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  1. 88 Fingers Louie

    48v off grid system fuses and breakers

    This is my system. I posted a while back but have updated with wire sizes. looking for critique and feedback. A couple things I’m reading into: 1) I’m reading mixed suggestions about fusing each battery bank, ANL v T-Class, which is the most suitable? 2) instead of fusing each 2s2p at combiner...
  2. 88 Fingers Louie

    Victron Quattro as grid-tied charger

    Hi. I’m in Aus and currently packing up my property and moving to a new one that will be off-grid. I have the full system with 32 x 230ah Lifepo4 cells that I’ll run in 2 banks to a Victron quattro 10kva inverter. I need to do a charge and top balance of the cells before I move and my question...
  3. 88 Fingers Louie

    Drilling CATL 100ah cells

    I was top balancing a friends cells when I snapped off a welded stud. I didn’t think I was using excessive force as I’ve done A heap of these before and am always careful. What I did notice is that his home-made copper bus bars were crudely drilled and there were dags of metal left around the...
  4. 88 Fingers Louie

    Solar DC system review

    Hi, i will be building a system for my shed that will service my yet to be built home and workshop in rural Australia I know the components i have are not ideal but most of it i have bought second hand at auctions and garage sales, so i need to make do with what i have. Of the items in the...
  5. 88 Fingers Louie

    Another dishonest Alibaba supplier

    Just my recent experience. Tewaycell store (Shenzhen Topway New Energy) are another one to avoid. I purchased 16 x 100ah CATL cells, as usual got the spiel about being grade A etc and they appeared legit. Cells arrived bloated, no QR code, top labels peeling off and side of every cell...
  6. 88 Fingers Louie

    100ah cells in parallel banks.

    Hi, I’m after some advice on what is the best configuration for 48 x 100ah Lifepo4 cells. I’ve found a great deal on these cells and this size bank will be ideal for my system. I’m going for 100ah cells as I’d like the flexibility to pull off 16 for a smaller 48v bank if I need to in the future...
  7. 88 Fingers Louie

    System size for live band

    Hi Im looking to purchase a property to build a house on and small recording studio and to host the odd gig. Location is 35 degrees south, Western Australia, not exactly your typical sunny Australian location, its cold in comparison to the most of the country. Im looking for advice on system...
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