An ebay seller sent me the wrong BMS but said I could keep this while he sent the correct one.
Can I use this on a smaller LiFePO4 battery that will only have a 300W inverter?
When I looked at the Amazon listing, it says that it's for 18650 batteries so that's why I'm not sure if I can use it...
My residential solar installer gifted me an old panel that he said he warrantied because it wasn't putting out proper wattage. I finally got around to testing it today and here are the two readings I was able to get with my multimeter:
VOC: 26.0
IMPP (or is it ISC, I don't know): 11.3
I've...
I built a few battery boxes just for fun and basically as an intro to all this battery and solar stuff. Right now, I am charging them via leads from my bench power supply.
My question is: If I wire in this cheap ebay solar charge controller, can I still charge in this manner?
I assume yes...
Whipped up the diagram in Google Sheets. I'm just looking for any critiques or callouts in my modest 12V build. I built Will's milk crate build previously and wanted to make something a bit 'nicer'. I'm eager to read any feedback.
Highlights are:
280Ah cells
Overkill 120A BMS
MPP Solar...