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    EcoFlow Sams Club Deals

    EcoFlow Delta Mini - $399 + SH Delta Max + Expansion battery $1799 Free Shipping Sams club web site has even more deals if you login.
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    Buck Converter to DC to DC converter - Step Down to 48v - Help Finding

    Hello, I have several EG4 Lifepower 48v server rack batteries. Looking to use one of these to extend the battery for a smaller Portable Solar Power Station (Oukitel/FFPower P2001). It takes 500W Max with 12-48V 15a input. The Lifepower 48v outputs 51.2 to 56v (to the best of my knowledge), which...
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    EG4 Batteries + Rack + EG4 3kW Off-Grid Inverter- Wire Size????

    Hey folks. I have the 6-battery rack with 4 batteries currently. and moving to 6 soon. The wires that come with the batteries are 6AWG to connect to the rack bus bar. The 3000W inverter comes with 4AWG to connect to the rack bus bar. Nothing connected yet. Prowse recommends 4/0 wire with a...
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    Signature Solar Assembled 6 slot battery rack with door & casters Info

    1. If you are picking it up from the warehouse, verify what they load you up with is what you bought. The box for the six slot rack without the casters and without a door looks exactly the same as the box with them. Not much on the outside of the box to tell between the two. One small sticker...
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    Signature Solar - What roof mounting system

    I have purchased a good amount of equipment from Signature Solar. I now have my panels for a roof install. Their website only shows asphalt mini rails with flashing and some clamps. I just got off the phone with them looking for a brand name so that I can research the installation. None...
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    Rolling Battery Banks with Server Rack Batteries

    Have seen the video from Will using the wire NSF shelf system for inexpensive racking as well. Most of the 24x24x34 height units are not designed to use casters but could be adjusted for lower center of gravity and some kind of mobile platform utilized. Many of the other rack systems are...
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    Rolling Battery Banks with Server Rack Batteries

    Hello. I am looking for alternative solutions for my Server Rack batteries. The current solutions are: 1. Hand Truck Dolly. - Best to only carry one battery. Lithium Solar on Youtube has a nice instructional for something similar with the inverter mounted. 2. Furniture Floor Dolly. - Kind of...
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    EG4 48V - 18a Charger Charge Two EG4 48V batteries at once?

    Two reasons for the separate battery charger. First, I can separate the batteries/banks and charge each independently. Second is that if my PV is not connected, I might be charging from a generator and would prefer not to put generator power through the inverter
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    SOLD - Used 18650 Cells - North Texas

    Apologies for the late reply. I have about 45 intact medical packs of 8 cells that are unprocessed. Plus around 13 boxes of 24 cells have been separated and individually capacity tested. Some of the processed cells are from old laptop batteries and are not that great. The medpacks ar have all...
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    EG4 48V - 18a Charger Charge Two EG4 48V batteries at once?

    I am making a solar-capable portable battery backup solution using two EG4 Lifepower 48v batteries. I have purchased the batteries and the EG4 3kw Off-Grid inverter. Also the 18A charger. This is to roll around the house for portable AC and power my home workstation or fridge/freezer during grid...
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    SOLD - Used 18650 Cells - North Texas

    I have harvested and capacity tested a ton of cells that are pre-grouped into boxes. There is also a huge box of medical packs that I have not harvested the batteries from. I have several charges/testers as well. Willing to make someone a great deal on the package. I am in North Texas in the...
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