freeman_forever
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Greetings community,
I am building one of the DIY battery supplies in a toolbox. I am using the 100ah 3.2v packs wired in 4S from Battery Hookup that are currently not available anymore. They use 32650 LifePo4 cells shrink-wrapped (see photos). I am sitting them secured laying flat on the bottom of the toolbox. This is the long axis of the battery sitting vertically for strength.
Do people think it's okay to lay very thin plywood straight on top of the batteries and then have the weight of the other equipment sitting on that board? This would be the inverter, primarily, but some other weight that would add up (not sure where the solar controller will be yet). Due to the nature of my toolbox it will be hard to lay these battery packs flat and build a support frame around the batteries that the inverter can sit on. So I would like to protect the battery with foam or some padding and lay the thin board over as I am suggesting.
Is it bad to have a little bit of weight sitting consistently over time directly on the battery packs? I would prefer to provide support over the battery but cannot easily make it work the way I want in this toolbox.
Thanks for any opinions!
I am building one of the DIY battery supplies in a toolbox. I am using the 100ah 3.2v packs wired in 4S from Battery Hookup that are currently not available anymore. They use 32650 LifePo4 cells shrink-wrapped (see photos). I am sitting them secured laying flat on the bottom of the toolbox. This is the long axis of the battery sitting vertically for strength.
Do people think it's okay to lay very thin plywood straight on top of the batteries and then have the weight of the other equipment sitting on that board? This would be the inverter, primarily, but some other weight that would add up (not sure where the solar controller will be yet). Due to the nature of my toolbox it will be hard to lay these battery packs flat and build a support frame around the batteries that the inverter can sit on. So I would like to protect the battery with foam or some padding and lay the thin board over as I am suggesting.
Is it bad to have a little bit of weight sitting consistently over time directly on the battery packs? I would prefer to provide support over the battery but cannot easily make it work the way I want in this toolbox.
Thanks for any opinions!