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Yeah, it has a metal cover over the wiring and ballast and a frosted plastic cover over the whole thing. What kind of LED strips are you referring to?

@Rednecktek Nah, the tubes are easy to find. 12V LED T8 bulb Actually, I just found my answer in that listing! It is pretty straight forward...send positive to one side of the tube and negative to the other side. I just wasn't sure how it was going to work, but that is super simple!

This is a bit off topic, but I know there are some electrical geniuses lurking around here and I'm hoping for some input. I have a couple of fluorescent fixtures in my camper that I'd like to convert over to 12V LED tubes and bypass the ballast. I'm sure it is fairly straight forward but I'd...

Thank you! That's the first published information that I have seen showing something other than specs for when the BMS cust off! I am not sure if SOK uses Eve cells, so this may not be 100% applicable. I would think that all batteries of this chemistry should be pretty similar.

You'd sure think there has been SOME kind of documented testing on something so simple as this by now!

Yeah, the pellet stove is still coming on in the early morning hours before we get up for just a bit. Although it is very minimal. Temps have been dipping to the low 40s and high 30's at night. Lows in the low 20's being called for next week. In Montana at about 5500' elevation.

Hahaha! I simply cannot get a straight answer from currentconnected on this. I get answers including "industry standards" and things like "the manufacturer would not set the discharge cutoff at this limit if it weren't going to damage the battery". I am getting every answer possible besides...

That is interesting! I was initially drawn to All In One units when I very first started researching solar for a remote mountain property...until I found out that I'd need a huge generator to run the charger. That's where my love affair with Victron started; you can hook up just about any 'ol...

I'm not sure how I stumbled upon your post and at this point it is over 4 months old, maybe 5. I built a slide in camper right around the same time you created this post so I thought I'd share with you what I did and how it has worked out for me so far. I have a 10.5' early 90's Wilderness...

Its funny and sad at the same time because it's true and I think people are starting to see it.

I'd rather read the whole 50 pages when I have the time. I would likely pull more information out of it than I initially intended. Several hundreds of years ago humans were known to be able to memorize those 50 pages (or more) word for word; 30 years ago I knew by heart every phone number of...

I have a message in to Current Connected with this question. I look forward to hearing back from them.

That was interesting.

Yeah, that goes without saying. Any halfway decent quality battery is going to have a BMS in it that prevents it from charging when it is unsafe to do so. Yeah, for sure. Mine are insulated and heated as well. All good information and good advice for anyone looking for that. However, what I...

I'll have to keep looking for that video. So far my search results have only pulled up guys using LiFePo⁴ batteries to power their freezers!

In summary, is discharging at say 200 Watts at -30°F going to cause permenant damage to a 12v 100Ah LiFePo⁴ battery? How about using it to crank the starter on a V8 engine at the same temp up to 170A, or whatever the maximum output of the battery happens to be at that temp.

I guess I would consider acceptable as being able to discharge at enough current to assist in warming the cells. I was under the impression that damage would be incurred by discharging at cold temps. If this is not the case, why does the BMS on my SOK battery prevent the battery from...

It is well known that LFP batteries cannot be charged at temps below 32°F (0°C), but what temps can LFP batteries be discharged at? I know the BMS on my SOK batteries shut off the battery and prevent discharge at a certain temp, but I forget what that temp is exactly. -15°F ballpark seems...

Ahhh, ok! Now it makes sense! Thank you!

Awesome, thank you for the visuals. I'm still just a bit confused though. From your pics it almost looks like it is just sitting on the top of that bracket without anything clamping it down. Is there something screwed into the panel from the underside?

I would appreciate it! I'm sure once I had everything on hand it would make sense, but honestly, I'm kinda scratching my head here a bit just looking at them!

I thought amorphous panels were best for flat mounting as they produce more power without being at a right angle to the sun. I'm up north, so sun angles aren't great even in summer.

Are these the regular panel mount brackets you were talking about? I'm honestly not sure what is meant by "regular panel mount bracket". I've never mounted a panel in my life! Thank you for the response!

I'm looking for recommendations of a panel or two for the top of my truck camper. I currently have 2 x 100Ah SOK batteries and a 12/3k Victron Multiplus. I have been charging the batteries using either shore power or a generator, which has actually worked very well as it only needs done a...

I'd have to disagree with you here. I've welded plenty on my shipping container and, while it may not meet some code or another because of my improper choice of filler material, my welds are holding just fine. I didn't have any difficulties laying a good bead with my MIG using flux core mild...

That doesn't look right to me. Charge and discharge temps the same? Actually, I know for a fact that info is wrong as my SOK batteries will not charge below 32°F.

Another screenshot from 1hr 34min after the first one. It appears the mystery internal heater has turned off once it got above 0°. I wonder if the BMS realizes that it is 0°F and not 0°C that the temp has raised above?

I have recently installed a Victron Multiplus 12/3000(original, not Multiplus 2) and (2) 100Ah SOK batteries in a slide in camper. These batteries, AFAIK, were not offered with heaters in them. I installed a 25w reptile warming pad under the batteries. So, I'm pretty new to this and I'm...

No, I haven't cleaned the spark arrestor. I looked at it, it seemed ok, but maybe I should take it apart. I have had and used this generator for who knows how many hours over the last 8ish years! It has been a good machine. I have definately got my money out of it and then some...it was back...

I have sworn by Predator generators for years now. In fact there is one running outside my slide in camper right now charging a couple hundred Ah of LFP as I write this. I am sad to say that this little 10ish y/o 2k generator is finally giving up. She is struggling to put out 100v AC and is...

How are you seeing cell voltages? Does the battery have bluetooth? Calibrate SOC in an SOK battery I don't know anything about your battery, but the SOK battery I just bought requires a process to make the SOC accurate. That link takes you to that process.

I phrased my question poorly. I have the VE Bus Smart dongle currently installed. Will the smartshunt talk to the VE Bus Smart Dongle and display SOC through the Victron app, or do I have to switch back and forth between the two bluetooth signals?

Sounds good. Thank you for all of your time and answering my questions. I do have a couple more. 1) Do I have to register the batteries with SOK and the inverter with Victron for future warranty purposes, or is that done through you guys? 2)Will the smart shunt wire into the inverter BT unit...

That is good to know!! Thank you! I just recharged after the first complete discharge in this SOC calibration process. What is considered an acceptable V Difference between the cells in a battery. I currently have one battery with a V difference of 0.14V. The other battery is less than half...

@HighTechLab One more question for you. I just found How to Calibrate SOC from an old post of yours. As my batteries are already in use, how long should they be taken out of service and do the 2 batteries need to be isolated from each other before doing a static calibration via ABC-BMS? Do...