Brucey
Solar Wizard
Four 12s isn't ideal, I would have gone with multiple DC house/ecoworthy 48V 50Ah from eBay with 20% off coupon bringing them down to $400 each but there's a limit of two uses. They were down to $360s a few weeks ago.
It would be good to have user reports about that battery. I considered it a year ago myself.Four 12s isn't ideal, I would have gone with multiple DC house/ecoworthy 48V 50Ah from eBay with 20% off coupon bringing them down to $400 each but there's a limit of two uses. They were down to $360s a few weeks ago.
There's nothing wrong with that. The only reason why I have mine somewhat compressed is because it takes up less space.Man, I was just planning on using no compression and laying the cells out on a HD rack (like that dewalt one). It's gonna look ugly af, but I know I am no carpenter.
The blue will give you the pleasure you seek..If I were only going to break even. I wouldn't waste my time.
I only spend my time on 3 things.
1. Making money.
2. Saving money.
3. Personal pleasure.
Building my system (or any part of it) isn't for pleasure.
Although I do take pleasure in the fact that it's Saving me money.
Yes, my cells are blue. lolThe blue will give you the pleasure you seek..
Not for me. Zero permits, zero inspections, and no legal duty to even follow the NEC.Are not those power storage batteries required to be inspected and UL listed?
I recently completed my first battery build using nylon case CALB cells. I used a MRBF terminal fuse and corrugated plastic separators.I am posting this for humor and not with the intention to ridicule anyone. It is based on my own experience.
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Anyone with a Dalmatian automatically qualifies for CHAD status in my book.Do I qualify for "CHAD" status? Please note it is only a 12 volt system.
@timselectric I'm just curious, what size battery and how many hours are you roughly spending to build it to get that $500/hour figure? By the way, thanks again for helping me so much here on the forum.I was intimidated at first. Even as a 40 year electrician. (To many scary stories on the internet)
But I couldn't pass up on the savings, so I researched it and gained confidence.
I will never buy another pre-built battery.
My time is very valuable. But I don't normally make $500 an hour. And that's what it saves me by building my own.
My batteries are 16 x 280ah cells. 2 hours after they show up in my driveway, they are part of my system.@timselectric I'm just curious, what size battery and how many hours are you roughly spending to build it to get that $500/hour figure? By the way, thanks again for helping me so much here on the forum.
@NIFE Like those bus bars, clean build. Aluminum?I recently completed my first battery build using nylon case CALB cells. I used a MRBF terminal fuse and corrugated plastic separators.
Do I qualify for "CHAD" status? Please note it is only a 12 volt system.
Aluminum 1 X 1/8. Probably not rated for the battery size but I have it fused at 75 amps.@NIFE Like those bus bars, clean build. Aluminum?
I wish I had that kind of time.My batteries are 16 x 280ah cells. 2 hours after they show up in my driveway, they are part of my system.
Building them myself saves me $1k per battery.