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  1. BobbyMac

    Battery Build and different cell voltages, maximum variances

    Awesome! exactly what I was looking for.
  2. BobbyMac

    Battery Build and different cell voltages, maximum variances

    I meant the cells in parallel.... :)
  3. BobbyMac

    Battery Build and different cell voltages, maximum variances

    Charger. I ordered this. I will charge each cell separately to like 3.4 slowly stepping up the voltage.
  4. BobbyMac

    Battery Build and different cell voltages, maximum variances

    Hi All, I have 4, 200AH cells to build a 12V battery. The current voltages are 3.2, 3.3, 3.2 and 2.9. All are brand new with no apparent bloating (very flat). Can I connect these in series with a BMS safely? Should I be concerned with the 2.9V cell? Does it matter which position the 2.9V...
  5. BobbyMac

    unbalanced cells and charging?

    I should have said charge to 13.3v. I will not be constantly discharging and charging so the 13.3 us more for storage.
  6. BobbyMac

    unbalanced cells and charging?

    I am going to try and charge the 2 bad cells before I create the 13.3v w/bms.
  7. BobbyMac

    unbalanced cells and charging?

    I'll use 10gage because I have a ton of it.
  8. BobbyMac

    unbalanced cells and charging?

    MEAN WELL original LRS-350-15 15V 23.2A meanwell LRS-350 15V 348W Single Output Switching Power Supply https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06VYDWKLZ/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_5AA6DHB215MBB4YCGACZ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
  9. BobbyMac

    unbalanced cells and charging?

    I have a meanwell variable voltage AC to DC charger but it puts out 23.3A. What type of charger should I get. BTW, I got a refund for 2 of the cells.
  10. BobbyMac

    unbalanced cells and charging?

    I requested a refund. We will see.... so what to I do with 100ah 6v battery?
  11. BobbyMac

    unbalanced cells and charging?

    After the obligatory 3 month wait, I finally have my first Ali shipment. I bought a 200ah pack but the cells are at 3.2v and 3.1v while the 2 others are at 1.2v and 1.3v. What do I do? Do I assemble the cells and BMS and attempt to charge? I have a Victron charger. Should I arrange the...
  12. BobbyMac

    My Milk Crate 2.0 mistakes (minor)

    MPPT is the 3010. Which is another learning opportunity. Sizing the components of the system. I think I over killed a bit on a 30A mppt. I wanted a faster charge but in all reality, at 24v series panels with only 380W pushing max 18.6A current I could have used a 20A mppt. Austin Texas...
  13. BobbyMac

    My Milk Crate 2.0 mistakes (minor)

    Good question. Portability meaning easily taking panels out of the garage and into the yard then moving them around when the lawn guys come. I am powering a gaming laptop (fat power consumption). What are the rules of thumb on panels? Buy as many watts as you can and take distance of cable...
  14. BobbyMac

    My Milk Crate 2.0 mistakes (minor)

    I have competed my first DIY project and wanted to share a few mistakes and a things I would have done differently but nothing major. I started with the base recommendations and advice that Will gave with the Milk Crate and 2.0 tubes online. I purchased almost all the same components but it...
  15. BobbyMac

    Milk crate portable power station

    Question? I am about to build a Milk Crate 2.0 with a Ampere 50ah battery. I also bought a DIY 150AH with a BMS as another milk crate battery add on to plug into an ecoflow river with an XT90 connect. How can I charge the DIY battery with the things in my Milk Crate 2.0. My initial thought...
  16. BobbyMac

    PC or Android app for EPEver eBox-WiFi-01

    Wait, 11.0.0.0.0/8 is owned by the DOD. Strange why they would use 11. networks instead of the private (non-publicly announced) 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12 or the 192.168.0.0/16 space. I get not wanting to use the 192.168.range as most home wifi uses some sort of range here but the 10. space...
  17. BobbyMac

    Adding a battery to a solar generator

    I live in Austin TX and have power outages 1 to 2 times a month. The timing ranges from 1 hour at a minimum to 4+ hours at time. During the great 2021 freeze, I lost all power for 4 days and 3 nights. I have watched Will's tubes and wondering, is the milk crate system and extra battery but it...
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