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    Off grid internet

    I'm in the uk and have a 5g router, looks like a normal home land-line router but takes a sim card. I pay £20or $27 for truly unlimited high speed Internet on a data only deal. I stream all my TV and movie watching thru it as well as surfing the net, regularly use over a few hundred gb a month...
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    16x 310ah cells for less than £300/$400 SCAM

    Cheers folks, if it's too good to be true as they say. Figured it was a scam just thought I would check, then loads of posts on here came up about the same xxxxxstores scamming folk out of there hard earned money
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    Has anyone tried this 12v 3000W LF inverter?

    Inverter just arrived, it doesn't have the remote socket or the remote start plug. I'm away to contact the seller as it states in the description it should have the remote start
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    16x 310ah cells for less than £300/$400 SCAM

    I've found a seller on aliexpress selling 16 310ah cells for less than £300/$400 with free shipping, now I know this has to be a scam. I'm wondering what the scam is? Grade B cells, damaged cells, lower capacity cells or simply just not sending the cells? I once bought solar panels at a huge...
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    Has anyone tried this 12v 3000W LF inverter?

    I will post pics and a review on here once I get it. It should arrive tomorrow but wont be until the weekend before I get it wired up. The green plug is for remote start of a genny I think unfortunately my genny doesn't have that feature.
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    Has anyone tried this 12v 3000W LF inverter?

    Just tried the tracking link above and it turns out the inverter started out in the uk. Norton cranes, Staffordshire. Was the dispatch scan.
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    Has anyone tried this 12v 3000W LF inverter?

    I ordered thru amazon and it would have arrived today but I wasn't in. Its getting redelivered tomorrow. So is another overkill solar bms that I will run parallel to the one I already have. Giving me 2x 4s 272ah lishen batteries that tested over 290ah. Hopefully that will give me enough power to...
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    Has anyone tried this 12v 3000W LF inverter?

    I might buy the controller I linked to earlier if its the same port, for £10 I recon its worth trying. But I'm sure I read someplace the inverter doesn't have the plug for the romote to plug into, it has a hole where it should go behind the sticker but not the socket. When it's in my hands I...
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    Has anyone tried this 12v 3000W LF inverter?

    If you are able to get a remote can you let me know? I take it that your thinking of buying direct from China.
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    Has anyone tried this 12v 3000W LF inverter?

    I went for it late mo day night or early Tuesday morning. Should be arriving by the 1st of the month. Hopefully all will be good
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    Has anyone tried this 12v 3000W LF inverter?

    For the extra £10 on amazon and the extra level of refund security I might get itsprobably worth it especially if I pay with PayPal. Probably going to wait till you here back from China. Not sure how much difference that will make but there may be something in it that makes me go for the star...
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    Has anyone tried this 12v 3000W LF inverter?

    Just had a look on amazon and the mophorn inverter that looks identical claims to have a 95a charger built in. Aliexpress has started adding tax to items sent to the UK, looks like its 15%. That takes the charger I was looking at from 1/4 to 1/3 of the price of the inverter. Looks like I'm going...
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    Has anyone tried this 12v 3000W LF inverter?

    My fridge pulls 110a on start up but only 4a once running. It's only for a split second, so quick I've never seen it do it but the bms catches it. Cheers for the links on the cable, should save me a few quid. Don't suppose you have a link to 250L water tanks that's less than £200?
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    Has anyone used the Kisae DMT1250 Abso 50A DC-DC Battery Charger with MPPT?

    I was moving it about 3 inch to the side, at night when it was shut down anyway. Must have switched it off and clean forgot about the switch on the bottom. Didn't remember until the company that I bought it from sent me a replacement and I seen the switch. Switched mine on and it worked as it...
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    Has anyone tried this 12v 3000W LF inverter?

    Yeah I'm UK based, I've been using simply split charge for cables but there expensive. A link to cheaper ones would be handy. Thanks I've been sat pricing up the things I need to go with the inverter, dishwasher, microwave and possibly a bread maker but that means new water tank, inline pressure...
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    Has anyone used the Kisae DMT1250 Abso 50A DC-DC Battery Charger with MPPT?

    I've been using one for 2 1/2 years now with no problems. Well apart from when I accidentally turned it off and didn't realise, took almost a week to find the issue. I can't really see mine and don't have the remote. When the engine is running I get the full 50 amp, it disconnects the solar...
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    Has anyone tried this 12v 3000W LF inverter?

    I found this remote and think it's probably the same remote as its used in loads of inverters https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Remote-Switch-With-5m-Cable-for-LK-Series-Powerstar-inveter-charger-/392550795900?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 I'm very close to...
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    Has anyone tried this 12v 3000W LF inverter?

