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As long as you're using a LiFePO4 charger you should be fine as it would never lower the voltage and should not overcharge either.

Exactly... I found that the other day but in the video they mentioned having at least 200Ah of battery was recommended.

Yeah, I popped the top since it's only held in with screws, but the case is welded stainless steel where the opening has a "lip". There's no way to remove the BMS without pulling the cells first and I'm not sure I'm willing to go that far. I can see the mosfets but there's not enough clearance...

The USB charging was already in the plan. One of the nice perks from working on digitization in manufacturing is I get to "recover" hardware that's been taken out of production. I got to take a couple of these home...

I'm going to stick to the data sheets recommendations, 21V-28.8V. I found this converter (it's a bit more) that does 13.8V which is what ham radio equipment is actually designed for (typical vehicle alternator output). https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XTKND7 The only concern is how noisy the...

Yup... That was the "fix". The instruction that came with the BMS did not mention shorting B- and P- to "wake it up" but some googling I did after I posted here mentioned it. Strange though I didn't have to do that the first time I connected it... Thanks, Richard

I got a couple of these 24V NMC batteries for free at work but 24V seems to be the "red headed step child" of the solar family. https://wstech.dk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ADL24LINMC-39AH-50A-CB.V2.3.pdf They are very nice 18650 based batteries in a welded stainless steel enclosure with...

I've got one 305W panel but it's currently running my shed. I've got 12V lights and a small inverter to keep the riding mower battery charged over winter. I could swap it out for a 100W panel pretty easily. It's way overkill but what I had laying around.

I wound up getting two of these from work which were part of a recall. These models had no actual instance of catching fire but the company is replacing all batteries out of an abundance of caution (i.e.: liability). https://wstech.dk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ADL24LINMC-39AH-50A-CB.V2.3.pdf...

I found a low noise converter! https://www.powerstream.com/rt30-linear-dc-converter.htm Only it's 49% efficient and $205... I think it's "low noise" by throwing away half the power instead of bucking it... I also looked at a 2-3kW all-in-one solar inverter but they recommend at least 200Ah...

So I purchased 4 new 100AH CALB cells and they seem to be working great so far. I hooked them up temporarily to my Daly 100A BMS. Unfortunately the BMS leads were too short to optimally place the BMS in my system so I purchased some 22ga silicone insulated wire to extend the BMS leads. After...

I have very limited funds so I've been working on upgrades over a long period of time. Christmas netted me enough to pick up a Victron 75/15 Smartsolar. I'm still using a 33AH AGM until I can upgrade to LiFePO4 and only a few ham radios are running off the battery/solar so even with my single...