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rin67630: Thanks for replying and giving me some ‘hints’ as to who you were considering purchasing sell through next. My latest thoughts - my opinion is that PROBABLY the safest route would be to go through Amazon BUT if one went that way, it might be tough getting a/the ‘best price’ you were...

It is not ONLY about me that I’m thinking… I’m pretty darn good and very capable of doing what you suggest BUT (a) there will always be a ‘nagging doubt’ among people who follow your advice in the form of “I wonder if THIS PRECISE PLACE that I have come to following your instructions is the one...

Rin67630: just want Thank You for expressing your thoughts on AliExpress. Their relationship with merchants that use their platform are probably pretty complex. Any reputable ‘store’ attempting to sell their products through Aliexpress that have ‘been around a long time’ I’m pretty darn sure...

Actually, no I can’t. I was trying to help you out here to improve your ability to help others. Essentially all you seem to have done insofar as your 9:10 AM post today is concerned is (a) suggest that anyone and everyone who sell through AliExpress is probably a crook or untrustworthy...

THANK YOU! “You’re ‘ma man”. That is the kind of response I think more people should give - be a bit more specific; give specific recommendations so that OTHER PEOPLE – many other people don’t have to waste a lot of their time and endure a lot of frustration and aggravation searching around and...

I had in browsing around forms and had noticed these references to 'Group Buys'. But I had several questions and concerns about this idea, such as (a) "Just because one might be participating in a Group Buy, to what extent exactly (more or less) should one used to believe that that chances of...

Thanks for your suggestion as to where I might start looking for a place where I might be able to try to order some HIGH QUALITY cells at a REASONABLE PRICE and hopefully receive them in a reasonable amount of time. In general – to my taste anyway – I think it’s generally good idea to be a bit...

Yes - I would really appreciate seeing such a list/thread which would hopefully be kept updated regularly. WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

Just wanted to 'second' what FrankS just said response to OM617YOTA – that's basically how I went about it – I wasn't looking for the absolutely lowest price or anything like that – I also wanted to know for certain what the final price would be in terms of duties and taxes and shipping and so...

One final thing I thought I would add - you might want to search for – on YouTube - "lithium iron phosphate safety" and watch a few videos. compared to lithium-ion lithium polymer and so on, this CHEMISTRY is really, really safe. It's really hard for these things to wind up causing damage...

FrankS: If I recall correctly, ‘Andy’ who owns and operates the Off-Grid Garage YouTube channel, had a similar problem to yours with his SECOND order of TWELVE cells - two of them arrived ‘in not that bad shape’ but with some minor issues. As far as I know, I don’t think they were...

Just thought I would post once more today - a follow-up to my previous two posts: After I sent them off, I happen to wind up going to the Shenzhen Basen Technology Store on Alibaba. On their homepage, they had a message – one ‘page’ in a set of five ‘scrolling pages’ that I could not get to...

On a more uplifting note, while I will not mention exactly what the item I ordered was, lest some people try to take advantage of it: I did order an item for a total order cost of about $160.00 on May 2, 2021 which needed to be shipped to me from a merchant in China. The problem was that when I...

After reading this thread, I’m feeling a little bit depressed. Perhaps I will still get by August 8 or so, but you can never know until they arrive AND inspected and tested to know you got what you ordered and paid for. Here is my current situation: On May 7, I ordered 4 ‘Advertised As NEW’ and...

Just thought I’d add that the order I placed for one of Overkill Solars 12v 4S 120 amp BMSes YESTERDAY MORNING (Tuesday, June 8) at 5:57 AM Central Standard Time was DELIVERED TO MY DOOR AT 2:57 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME TODAY – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9. ‘DHL Express shipping’ - EXCELLENT. Perhaps the...

Hi guys, just thought I would mention, in case anyone might be interested: I had been trying to ‘get my hands on’ one of those Overkill Solar 4S 12v 120a LiFePo4 BMS’s for quite some time but they seem to be really hard to come by, whether through Overkill Solar or anyone else. There seem to...

