Recent content by Rich585

I hope you get lucky. Almost every review of Aliexpress cells are used, bloated and under capacity. My shipment after 104 days got tagged lost and I was able to get a full refund from Aliexpress just as the guarantee window was closing. At first I was disappointed I waited 4 months and no...

Amazon does that for bigger items but the victron controller I bought was packed in another box with other items. Boxes I got looked brand new and undamaged. Surprised you got that twice. Was it sold by Amazon or third party? I always buy a couple of other things to get free shipping (no...

I am not sure about Australia but I did go to a trip to London England and compared to North American beer it had way less carbonation and to tell you the truth i found GL at t beer way easier to drink. Down 2-3 pints without feeling bloated or having to burp. Carbonation and me don’t get...

Yes I was referring to PV. The mppt controller will drop the panel open voltage to the peak voltage/current which on my panels is 21Voc to 17-18 volts in bright sun but I have seen the volts drop to 14 v PV when clouds block the sun. The battery voltage depends on profile set on the mppt...

I just received my cells from this different supplier last week. They were packed 2 to a box, and arrived in good shape. Hopefully it’s the same supplier and they arrive well.

Welcome to the site. Lots of knowledgeable people willing to share. I have learned lots here in my journey.

I wonder how much impact automation, robots have had. Don’t need 100 skilled workers to make stuff. Just a a couple of workers to bring material to and from the assembly area and a small group of technicians (who are well paid) but you only need a small to maintain the robots. What used to be...

Agree with above, as long as not being charged, they should be fine. Just give them a day or two to warm up before you start to use them.

For your larger system, building your own will overall save money and you know what you got quality wise. The cheap sub $500 batteries are temping but watching Will’s reviews and breakdown of internal components shows that you still get what you pay for.

Any advice to prevent problems down road, Wire routing, how to not have to redo an install 2 years later is good reading . Thanks for sharing above story

Welcome aboard! Lots of knowledgeable people on this site to learn from!

Fuel shortage in UK, plastic bead shortage affecting product packaging, now coal shortage in China. Looks like world wide economic crash is heading our way as all countries have become so interdependent that delays in supply chain end up have an over reaching effect. Not economist, but next...

The 30 volts is the open circuit voltage of the panels. Once current is drawn, the mppt controller adjusts to find the optimal power point ( volts x amps). Yes it is normal. Mppt typically need 5v+ Above battery voltage to start. Cloudy days you will get low volts and 1w charging rate when...

I guess I am in MurphyGuy age bracket. High school in early 80s, they had auto shop where they actually fixed cars, and shop where you learned how to weld, use a drill press, lathe, band saw, milling machine, measure things to thousand of an inch. Back then, everyone when turned 16 got...

I live in a rural area. Anchor cable from Amazon. If nothing close by. I am using in boat reason for tinned but not crazy expensive over welding cable