    @Andy6ft4Tall think this is the same inverter, the shipping seems to be free in the UK. It came up as £0.00 in my basket https://vevor.co.uk/products/pure-sine-wave-off-grid-power-inverter-built-in-reliability-9000w-peak-3kw-12v?variant=38054825492679
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    Charging advice needed

    Hi folks, I need a bit of advice about charging from shore power or a generator as the case will be. I occasionally have access to shore power but carry a 2000w genny with me as I live in my truck full time. I have 8x 272ah lishen cells, a kisae dmt1250 dc-dc charger and 520w of solar. I live...
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    Overkill bms and kisae dmt1250

    The overkill bms does measure state of charge but doesn’t measure current draw under 1 amp or at least not very accurately. The aili battery monitor and the Kisae both seem to agree on state of charge going by when they both say the battery is fully charged. I’ve found a way round the kisae so...
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    Overkill bms and kisae dmt1250

    I’ve had the system set up and running for a while now and all seems well. I have noticed the kisae isn’t cutting out at 14v and reconnecting at 12.5v as it should in programmable mode. I’ve set the programmable mode to two settings bulk and absorption, does the absorption mode need time to...
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    Shenzhen shouhuzhe lishen 272ah damaged

    It’s kinda ended with alibaba saying to contact the vendor and they can refund me directly and the vendor refusing to refund me and claiming they can only refund me thru alibaba. I’ve shown the vendor the screen shots from alibaba but they still claim they can’t refund me. I’ve shown alibaba the...
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    AiLi Shunt/Monitor Display Clean Mounting Options, RV Friendly

    Thanks for the info. I have emailed the company asking if they can supply a uk version. There’s only one importer seller in the uk, I got my Kisae also dc-dc charger from them and think it’s great. Far better than the sterling that it replaced. hopefully they can help me out, even with shipping...
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    AiLi Shunt/Monitor Display Clean Mounting Options, RV Friendly

    Just found it in the uk, it’s £800 that’s $1113. the one in your link is from the USA so it’s 110v output. I need 240v output unfortunately. double the voltage double the price it seems. thanks again for the link
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    Shenzhen shouhuzhe lishen 272ah damaged

    I’m over the 90 days by now. I’m going to borrow a laptop and see if I can open an offline claim. Shouhuzhe day they will refund it. I’ve screen shotted there reply’s so I can prove it if needed
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    AiLi Shunt/Monitor Display Clean Mounting Options, RV Friendly

    Don’t suppose you have a link to the inverter charger. I have the kisae dmt1250 and I’m very happy with it. I haven’t seen the inverter charger for sale anyplace
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    Shenzhen shouhuzhe lishen 272ah damaged

    It also turns out innwatt and zlpower are the same company and don’t want to sell me a power star 3000w low frequency inverter. They are the same company and have a uk agent to buy from. The uk agent wants £475 ($661.55) for something that’s advertised an alibaba for around $200 plus shipping...
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    Shenzhen shouhuzhe lishen 272ah damaged

    I I have but since the trade assurance guarantee has timed out there’s nothing they seem willing to do. Just keep getting told from one to speak to the other. I think it may be a simple case of it’s timed out so on you go. You can have the refund but you can’t apply for it, sorry about that...
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    Overkill solar bms not reading correct

    Sorry, bms says I’ve used 200ah. Shunt based meter says I’ve used 90ah which seems to be about right
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    Overkill solar bms not reading correct

    Hi there. I’ve got a 2p4s pack made of lishen 272ah cells to give 12v. I fully charged, top balanced and capacity tested all the cells. All cells tested fairly evenly at 285ah +/-2ah. Fully charged and top balanced again before assembling into the pack and fitting into my camper. im still in the...
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    Shenzhen shouhuzhe lishen 272ah damaged

    There m6 threaded studs Although Shenzhen shouhuzhe have agreed to refund two cells due to the length of time the shipping took and the order being marked as complete long before it was delivered I don’t seem able to open a claim thru alibaba. Shenzhen shouhuzhe keep telling me to speak to the...
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    Lishen 272AH thread?

    I did, would t again. Search for shouhuzhe and you will find my thread about the damaged cells
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    Lishen 272AH thread?

    Which gave the higher capacity, 9 or 25 degrees?
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    Lishen 272AH thread?

    Thanks for that info but I’m happy with the test results I got. I doubt very much I will ever be discharging at .5c or above. I’ve way over speced my system. I live in my truck full time and really lack power in winter, for the last 3 years I haven’t been able to run my fridge from November...
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