I wonder why that is... I've been playing around on the specific web page on their site for their 4S 12V 120a BMS AND, while some configurations (such as if you want one with 24 inch wires instead of 12 inch wires, or want one with M6 threaded terminals, the site does indicate that they are...

I am on the verge of ‘pulling the trigger’ and placing an order for one of Overkill Solar’s 4S 120a LiFePo4 BMS’s. The BMS comes standard with a Bluetooth communication module so I should be able to use the associated android app to communicate with it to both monitor the status of the battery...

Guys, I would appreciate some advice/suggestions if anyone can spare the time. I currently have four 3.2 volt 280 Ah LiFePo4 cells (finally, after 3 ½ weeks) ‘in transit’ from China and presumably somewhere other on the ‘surface of the earth’ (though God only seems to know where because this...

Thanks, appreciate your response. You may notice her in case you haven’t, search around for two other responses I have posted in this forum recently related to this idea. Yeah, I’m pretty much convinced that avoid too much ‘wear and tear’ on a lithium-ion battery based power source in the form...

I’ve included below a response to another post that I made which might at least partially help to answer your questions? Right here, at the beginning, I will attempt to focus more precisely on your two specific questions: Overall, one of the intended possible uses for a Jackery (of any kind)...

Thanks for your reply – appreciate it. I was and still am pretty much a ‘noobie’ at this stuff at the time I first posted and I’ve learned a lot since then. ONE of the potential uses for a Jackery I was considering to try to justify the expenditure was the possibility of using it for a UPS for a...

“The devil is in the details…” While it might sound and frequently does sound – superficially – simple, trying to make decisions about exactly what to do/use in terms of where you get your electricity from, what type of electricity (AC or DC) is ‘natively available’ and/or – thus – will you need...

Hi, ‘12VoltInstalls’ - just that I’d reply and say that I appreciate your thoughts on the matter. I ‘didn’t mention it’ in my original post because it that was getting pretty darn long already, but I had considered the factors and arguments that you presented previously. I WAS aware that ‘to...

Just had some time on my hands contribute my ‘2 cents’ to this thread: for some time been becoming increasingly interested in this assembly of neat new technology - using solar panels to generate some electricity for various purposes, the rapid development of new devices based on ‘lithium’ and...

On the subject of fuses – I can't see why you should need to worry about it. In the first place, the connectors involved are generally designed so that you can't grab both a hot and neutral or positive and negative wires/terminals at the same time AND, in the second place, we're only talking...

Thanks for your UNBELIEVABLY PROMPT reply. I've heard – if I recall correctly – similar things in the past that – for long/longer? storage, it is in fact best to not keep lithium-ion batteries/not try to keep them fully charge up to 100% in order to maximize their life expectancy in terms of...

Hi, thanks very much for your reply/comments. Made me think a bit and wonder... If/WHY that should be true. Your comment that using a jackery that way was 'Known To Shorten The Life of The Jackery's Battery'? Not saying that I doubt your claim; I'm just wondering WHY that should be true, because...

Will, I watched and enjoyed your latest YouTube video posting entitled ‘Bifacial Solar Panels from Signature Solar’ and found it very interesting… The whole/basic idea that both sides of a panel could be used to increase the amount of power that – all other things equal – a solar panel could...

Second question: the Jackery 1000 comes with a 1000 W Pure Sine Wave Inverter. On the input/charging side. As far as I can tell the fastest way one could undertake to charge it would be at somewhere around 165 or so watt rate. (If I recall correctly from Wil’s review, it seemed to be...

I am ‘on the verge’ of ‘popping for’ (purchasing) a Jackery 1000, I would appreciate feedback/opinions as to whether or not A COUPLE OF WAYS I might intend to use it (a) would work and (b) would be safe and not cause any harm to the Jackery itself. (Jackery 1000’s ‘cost a fair bit’ and so I’m...