ArthurEld
Solar Wizard
You can have wheels added to the bottom one and stack them 5 high.
One of the coolest things about the Luyuan boxes is all of the customization that you can do.
Your preference, DIY or rack?
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One of the coolest things about the Luyuan boxes is all of the customization that you can do.
Zwy
Emperor Of Solar
Thank you.
With doors closed with the EG4 6500EX's.
And what it looks like today with the LV6548's and EG4 MPPT's.
DBarr
New Member
I chose to go with rack batteries, at present I have two SOK 48v100aH and two EG4 48v100aH,
The SOK were out of stock, but I have no complaints about the EG4.
My choice was the shipping times of "Rack batteries" verse "DIY Batteries" and then finding a BMS and flexible clamps to connect the batteries together. Time is a valuable and my wife HATES the time I spend tinkering with solar and batteries. If I were a single man I would "maybe" go the DIY route.
The SOK were out of stock, but I have no complaints about the EG4.
My choice was the shipping times of "Rack batteries" verse "DIY Batteries" and then finding a BMS and flexible clamps to connect the batteries together. Time is a valuable and my wife HATES the time I spend tinkering with solar and batteries. If I were a single man I would "maybe" go the DIY route.
Brett V
Mad Scientist
I'm happy with my rack setup. My only regret is not starting out with 280ah cells. My first battery was made with 230ah cells and space for that build was limited to a wall mounted truck toolbox. As I built out, it seemed logical to continue with them, even though I have plenty of room now for the larger cells. Cost savings were significant compared to the same kwh hours with commercially made batteries.
wiseacre
Solar Addict
Similar to me
I got a deal on some 200ah Lishen cells that were getting old sitting on a shelf when 280ah cells were new and all the rage.
At $50 each I was able to build (2) 24v batteries pretty cheap
A year later I scored another 16 SOK 206ah cells pulled from batteries with defective BMSs for the same price.
I wouldn't hesitate to build more with some 280s or 304s these days with the prices dropping
BUT I'm looking to add more to my array and upgrade to a good 48v AIO before adding more capacity to my battery bank
Kind of sucks having a limited budget
(SOK cells in the foreground)
Brett V
Mad Scientist
Yep. The original batch of 230ah cells I bought was to replace the declining lead batteries on my then 24 volt system. It was a small 1500 watt inverter with an AC charger, intended to run the freezer and refrigerator, also the tv for the warden and a few lights without running the generator all night if the grid was down.
While waiting for the cells to make it here from china, I bought a couple 8 cell BMS’s and started spending more time reading posts on this forum. Wait…what’s this Growatt thing I see people talking about? The warden had got interested in prepping and when I presented this as a solution to running the well pump on the batteries I’d already bought, the additional funding was approved.
We paid off the loan on the grid tie system last year so that freed up some cash and the trip down the rabbit hole just took off from there. Let’s add some solar panels since the Growatt could do that. Then the number of batteries increased, and now I’m doubling my solar capacity.
It has been fun and I’ve learned a lot. It’s taken most of my free time and attention away from my other hobbies which include amateur radio and astrophotography.
Saturn and Jupiter from my back porch using a Celestron 8” SCT
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