Re: 15 KW DC l electric conversikon
Do you have a link to follow? I'm looking at Alibaba and I'm not sure that I'm seeing what you're referring to.
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Bill Farina
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Re: 15 KW DC l electric conversikon
I just ordered some LTO cells from China. If you are concerned about safety and long life they may be right for you. According to battery university it's not new technology, but manufacturing
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Kevin Pemberton
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Re: Do your LiFePO4 batteries ever get too warm?
These lifepo4 battery configurations need complete waterproof for marine application.
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L Schmitz
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Re: Do your LiFePO4 batteries ever get too warm?
We have same set up with 4 parallel. Run 5 hours no issues. Continuous checking with heat sensor camera. 360 ah
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L Schmitz
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Re: Do your LiFePO4 batteries ever get too warm?
I saw a video where someone was separating the laminations and removing the lithium strip. When put in water it reacted most demonstrably. Because of this I tried to specify IP 67 or IP 68 batteries
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mosslandingcreatures
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Do your LiFePO4 batteries ever get too warm?
It may be useful to everyone to know if you've ever experienced your LiFePO4 batteries becoming too warm while charging or while they were under load. Frankly, I've begun to wonder if the demands of
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THOMAS VANDERMEULEN
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Re: 15 KW DC l electric conversikon
Thanks, Michael and Larry ... Fish Paper...?? I had to look it up!? But having done so, I'm not clear why one would wrap a prismatic cell in it.? Metal, cylindrical cells, maybe, but the CALB
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THOMAS VANDERMEULEN
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Re: 15 KW DC l electric conversikon
Thank you for the fish paper?idea. I will try that on my next project. I think isolating cells by wrapping individually with paper?to keep cells?from touching before shrink wrap adds a bit of
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L Schmitz
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Re: 15 KW DC l electric conversikon
Hi Very interesting and informative topic of assembly of marine battery packs. I have a 48 volt 240AH pack comprising 16 cells. The manufacturer/supplier of my LiFePo4 Himax cells advised me to place
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Michael Ryan
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Re: 15 KW DC l electric conversikon
This is a terrific link, Walter ... thanks so much!? I can definitely think of applications for these in several places within the total propulsion system.? There are several junction and instrument
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THOMAS VANDERMEULEN
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Re: 15 KW DC l electric conversikon
Would these types of breathable vents be of value for battery boxes? They would not do much for cooling air flow, but would provide moisture-proof venting. I've used them for exterior control boxes
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Walter Pearson
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Re: 15 KW DC l electric conversikon
I bought a cool gadget to attach to my phone. It is a heat sensor device. Flir.?My bigger concern is bad?connections where you see immediate heat issues if they arise In the marine environment
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L Schmitz
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Re: 15 KW DC l electric conversikon
I've built boxes that restrain the batteries in all directions, and which will be affixed to rails bolted to the hull.? The battery cells will not move even if the boat goes inverted.? Only a
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THOMAS VANDERMEULEN
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Re: 15 KW DC l electric conversikon
Phil, Thanks for pointing those out. The 100Ah model of the Fortune battery is carried by one of my suppliers, Electric Car Parts Company out of Utah, at $115/ea in a quantity of 16 to 23; or $112/ea
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THOMAS VANDERMEULEN
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Re: 15 KW DC l electric conversikon
Here you go! [email protected]> wrote:
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mosslandingcreatures
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Re: 15 KW DC l electric conversikon
If you assemble your own cells with modules and bms, Make sure your lithium iron phosphate batteries are secure and sealed from moisture prior to installing in the boat. Secure the battery boxes..
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L Schmitz
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Re: 15 KW DC l electric conversikon
I follow Will Prowse on Youtube for battery information. He is always testing LifePo4 batteries and BMS modules and makes recommendations on whether they are any good or not. He also links to the
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Phil Boyer
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Re: 15 KW DC l electric conversikon
Hi Allan, If you've already looked at the ThunderStruck website, then you may already have seen the type of prismatic cells I'm referring to.? They are the large, rectangular, plastic or aluminum
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THOMAS VANDERMEULEN
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Re: 15 KW DC l electric conversikon
Thanks, Matt and Thomas, for your quick and insightful views on EV batteries. Your points are well taken. I'm not a veteran of electric propulsion systems, and in fact, still power my catamaran with a
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Adagio #573 <awsmits@...>
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Re: 15 KW DC l electric conversikon
Hi Allan, Just wanted to throw in my two cents on Tesla battery comment.? Telsa batteries are the most energy dense commercially available battery on the market today, twice as energy dense as
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Matt Foley
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