 . That's the 12v to 12v. The 24 to 12 is probably a little more $. Look on Amazon. A 50w panel would probably give you 10 to 15 amps a day@ 12v.

Did you check the voltage of the batteries? Perhaps you need a better charger.