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    WHOA! That was weird, Need some help plz

    Hello, I have been running a LiFePo4 48v 2p16s battery for the last two years and two days ago it dropped off a cliff. Now when I try to charge it back up it keeps on hitting the max voltage for my settings and stops charging. I have attached screenshots of everything I have, I lost my logs...
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    Cabin 24v battery system. It gets cold!

    Hello, I am building a battery bank at our cabin in Canada. It is a summer cabin and the batteries will be left here during the winter months, it gets to -20c(-4f) in the basement in the winter where the batteries will be. It's a family cabin so not everyone is DIY capable/comfortable. I have...
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    3600w solar system only getting 2000w??

    Hello, I have a 48v system with EVE batteries, 32 of them, and 9 400w panels on the roof of my converted bus. I run a Victron Mppt, Victron Quatro, Victron Cerbo GX and a REC Q1 bms. Recently the solar system started only sending 2098w max to my battery. I just cleaned the panels with no...
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    REC Q1 BMS Balancing Question. 2s16p LifePO4 pack

    Hello, I have a 32 cell pack, 2s16p at 48V and the BMS is heating up at every charge. It gets up to about 53c while it tries to balance the cells. I have attached screenshots of the settings I have set in the BMS, do you think that the settings are causing the issue? Sometimes the pack...
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    Battery not balancing well.

    Hi, I'm not sure what is going on with my battery/BMS. I have a 32 cell pack, EVE 3.2 280ah, with a REC Q1 BMS. When the battery is drained past about 60% SOC the next day as the pack is charged back up everything is great, the cells charge at an even rate and the BMS doesn't need to work at...
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    Fuse Sizing

    Hello there, Would you have a moment to answer my questions, I'm a little confused with fuse sizing. I have a 16s2p battery (51.2v 560ah) bank and am looking for a battery disconnect/fuse. I actually purchased the BlueSea M series but I didn't see that it was max rated for 48v and has a 300a...
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    Preventing 32 EVE batteries from moving...

    Hello, I just received my batteries in the mail and now I need to find a way to secure them in the basement of my 40ft bus. I am going to be making a 48V battery bank out of the 32 cells so I need to be able to connect them all together either with bus bars or cable and then making a frame to...
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    About to order my battery bank. Got a question

    Hello, I am about to order 32 LiFePO4 cells to make a 48v battery bank. I have been debating to go with the "matched cells" or the bulk cell, price is quite a bit different. I just heard back from a supplier that they can get Factory Matched cells for 116usd. I asked how they were matched and...
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    24kw-30kw Off-Grid System Build

    Hello, This is going to be an ongoing thread as I build out this system. I'll talk about everything that I'm building, where I'm getting products, and the mistakes I will most certainly make... First off, I am a newbie to solar and off-grid system so this is going to be a ledger of my thoughts...
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