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    Lifepo4 battery box identification

    Yeah man, that is a cool box. This may work for me. I am currently making my own. The only missing piece is the box at this point. I was going to go with 280AH but my shipping got jacked up so I am just going to use two Zooms. Quick and easy but the goal is to be able to remove one battery if...
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    Daly BMS settings for protection parameters

    I know more people on here have fantastic experience but if you have 16 cells using 3.6v you should get 57.6v. If everything using to measure your voltage agrees, I am going to say some setting somewhere is holding you out. For me it was the charge overcurrent protect was set at 0 by default...
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    Daly BMS Settings

    I know more people on here have fantastic experience but if you have 16 cells using 3.6v you should get 57.6v. If everything using to measure your voltage agrees, I am going to say some setting somewhere is holding you out. For me it was the charge overcurrent protect was set at 0 by default...
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    Battery Prices

    Awesome feedback. Thanks all. I was wondering if anyone had taken a chance and what the results were. The other very curious thing is the 100AH are deliverable in Sept. All the other batteries on all the other sites are saying Nov. 27. I think I will definately avoid these.
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    Battery Prices

    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003238042838.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.586e2701RDTiaO&algo_pvid=b855e02d-1494-45f4-8a5d-be686a06816b&algo_exp_id=b855e02d-1494-45f4-8a5d-be686a06816b-0&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2212000024793252952%22%7D This is a link to one of the batteries I am...
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    Solar monitoring

    My friend bought a house with solar installed and the solar monitoring system is Enphase. He has been told to pay $200 to get access to the controller. Is there a better controller as this one seems limited in my limited experience? He wants to stay below $200 and see what he is making vs. what...
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    Get ready for the Price increase

    Sorry HRTKD. I am next to the ports and see thousands of containers. Not sure which is yours. If you got a new toyota coming off a ship I actually watch the long shoreman drive those off the ship. I can tell you which color and types have arrived. lol
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    Battery Prices

    Hey all, I just sold my RV and gave my LifePo4 system with it. I am looking at making a solar generator and am seeing unbelievable prices on Aliexpress. $117 for 100AH shipped and due September 30th! I've also seen 280AH batteries around $300 shipped but due November 27th. My questions are...
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    Daly BMS Settings

    Are you referring to charge overcurrent? I think mine defaulted at 125a. I left it there.
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    Daly BMS settings for protection parameters

    I use 14.4V for mine. 3.6v * 4 cells. I also have 8 total cells but I like the 8 cell battery vs the two 4 cell batteries in parallel. I just personally have an easier time with setup. Some information I found on another thread. Hope this helps
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    How to size a BMS?

    Ok I understand now. My Daly came with the already. If you don’t have them you can get them at Amazon or an auto parts store and crimp them on. When I crimp I use a vice and solder. In a pinch I have used pliers and a hammer for a temporary fix. This is not a real good method though. Hope this helps
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    How to size a BMS?

    If you are upsizing your wires or one came disconnected this is a great video or I am not understanding what you are trying to do.
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    Daly BMS Settings

    Yes. My overcurrent was set to zero causing it to fault immediately while charging. Then I charged my batteries with solar for a few hours. I am not sure if it needed time to calibrate or if it is more accurate than the other bms I was using but its all good now. Thanks.
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    Motorhome with 1 solar array and 2 battery banks

    I live in sunny Southern California. I have had enough midwestern winters for a lifetime lol. My solar panels have the problem of all my neighbors having their lawns mowed on different days so cleaning the dirt is a near impossible chore. My only obstacle with this is running the line cleanly...
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    Motorhome with 1 solar array and 2 battery banks

    I am not 100% sure what this is? I think its a dc to dc charge controller. My main problem with these systems is they charge the LifePo4 to 100% then move on to the battery. It can be several months between trips I take and my understanding is that LifePo4 does not like to store at 100% which is...
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    Combining house and starting battery banks, possible?

    One alternative to additional space if you never use your generator you can pull it out and redesign that space for a large LifePo4 bank. Leave your starter batttery alone and you may be much happier. Only time I use my Onan 4000 is for monthly test runs. Lol
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    Motorhome with 1 solar array and 2 battery banks

    OK awesome. Thanks Snoobler. If the only issue is an arguement between the two controllers I can add another kill switch to the engine battery solar line as it only needs to charge while in storage. I do believe I have one laying in the garage. All my house batteries have wireless connectivity...
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    Motorhome with 1 solar array and 2 battery banks

    I am confident this has been answered somewher but seem to find 2 SCC to 1 battery bank and not really two batteries. While my motorhome is parked between trips I want to keep the engine battery charged. Using my extesive skills and sparing no expense on this drawing I want to use a splitter...
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    How to size a BMS?

