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  1. Mudd

    What is a cycle?

    10 cycles per year should last you about 300 years. Haha..... 3000 cycles and they should still have 80% capacity after those 300 years. Yeah with that little use they're going to last a good bit.
  2. Mudd

    Connecting multiple balancers?

    you're making something out of nothing in my opinion. Top balance cells and hook up Daly. I'm also running a dumb Daly 100a keeps my 280ah cells very well balanced. The dumb daly is really a great BMS in my opinion. It's no frills protects the batteries balances perfectly well if you do a...
  3. Mudd

    Turning into a nightmare purchase--from Shenzhen Luyuan (Amy Wan) how to tell if they are LF280K or just LF280?

    None of these Chinese companies are putting the proper hazmat labels on the packages. Hopefully this isn't a trend moving forward. If the Chinese company start putting that label just expect to be paying way more for these cells. Shipping prices will go through the roof if this is a new trend.
  4. Mudd

    Anyone know anything about this Qucc Relay Smart BMS?

    I think off grid garage on YouTube did a video about that BMS
  5. Mudd

    It's the Wild West - RV's w/Chinese Prebuilts

    I've only seen one person on here put cells under a vehicle on here. He mounted DIYs under his bus. He messed up his batteries and very well could have caught his bus on fire... I know space is limited in a camper but mountain batteries under the frame is very foolish.
  6. Mudd

    Daly BMS - how does it start balancing

    You have the dumb Daly? Because that's the one I have and I'm almost certain it starts balancing at a much lower voltage. I rarely see my cells over 3.5 and yet my pack is always perfectly balanced. If you haven't Top balanced your pack. Top balance then add your BMS. They Daly only...
  7. Mudd

    Daly BMS - how does it start balancing

    Yep top balance then hook up the BMS. The Daly can work perfect if you take the time to top balance. I've been utilizing one for several months with no issues. I did a proper top balance prior to hooking up the BMS. I'm running 8 280ah cells a 24v battery. I have a dumb BMS with no...
  8. Mudd

    Sunfun kits 260 or SOK 206

    Get the sunfun kit. I'm pretty sure they are using matched and batched cells. I've heard nothing but good things about them so far. Also you'll gain a good bit of knowledge about building a pack buying the kit. I'm pretty certain if for some reason there was a cell that wasn't performing up...
  9. Mudd

    Cool Boondocker class C RV

    Thanks man your Obs is sweet too. I forgot to ask about the panels but his entire roof was covered. Being so small I bet his batteries never get below 50%. I was really surprised when he said he had 32 200ah cells.
  10. Mudd

    Cool Boondocker class C RV

    I was passing through El Paso with my wife and our 3 pups and happened across an RV with solar covering the roof. We also have an RV but I haven't had the chance to put panels or a split unit on it yet. Seeing his Rig was an inspiration so I wanted to share with y'all. He said he had 20kwh of...
  11. Mudd

    Run mini split off solar

    This video is a good starting point. You probably need at least 16 to 32 280 ah cell to make one or 2 48v batteries. Two all in one controller/inverters. You have to put the two together to get the 230v. Like Will you can buy a bunch of used panels from santan and ground mount them. I lived...
  12. Mudd

    Where to begin...

    You can buy graphics card and build your own rig problem is prices are extremely high because of demand.
  13. Mudd

    Just got delivery of my 280AH CATL batteries

    Did you top balance the cells?
  14. Mudd

    Unboxing of 16 EVE LF230 AND 34 LK280k Cells from Amy Zheng

    I saw a member recently post on here that they're test yielded over 240ah.
  15. Mudd

    Big Battery 24V inconsistencies

    Seeing as how the reputation is not the best. They probably use bulk commodity cells. Many of us use bulk cells building our own packs. Bulk cells are perfectly fine for most. The problem with buying a finished battery is let's say one of the cells is bad. There's a post on here a guy...
  16. Mudd

    Big Battery 24v 170ah hawk problems

    Wow crazy! That's too bad they swindled you.
  17. Mudd

    What is a cycle?

