Recent content by offgriddle

Hi Vigo, my ultimate goal is to one fine day go with a 48 volt battery bank so I can most efficiently power an 5,000 watt, "split phase", inverter that is heavy enough to easily power a 240 VAC water pump that momentarily draws about 2,500 watts upon start up, 1,800 watts when...

Retiring before death is a goal of mine and should I achieve said goal I will then build a battery that does my offgriddle paradise justice. For now, I have to keep it simple, quick and cheap and I'm overdue to replace my first pair of lifepos with something more beefy, yet still temporary. I...

Washing machines are typically 120 volts, however, appliances that draw heavier amperage such as clothes dryers, hot water heaters and deep well submersible water pumps operate at 240 volts which in turn requires about 1/2 the current.

Net metering is a nice windfall for sure. There are no utility poles running to my humble homestead. Your summertime power requirement must be significant indeed in sunny southern Cali.!

Cool sunny days are better than hot sunny days for solar gain; don't forget to calculate for PV panel thermal loss where applicable. Peace. :cool:

hmmm .. if the battery cables are of sufficient gauge and the connections are properly made, the load/charging should be relatively evenly distributed amongst all parallel connected battery terminals, so it should make little electrical difference which terminals you connect your load to.

Oh my, someone needs a life, pity.

Soldering generally creates a superior electrical connection than only crimping. First coat the end of the wire in flux then tin it with solder. Then, crimp the connector on to the tinned wire, apply more flux paste and heat the connector and wire works until the work is hot enough to melt...

For the best connection I solder, do you? Why not?

From what I've read and what Will and the other solar gurus say, the technology is safe from self combusting but I I still put my LiFePO4's and associated equipment in and on non flammable enclosures and surfaces. Oorah.

Hey i resemble that remark! ?

I've been living off griddle for 7 years partially for economic reasons partially to save the planet and partially because the challenge of achieving self sufficiency is a gas. As I use and grow my solar farm I find that I do most everything with my 120vac inverter and standard 120 volt...

Fotos 1& 2, DIY econo- project: 60 amps of lifepo batteries plus wiring installed inside a heavy steel enclosure. 20 amp hour shore power lifepo battery charger, 1,200 watt 110VAC inverter and mppt controller mounted externally. 63 amp Cam switch will allow easy selection between the inverter...

Chat rooms are certainly nothing new under the sun, but wouldn't it be cool to have one here, only open when there is a live moderator in the room of course? Anyways, these photos are of my latest solar project in the works. Regards, OG

Yes fer sure, series connection is a horse of a different color, I intend only to connect the mixed batteries in series for this application. Two existing batteries are 20 Ah and the third, new battery would be a 30 Ah.