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Thank you all for the help and recommendations. For $60 more than the NOCO, I think I'm going to go with the Victron IP65. The reason the IP65 instead of the IP-22 is because I'm going to be using it in a trailer and I figured a little water resistance may be good. I think the 15amp ip22 and...

Thanks for the reply. Not the OP but seeing similar things with my battery. Honestly, the battery is new and part of me had a feeling that things will work out in the long run. Being new though, I have no idea what I'm doing. :D One question, what increases a cycle count? I ask because I...

Lol, no. I have a 100ah lifepo4 battery. It lasts a good while but I did buy a diesel heater this year. I haven't gone out with it just yet, and I'm not exactly sure how long it will last. It uses at most 4amps an hour on high, so that gives me at most 25 hours, not including glow plug time...

The 200watt version is running $319 now on amazon. It looks like it's been at that price for quite some time. What would you consider a decent price I should be shooting for is?

Would the Victron IP65 work? Can I just chose the "Li-Ion" mode and know that I don't have to worry about it? Thanks!

I'm seeing something similar with my SOK 100ah battery. I have a Victron Blue Smart IP65 15a charger. I'm using the posted LiFePO4 settings on the Current Connected page: Absorption Voltage: 14.6v Float Voltage: 13.8v Storage Voltage: 13.6v Recondition Voltage: Disabled BatterySafe: Disabled...

Newbie question. Can you wire up two solar panels that have an "optimum operating voltage: 20.4v" (so 40.8v) in a series with a 100/30 mppt controller to a 12v battery? I would guess the controller converts that 40.8v down to 12v for the battery? I ended up purchasing two renogy 100watt...

I have a 100aH LiFePO4 battery and as of today, I've been charging it with a Victron AC wall charger. It works good, but I would like to have something to charge it when off the grid. I have my eye on the Renogy 200 watt suitcase panels with the 20a Voyager PWM controller. I would like to...

Do I have to wait for the battery to completely discharge or can I just get it a little low and try again?

It seems like the more I read, the more things I need to buy! :) I read a little about the Victron's Battery Protect. It says for Li-Ion, to connect "the load disconnect output of the VE. Bus BMS to Pin 2-1". As far as I know, the SOK just has the two battery lugs up on top. How does one...

I'm not using an inverter. For now, I am just using 12v. I suppose I should step back and give you some background on my setup/idea. I have a 12v fridge (uses ~.8Ah) that I would like to power when I'm in my trailer for the weekend. Long-term, I would like to add a few lights around the...

I started to look for how to power a cooler/fridge and started looking at all-in-one solutions vs something DIY. I'm pretty handy, and it looked like there was a big cost savings, so here I am. After about a week of research, I think I finally settled on a SOK 12v100Ah LiFePO4 bluetooth...

I'm new to LiFePO4 batteries and I have my eye on the SOK 12V100Ah LiFePO4 Battery Bluetooth & Built-in heater battery. I've read that if you run the battery down to 0%, then it damages them. Does the BMS protect against this and would it shut the SOK battery down before it gets low enough...

Thank you for the information. I feel like I'm on the same path as you. The Victron controller is ~$100 more but I hate headaches. I bought my Victron charger without trying anything else, so maybe I'm just expecting everything to work as expected... For about $75 more, I may just get that...

Well, I tried the parameters and the charge now says 'completed' instead of interrupted....which is a good sign. Unfortunately though, it looks like the cells may still be out of balance, which was what the OP was talking about. HV: 3.706v LV: 3.38v DV: .326v Is this something I should be...

Thank You! According to the manual online, it says it will charge at 14.6v. I personally just want to set it and forget it, and not have to mess with dialing in voltage. I'm just unsure about what happens when the battery is fully charged. Being new, I wonder if the BMS turns off the...