    I'm guessing you'll expire before they do.
  18. Mudd

    What is a cycle?

    A cycle from my understanding is 100% to zero. For example eve cells say you can cycle 100% for 3,000 cycles and still have 80% capacity. So if you're cycling 90% maybe you'll get 5,000 cycles before capacity depletes to 80%.
  19. Mudd

    Newbie Alert

    If you buy prismatic cells from China they cost about the same as lead acid. lead acid you can only cycle 50% vs lithium 100% you could build a 300 ah battery for give of take 1k. You're much better off going with the higher voltage like 48v to save money on wire and you can push a lot more...
  20. Mudd

    Cylindrical vs Prismatic Cells

    How much are bus bars going to cost connecting so many small cells? I think there's some costs you're not factoring in building a pack with the small cells. I would probably go with prismatic simply because they're so easy to deal with. I thought prismatic cells advertised like eve 100%...
  21. Mudd

    Daly BMS Balancing

    From my understanding the Daly only balances while charging. I own a dumb Daly and it seems to keep my cells perfectly balanced. Maybe you should try charging at lower amps.
  22. Mudd

    DIY net metering system for under $8,000.00 United states.

    Check out this video Will built this large off-grid setup for I think 10K.
  23. Mudd

    DIY net metering system for under $8,000.00 United states.

    If it was me I would do an off-grid setup and just run part of your house on off grid. You could buy a split unit ac DIY batteries and some quality equipment for 8k. You can buy a bunch of second hand panels if you've got land for a ground mounted array. Anyways that's what I would do if I...
  24. Mudd

    Munro: Peak into the Tesla Model 3 CATL LFP battery pack.

    Thanks for sharing. I think I might buy a few shares of Catl stock....
  25. Mudd

    Has my BMS died?

    I'm curious to why you think you need such a high amperage BMS. I'm running just a 100 a BMS on a 8 cell 280ah set up. I realize my BMS may be a little under size but I can run my rooftop AC with no issues on a 3k inverter.
  26. Mudd

    Crypto Currency Mining a Giant Pyramid Scheme?

    Yeah there's a lot left to be mined. Once those are mined that's it. The endless spending in America is bound to catch up to us. At least many believe that. What we're doing borrowing to no end is bound to catch up with us at some point. I remember when I was in my early twenties and I had...
  27. Mudd

    Crypto Currency Mining a Giant Pyramid Scheme?

    I don't really have anything to add in regards to mining. I think a lot of people invest in crypto as a hedge. Kind of like buying gold to hedge against inflation and or the stock market. So many look at a stable coin like Bitcoin as a store of value just like gold. I think many investors...
  28. Mudd

    Good review on supplier.

    The Chinese fall holiday I think started today. So we probably won't hear from Amy for a week or so. I'm pretty sure she'll email you an invoice once she's back to work.
  29. Mudd

    AC200 Max Pre-order Live

    Sma That's a great idea. Adding a diy or cheap battery should be easy. Match plug and voltage and it should work.
  30. Mudd

    AliExpress SCAM !!! DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY

    I think I've seen a few other members get scammed with that battery. I think it should test out to be right around 85 ah.
  31. Mudd

    $127 USD - 280ah LiFePo4 Battery Pack Enclosure

    Awesome build looks awesome!
  32. Mudd

    I need a DALY 8S cable assembly

    I think the balancing cables used for RC should work. Maybe if there's a hobby shop in your area you can check if they've got something that'll work.
  33. Mudd

    Our NEW GO-TO LiFePO4 vendor...09.20.21

    There's a link in the first post of this thread.
  34. Mudd

    Our NEW GO-TO LiFePO4 vendor...09.20.21

    https://diysolarforum.com/threads/good-review-on-supplier.28012/page-2#post-343893
  35. Mudd

    Help Required - AliExpress Lifepo4 battery dispute

    Maybe look through his post history he may describe how he got a refund. Otherwise message him direct.
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