ohthetrees
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Hello everyone! I'm a full-time cruiser with my family of 4 on our Hanse 505 sailboat. Our boat is currently in dry dock in Puerto Penasco, Mexico for hurricane season while we visit friends and relatives for a couple of months. Our boat has a tired 12v 640ah AGM battery bank and 750w of solar. Time for a battery upgrade!
I've ordered 16X EVE 280ah cells from Amy for a total 13.4kWh battery bank. While I'm waiting for those cells to arrive from China, I'm designing the upgrade. I'm trying to keep as much of my current setup intact as possible, but still have a safe and well engineered system.
I'm leaning toward a 4P4S system, with the REC Active BMS, a Norkyn alternator regulator, and some Victron stuff (inverter upgrade, MPPT solar controllers, a Cerbo GX). I'll post in much more detail in other subforums to solicit feedback about the details of my plan.
Thanks for a great community, I've learned a ton on these forums already!
I've ordered 16X EVE 280ah cells from Amy for a total 13.4kWh battery bank. While I'm waiting for those cells to arrive from China, I'm designing the upgrade. I'm trying to keep as much of my current setup intact as possible, but still have a safe and well engineered system.
I'm leaning toward a 4P4S system, with the REC Active BMS, a Norkyn alternator regulator, and some Victron stuff (inverter upgrade, MPPT solar controllers, a Cerbo GX). I'll post in much more detail in other subforums to solicit feedback about the details of my plan.
Thanks for a great community, I've learned a ton on these forums already!