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I am looking for replacement pass through connectors for the ShunBin mess. The ones supplied are only 5/16" / 7.9mm when in reality they should be 3/8" / 9.5mm simply because of the load potentials. 5/16 being 100A is not wise ! I have searched Ebay, Amazon, AliExpress & used google &...

Well, the inevitableness of the continuing trade shenanigans, it now appears that the Trumpican's are about to clamp down on Alibaba and the like from dealing with US customers. Isn't it bad enough that the Duty War has increased costs for the consumers and the other games have reduced...

Hi folks, I ordered & received some Busbars to eliminate the ShunBin pack's bar stock aluminium busbars, unfortunately what I got was for Headway Cells, wrong size, thin steel and completely useless.... Refunded and going back BUT now I'm in a lurch, the new BMS arrives today (3rd try by...

Rest of the story here: https://electrek.co/2020/03/12/hot-rod-electric-bike-fine-jail-france/ Geez, talk about going to extremes ! When a regular "peddler" can do 20Mph on a 'normal' bicycle one has t wonder what the French are thinking. Quite KNEE JERK type of reaction IMO.

General FYI for Everyone (should be stickied). We are all aware that Battery Makers make changes & updates over time BUT there are "Gotcha's" and many Vendors are NOT Forthcoming with the subtle differences. With regards to the EVE LF280 Family, there ARE differences to be aware of. The center...

SOURCE: https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2020/08/19/the-battery-chemistry-schism-is-imminent/

Hi folks, There does not seem to be a spot that this particularly fits, so posting it in Chit Chat. quicky overview; I am an offgridder running on Solar. Internet is via Satellite (a power pig). Solar System gear is a Midnite Classic 200 solar controller, Samlex EVO-4024 Inverter/Charger and...

Good Day, Just came across this New Product from Growatt which competes with Bleuetti & Others and may be of interest. It certainly has some pretty darn good features & functions. *NB* Battery Chemistry NMC ! $1,399.00 Sale, Regular price$1,599.00 1512Wh Capacity & 2000W Output - Power wider...

I just received SPAM by "Orient Power" a New Member in my PM's. UNACCEPTABLE ! Worse was no comment or anything just a link to YouTube which was a REDIRECT to their Amazon Com listing for Crappy Assed 100AH cells. ADMINSTRATORS please step in and BAN this user. I did tell them to put it in...

Solar Repowering Could Be Coming Sooner Than You Think Most solar plants are fairly young. That’s not stopping developers from taking advantage of improving technology. John Parnell February 24, 2020 Remainder of Article...

Good Day everyone ! I have just read through a lot of this forum after finding it via youtube and very valuable & handy info for certain. So here is my situation, I currently am running with a battery bank made up of 8x Rolls Surette S-550's in Series / Parallel for 24V which is set for...

Lithium-iron-phosphate batteries will rapidly rise in popularity as the market begins differentiating between EVs and stationary storage. MITALEE GUPTA AUGUST 20, 2020 SOURCE: https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/lfp-will-overtake-nmc-for-stationary-storage See the story for the rest...

Good Day Everyone, I have been researching TDT-BMS systems which are similar to PACE, SEPLOS but have added functions & capabilities of their own. There is a fairly wide choice of BMS' plus accessories (LCD or Colour Screens, BlueTooth, Active Balancer module, etc) ANY Feedback / Experience...

May 14, 20216:47 AM EDT EXCLUSIVE Tesla in talks with China’s EVE for low-cost battery supply deal -sources Reuters SOURCE: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/exclusive-tesla-talks-with-chinas-eve-low-cost-battery-supply-deal-sources-2021-05-14/

Good Day everyone. I am just completing my powerhouse final build and Dog Gone-it... realized I missed an item. I need to get some form of Energy Meter with display for the AC Sub-Panels. As the title states, I need amps/watts/volts/frequency to be displayed. I do NOT want to cut a sub-panel...

This may make a possible "STICKY" post. I would like to assemble a Listing of known 'good' LifePO4 Battery / Cell manufacturers & suppliers that people have dealt with and are happy with their purchases. The Goal is to make a quick listing / directory where the membership can go with some...

I dunno if anyone here played with RC Models in the day, those that did probably encountered The Tamiya Wild One (what a blast to play with)... Well this has now turned into a Real Driveable EV Ride ! Pre-assembled or Assemble it yourself KIT ! and NOT CRAZY PRICED either. Link to Little...

Elon Musk: Tesla is going to build Gigafactory 4 in ‘Berlin area’ Fred Lambert - Nov. 12th 2019 2:58 pm ET REPOSTED from ElectrkTec Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla is going to build Gigafactory 4, a new vehicle factory, in the ”Berlin area” as they start listing jobs for the new factory...

I am posting this in General, move if needed as "technically" this is not directly "Solar Related" but will affect Solar Componentry as well. While this may not concern some, this is essentially a Heads Up for many others. US Crackdown on Forced Labor in China Risks Further Supply Chaos Article...

PSA: This is the most current video for New CDC data, safe takeout food practices, and an updated practice for safe grocery shopping/handling. Please Stay Safe Everyone.

Good Day everyone, I'm in process of investigating options to replace my FLA Batteries with Lithium. Something I have to do fairly quickly so "the heat is on" you might say. I'm fielding a couple of options at the moment and this brings the question. Does anyone have experience with...

FERC Sides With Fossil Fuels In Forcing Renewables To Match Prices *** Link to Article: https://cleantechnica.com/2019/12/27/ferc-sides-with-fossil-fuels-in-forcing-renewables-to-match-prices/ Time to GET OFF GRID and reduce your dependence & servitude to Big Power Co and their minions...

Just answering a post and no problem but then this happened ! A Refresh failed to fix it, a Ctrl F5 Reload also failed. Other sites came up fine but this did this for about 5 minutes and now back to normal. Something is stressing out somewhere.... Maybe the Squirrels & Chipmunks are sick of...

Hi everyone, Recently we have seen a flood of used BYD and Samsung Packs as well as a few others hit the market. For some "Mystery Reason" UPS/DHL etc will not ship / deliver these to Canada, lame excuses like weight being touted as the reason... YET UPS delivered my 150 Lb / 72kg ShunBin pack...

I noticed this morning the editor and has changed as have some of the usual icons. Looks a little cleaner & lighter. @Will Prowse are you doing something ? If so, it may be prudent to put a forum notice of pending changes etc.