Tomthumb62
Solar Wizard
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That’sa tad cheaper than what I paid for. It’s barely cheaper to build your own batteries now than it was a few years ago.
Granted my battery isn’t heated but I have zero need for that feature. I paid $730 for a 200Ah Bluetooth battery that I likely never will need to tear into, that works out to $365 per 100Ah, or $25 more than your example. Plus it has a 5 year warranty. To not have to build it, secure it and be the only warranty source…that’s worth more than $25 to me.
Now with off the shelf, you don’t get the DIY experience, which can be very valuable, but as much as I love to DIY, I’m happy not doing so here. It just doesn’t make sense financially or warranty wise. If I were to build a 15-30kwh bank, then DIY would clearly be much cheaper and might be worth going without a warranty. For a single battery or two, not so much.