I live in Aus and purchased direct from EVE. I sent many emails and called prior to depositing the $$$ - everything sounded legitimate but it was still a leap of faith. The 280Ah cells turned up approximately 3 months later, slow boat from China delayed by 2 typhoons!
The cells were A grade and...
My journey is almost complete.
The installation is finished and I am testing the system and charging devices to ensure they are communicating and playing well together - so far so good.
I have noticed the REC SOC differs from the Victron BMV, 10% at the moment. As they use the same shunt i...
I have just ordered 8 x LF280K cells direct from EVE. Lead time is 3 months so plenty of time to decide on series/parallel connections and BMS. Whichever one I choose I will follow the KISS principle, one contactor will isolate the batteries from the load and chargers - the alternative...
Thanks for the heads up. I checked this at the beginning of the Li journey as a sailing colleague mentioned the same thing. My insurer has no issues with Li batteries and I am an electrician by trade so no issues with the DIY side of things.
Thanks for the information and vote of confidence. As you mentioned cells are one part of the system the other main part is a suitable BMS for my application. I have an all Victron Energy system that includes a 3000W multiplus inverter/charger, 30A MPPT, battery monitor, Cerbo GX and touch...
Hi battery gurus,
I have been researching replacing the 320Ah SLA’s with LiFePO4 on my sailing boat for a long long time! Why - because an off the shelf battery will not fit the defined space and I have almost given up on trying to purchase individual cells based on people getting ripped off by...