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    leakage: lithium vs. alkaline

    thank you all for the info. I'm staying with lithium then as much as possible.
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    leakage: lithium vs. alkaline

    I opened my multimeter and 2 AA alkaline batteries had leaked out. Do AA lithium batteries also leak when they have not been used for a long time?
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    Explosion and probable? Lithium fire...

    yes, reports say the company may have been operating under some dubious conditions and may not have been properly registered? with the town of Morris...
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    Explosion and probable? Lithium fire...

    about one hour west of me and an hour southwest of Chicago...
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    jumped into solar in a small way..

    somewhat flexible, yes, 4 panels of supposedly 30W each.
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    jumped into solar in a small way..

    I can try, but that possibly could be beyond my current expertise, not sure... I don't even remember "seeing" junction boxes lol :unsure:
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    jumped into solar in a small way..

    Bought an Eco-Worthy 120W solar suitcase with supplied PWM. Then a few weeks later bought a Victron 100/15 MPPT controller for the suitcase. From the crude measurements I could make the Victron increased the output from the panels by about 25%. But even with the Victron I'm only getting about...
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    Aili TR16 monitor onto Bioenno 40AH LiFePo4...

    It worked! Ok, so I attempted an install. I had an Anderson distribution box? already installed for attaching various loads. It dawned on me that those red/black posts could be used to send a negative wire through the shunt, then exit the shunt. Then a separate positive wire to the shunt for...
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    Aili TR16 monitor onto Bioenno 40AH LiFePo4...

    Both connectors can be used for charge or load I believe (not sure). I will regularly use 1 to 5 amps and max out under 10 I believe. Thanks for responding.
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    Aili TR16 monitor onto Bioenno 40AH LiFePo4...

    The battery has factory installed Anderson connectors (2). One is low amp <= 30, the other is 30+ amps. To connect the shunt can I just Anderson in to one of the factory installed wires and then on the plain wire end just separate positive and negative wires and just connect shunt to that...
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    Spam filters...FYI

    When I first joined this forum, I was unable to receive any confirmation email; it never appeared in my inbox, spam, or junk folders. Therefore, my forum status was always "pending awaiting confirmation" and I could not post anything. I Googled my problem and saw a reference to checking on spam...
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    Signature viewing?

    I see what the problem solution is.... you are correct, but also, my computer screen shows signatures but my phone does not---for some reason. Not a problem, then.
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    Signature viewing?

    I can't find a way to view my signature or anybody else's in the forums. I didn't see a preference where I could specify to view signatures.
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    Hello from Chicago...

    New to this electrical thing, but learning. Still most of the time I'm reading things, I often dont understand a thing or two. I have very modest electrical needs. I'll put more of that in my signature. BTW, Happy New Year!!
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