    Thanks DZI. I was not aware of this but fantastic info for the future if I ever need another one.
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    XUBA:: How long is it taking you guys to get your XUBA shipments??

    30 days is around average from what I have seen and experienced. I live in a port city and took around 25 days to get here and clear customs and 24 hours for FedEx to deliver. Covid is still delaying stuff for us here in the states.
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    How to size a BMS?

    I have the victon 500a smart shunt which is where I get all my numbers but they are expensive. Also, I am looking into my numbers cause my amp draw seems really high and I should be popping fuses like crazy but I am not. Yes, that Aili monitor is very popular and people seem to like it. This...
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    How to size a BMS?

    Only two stupid questions available. Those not asked and those repeatedly asked a different way to seek a specific answer. lol Probably lots of opinions on this but it sounds like that winch would be your big draw item? I have a 12v system so not comaring apples to apples I can tell you 250a...
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    Daly BMS settings for protection parameters

    JPTOSHI and Nathaniel, unfortunately this is all I have and got these from Daly. A lot you have to copy and paste to address bar. Wish I had more for you. Nathaniel one of these links above should have the parameters you are looking for. Daly usually preprograms the newer "smart" bms's which is...
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    Daly BMS settings for protection parameters

    Cool setup. We are set up almost the same except I'm at 560AH. Not enough room under the motorhome stairs for more. LOL I also extended my bms wires for mobility of the unit in case I need to modify or make adjustments. Also, my wires were just way too tight. Looks like you did an extension with...
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    Daly BMS settings for protection parameters

    You are correct 840 ah. Series=volts and parallel=amps. 4 series would be 12 volt. 3 parallel is 840ah. Just for my curiousity. What BMS are you running on this? Are you doing 1, 2 or 3 BMS's and if more than one how did you wire them?
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    Daly BMS settings for protection parameters

    https://www.dalyelec.cn/news.php?lang=1 This is a link to all the Daly support. The PC link is in there on page 1 I believe. The Daly must be powered so your battery has to be hooked up unfortunately. So if you cannot take your PC to the battery, you will have to take the battery to the PC. Hope...
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    Daly BMS settings for protection parameters

    So it looks like yours is set to 200AH. Mine is set through bluetooth but not all of these are. For me, I would input my value in the space and then type in the code for the device which is default 1-2-3-4-5-6. You have to hit set 2 or 3 times and it will take. If yours is not through bluetooth...
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    Daly BMS Settings

    I tried to change that 65% and it does not work. If I change my battery ah then it changes. My overkill bms gives ah at 537.06 of 560 so SOC shows 96%. Everyones video I watch goes straight to 100% so its got to be a setting I am missing somewhere. I am going to charge the batteries today and do...
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    Daly BMS Settings

    This is the missing screen shot. Not sure if I have an error here causing my SOC to display 65% or what? The overkill app shows you what amp your reading vs your battery size. I am not seeing this on the Daly system so I am not sure exactly what amps the daly bms is reading.
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    Daly BMS settings for protection parameters

    Hello Yobbo. Did you get your settings? I like 3.65 on the cell high voltage and 14.5 on max sum high voltage. I set mine up this way just in case one of my cells starts to wander off a little bit the charge stops on the 14.5 setting. I used to do 14.6 which is 3.65x4 but one cell wandered and...
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    Daly BMS Settings

    I changed it to 100 amps. Reset the BMS and tested the system a few times over 15 minutes. It was definately an issue. I will test some more in the morning. Thanks for your help snoobler.
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    Daly BMS Settings

    Good connections as i am using the same wire harness that was used on my overkill bms. They are the daly wires that came with the unit and are interchangeable making an emergency swap out easy. However, I may have found an error. My charge overcurrent is set to 0. Still not sure why the SOC...
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    Daly BMS Settings

    Sorry thats my fault. That is my microwave running. I was trying to show it accurately displays power consumption. I might be missing a screen shot also cause I know I have one showing my 560ah battery setting.
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    Daly BMS Settings

    I am putting my Daly 250a BMS in my class C coach. I currently have an overkill one in and it works great. Shows me 100% battery which is inline with my solar controller and my shunt. I also have a fault alarm 1 that will not clear. It says charge overcurrent level 2 which is nuts as I am not...
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    BMS wiring length

    I have 3 bms's. 2 overkill i ran in parallel but had an issue with my microwave. oops. Both the bms's are still good but I got a Daly thats 250a. So I think I am going to use one of the overkill harness for an extension of maybe 12 inches. That should take the stress off my wiring. I want to...
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