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See my original post. I immediately require two LiFePO4's (to be used only occasionally, but the need is urgent when it happens) for a non-solar purpose, and wanted to know if I could effectively buy just these two now and then add on to them several years later to create a new, complete bank...

I already have a small off-grid setup for hobby use at my house with a 1200-watt array, so mostly what I do with the Licitti is to leave it connected to serve as part of my main battery bank via the large Anderson nearly all the time. In practice this bank is almost always either fully or pretty...

I don't see any other mentions of this device on this forum, so here goes... I've-- thanks largely to Will Prowse-- been happily running a small home solar power system as a hobby for years now, and friends come to me for advice. Recently one was looking for a solar-generator type power box, so...

You probably can hook up both of these batteries together because both are basically lead-acid. (Mixing battery chemistries, like for example lead acid and Lithium Iron Phosphate, is however a Bad Idea.) But I wouldn't in this case, because there's more to it than just chemistry. Lead acid...

Note that this is a very old thread. And also note that I'm no expert at this stuff and don't claim to be. I'm an "If it works, don't fix it" kind of guy. First, just days after making the final posting above I bought 5xRenogy 100ah batteries on Black Friday closeout-- they're an older model...

For what it's worth... A couple weeks ago a friend suggested to me that I should try the EB3A again, but this time using a surge suppressor in the wall-power feed into the EB3A. I did so (this time using a fan as a test-load instead of a medical device) and it ran for many hours without...

I bought a couple Li-Time Mini 100's the day they came out, because I'm older and weight matters. In my personal setup, size matters as well. The minis have been cycling as part of my bank ever since then-- and I'm not sure exactly how long ago that was-- without problems. In terms of everyday...

For what it's worth, I think the 1kw Licitti box is a flat-out bargain if you can accept its limitations (like the 10a MPPT Rednecktek cited above). With the larger ones, I'd probably build out my own system from standard parts instead. This is due to cost factors, weight (if you build your own...

Perhaps they are. But the specific gear I intend to use was made for automotive 12-volt lead-acid systems, and (hooked to lead-acid and before I knew any better) I've used it successfully with nearly-dead cells at probably well under 12 volts. So, I'll be fine non-regulated. Thanks! You saved me...

I was stunned to discover they don't make one. It's exactly what I want and need, and I'd have have bought one years ago had it been available. Instead I'm using less-efficient 2000 watt units from other makers amidst a lot of other Victron gear simply because 2000 watt units are what I need...

All I've actually done so far is DC to DC charging, using this... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09TV5DP98/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I prefer DC to DC where many others may not because I have a small 12-volt home solar plant. Since DC to DC charging is most efficient...

Hello! I have a 1200-watt solar array on the roof of my sunporch. Until recently, I used 8x1200wh 6-volt lead-acid golf cart batteries for my battery bank. I also until recently owned a cargo trailer with 600 watts of panels and 6 identical 1200wh batteries. While both systems worked well and...

The EB3A's are notoriously unreliable in actual use as UPS's. There are whole threads about this (I started two of them) on both this website and Bluetti's own. The short version is, this has failed both me and many others when used as a backup, and make me personally headachy for days.

Thank you most kindly!

I love mine! Cheap, rugged, simple, modular. All the things a blue-collar guy like me values in a tool. For my review-thingie, link below. https://diysolarforum.com/threads/licitti-heavy-duty-ac-power-box.58715/#post-741157

I have owned four solar generators as of this writing. None of the others have ever gotten even remotely near as hot as my EB3A did after the brief power outage described above, though I noted no smell. It may be that mine is extra-bad somehow or perhaps there's more than one root cause of these...

Hi, Captain! Sorry about the delay, just went through a hurricane and have much to do. There is a Bluetti owner's forum, run by Bluetti, but so far it looks pretty fair and open. I started a very similar thread to this one there; in fact the original post was largely cut-and-paste. Someone...

May I suggest that it might be useful to the solar power community as a whole if there were a place on this website where people could report... "I risked buying Product X from Company Y on Alibaba (or elsewhere) and received a good, solid product." Bad experience reports might conceivably cause...

Maybe I don't, and should rethink this. Mostly, to be honest, I was planning on going with regulated outlets because Mr. Prowse appears to consider them so important a feature on commercial solar generators; its not something I thought through logically on my own. I admit that so far I've not...

Good luck!

Not that I'm aware of. My personal early-production EB3A had two initial firmware updates when I first bought it and then none since-- I just checked last week. It may be that other EB3A's are getting them, but my personal unit is not.

For the record, I have many times successfully operated a Frigidaire 5000 BTU window air conditioner on a 700 watt propane-powered generator. It worked quite well for hours on end, though it worked a bit hard when the compressor was cycling. You don't know until you try.

The inverter has its own off/on switch. The red "lever"-type switch is a main shutoff, and the inverter has a push-button.

I just today took delivery on and assembled my third. Two for me, one as a gift for a friend. All are fine to date.

If you don't need a nice, pretty, tough, and relatively lightweight box/enclosure and absolutely have to have more power, I'd scrap the Licitti entirely and build new from parts. Will the Licitti run your AC fridge? If not I'd definitely build new, as due to physical size issues you'll probably...

Just an update... I'm still happy with mine. I don't use it a ton as a portable power station, but it's still doing me valuable service every single day just sitting there wired in via the Anderson connectors as part of my pre-existing solar battery bank, in a way no "normal" solar generator...

They are. All fused for 15 amps and wired with proper-gauge wire to match.

I'm about to build a 12-volt 280ah battery with cells from one of Mr. Prowse's current favored Ali Express sources, using a 250 ah Daly BMS. I don't have a hobby-charger or any of the relatively specialized bench-gear I see others using to top or bottom balance, and don't want to buy any given...

I am considering building a project purely for fun. To make it work, I'll need a 1500 (no smaller) to 2000-ish watt 12-volt inverter that's no more than roughly 12" long. It can be up to 12" wide as well, but no more than about 12" on any one side. I cannot make this work, with, say, multiple...

Just bought a second one for myself, my third total counting a gift for a friend. _Love_ these things! Thanks, Licitti!