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I hope you get lucky. Almost every review of Aliexpress cells are used, bloated and under capacity. My shipment after 104 days got tagged lost and I was able to get a full refund from Aliexpress just as the guarantee window was closing. At first I was disappointed I waited 4 months and no...

Amazon does that for bigger items but the victron controller I bought was packed in another box with other items. Boxes I got looked brand new and undamaged. Surprised you got that twice. Was it sold by Amazon or third party? I always buy a couple of other things to get free shipping (no...

I am not sure about Australia but I did go to a trip to London England and compared to North American beer it had way less carbonation and to tell you the truth i found GL at t beer way easier to drink. Down 2-3 pints without feeling bloated or having to burp. Carbonation and me don’t get...

Yes I was referring to PV. The mppt controller will drop the panel open voltage to the peak voltage/current which on my panels is 21Voc to 17-18 volts in bright sun but I have seen the volts drop to 14 v PV when clouds block the sun. The battery voltage depends on profile set on the mppt...

I just received my cells from this different supplier last week. They were packed 2 to a box, and arrived in good shape. Hopefully it’s the same supplier and they arrive well.

Welcome to the site. Lots of knowledgeable people willing to share. I have learned lots here in my journey.

I wonder how much impact automation, robots have had. Don’t need 100 skilled workers to make stuff. Just a a couple of workers to bring material to and from the assembly area and a small group of technicians (who are well paid) but you only need a small to maintain the robots. What used to be...

Agree with above, as long as not being charged, they should be fine. Just give them a day or two to warm up before you start to use them.

For your larger system, building your own will overall save money and you know what you got quality wise. The cheap sub $500 batteries are temping but watching Will’s reviews and breakdown of internal components shows that you still get what you pay for.

Any advice to prevent problems down road, Wire routing, how to not have to redo an install 2 years later is good reading . Thanks for sharing above story

Welcome aboard! Lots of knowledgeable people on this site to learn from!

Fuel shortage in UK, plastic bead shortage affecting product packaging, now coal shortage in China. Looks like world wide economic crash is heading our way as all countries have become so interdependent that delays in supply chain end up have an over reaching effect. Not economist, but next...

The 30 volts is the open circuit voltage of the panels. Once current is drawn, the mppt controller adjusts to find the optimal power point ( volts x amps). Yes it is normal. Mppt typically need 5v+ Above battery voltage to start. Cloudy days you will get low volts and 1w charging rate when...

I guess I am in MurphyGuy age bracket. High school in early 80s, they had auto shop where they actually fixed cars, and shop where you learned how to weld, use a drill press, lathe, band saw, milling machine, measure things to thousand of an inch. Back then, everyone when turned 16 got...

I live in a rural area. Anchor cable from Amazon. If nothing close by. I am using in boat reason for tinned but not crazy expensive over welding cable

I miss being able to travel. Travel restrictions, Canadians can fly to US but we can’t drive and testing to get back. Wonder if it will ever get back to normal.

I agree with others, cut your losses as if you ship back ensure to pay insurance and tracking otherwise if it gets lost and not received by seller. I have read posts of that happening. From these cheap batteries, the reviews I read indicate 3 out 4 transaction did not go as planned. If the...

Also interested to see what you were able to do and any tips suggestions that you learned. If you were to do it again, would you do anything different? Thanks

I agree. I am part of the group by and Michael has helped others on previous shipments. Just imagine you ordered the cells direct from Alibaba vendor. The vendor has tracking that you received quantity of cells as ordered. They may try to lay blame on transporter, courier etc. Over months...

I have done both ways but I think crimping requires less skill to get good bond (after crimp tug on connector to make sure no play) vs solder which might be cold joint and not notice until later on. Solder needs wire and connector to be free of oxidation for the solder to stick. Without...

Thanks Yes I have been following the 2 separate threads and crossing my fingers and toes that my order was shipped by the second new supplier (not the one with the issues) but waiting to find out. It appears any undelivered orders are being recalled so I just have to wait and see what happens...

I meant it as a general statement to anyone starting a thread, asking for help, getting help to take the effort to let the ones who helped know how it turned out. I was agreeing with you!

5 months and still waiting for cells. I bought them with DDP Alibaba vendor through group buy so I don’t expect to pay anything more, just keep waiting for them to arrive. Use them for camper but 2021 season over so I hope to have them for 2022 camping season.

Please if you start a thread , get advice please let us know if it worked out. This leaves the rest of us hanging.

The free shipping and DHL is for the final leg once the cells reach Canada. They will spend 3 months on a ship first. I placed an order in April with group buy and still waiting for cells to arrive but I do expect them at some point. I placed a second order on Ali express, paid $450 + $85 for...

I agree. Get the delivery details / address where it was delivered. I had similar thing ( not cells). I live Outside Ottawa and package was delivered and signed for by someone in Alberta. I did get a refund but I also sent screenshots of google maps of where I live and where the package...

Hopefully you receive cells. For me I ordered beginning of May and tracking stopped June 13 ( cleared customs for export) but no sign they ever left China. Tracking links expired, no further updates available so I am not expecting anything to magically show up. I will need to try again...

For intermittent use you might want to do a cost benefit analysis of total cost of solar vs a small 2000w inverter gas generator which are fairly quiet (still some noise) but will run the AC lights computer. That way you can see the cost of both types of systems and then decide which makes...

I hope we eventually find who this vendor is. If they shipped this badly for Michael who placed multiple orders, I wonder how much worse it would be to place an order yourself and then try to fight resolution yourself. Let’s hope the buying power of the group buy is enough to have the cell...

Yes 100 AH cells. The price was significantly lower than grade A cells from the well known sellers on this board so I thought I would take a gamble and I was looking forward to doing a review. I have the testing equipment. The price is now more than double what I paid so I won’t buy anymore...

Anyone do a load test on the 100 aH version to see if they are really 100? The price with even with $50 dollars shipping is attractive considering they are in stock in Canada.

Steve, What was your order date ? I am interested to see what the current total shipping time to Canada is. Thanks

FYI - I ordered 8 x 100 AH cells back in May and ALiExpress guarantee was extended to around 90 days. Tracking stopped updating in June and I then put in a claim for non delivery and vendor accepted without AliExpress having to get involved, so I was happy to see that. I got my money back to...

Also look into possibility of adding a 15uf -50 uF 50 to 100v run start capacitor on the positive side before the solenoid switch. It can help supply some inrush current. check to see if there already is a capitor installed and either test it or replace it. If you said it used to work and now...

What did you decide? Looking to see if the AB battery is legit as the price for us Canadians is attractive.