Rob you cant be far from slowhands abode why not see if he is willing/able to help you face to face.
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Lithium Batteries, who has them?
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Re: Lithium Batteries, who has them?
I Bernie, I contacted him some weeks ago and will drop in to see him (if he is at home) when down that way after Christmas some time 
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Well I just cut and pasted 34 A4 pages into Word of relevant info from this thread. I'll pop a few panadol and set back and have a re-read of it all 
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Re: Lithium Batteries, who has them?
I used 10 % of my battery capacity this morning, boil jug x3, heat hws, twice at tleast, run the induction cooker for bacon eggs, mushroom and tomatoes plus the toaster for 2 bits of toast.
started at 77% finished at 67%. Will see how we pull up at the end of the day, but its cloudless out there with a cooling breeze
started at 77% finished at 67%. Will see how we pull up at the end of the day, but its cloudless out there with a cooling breeze
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Re: Lithium Batteries, who has them?
look -please delete this if it is wrong but another forum has announced that slowhand bob perished in some sort of accident -I don't know any other details. Can anybody here confirm this? Its a whole thread on another forum.
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viewtopic.php?f=35&t=3380 There was no details regarding what sort of an accident, just that his death was due to an accident.campingnut wrote:look -please delete this if it is wrong but another forum has announced that slowhand bob perished in some sort of accident -I don't know any other details. Can anybody here confirm this? Its a whole thread on another forum.
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Well, the new van has been delivered and we are very happy. Jayco have definitely made a quantum leap in build quality and finish. The J-Tech suspension system is brilliant.
Rather than simply add a second identical 200AH LiFePO4 battery pack to our existing unit, I chanced upon the opportunity to purchase 8x 300AH LiFePO4 cells that have been used in an "off grid" house installation for the last three years. I have sold my existing 200Ah unit and installed the new 600AH bank. I have just taken delivery of 8X 135w semi flexible solar panels that will be hooked up to an Out Back FlexMax 80 Amp MPPT controller which should cope with 80% of the charging duties. In the interim, I am relying on a "Powermaster" 50 Amp mains charger, which auto switches between shore power and a tug powered PSW inverter power when on the road.
I am now looking at installing a BMS system with auto cell balancing as there is one of the cells peaking a little high during the last few minutes of each charge cycle.
Cheers Chris
Rather than simply add a second identical 200AH LiFePO4 battery pack to our existing unit, I chanced upon the opportunity to purchase 8x 300AH LiFePO4 cells that have been used in an "off grid" house installation for the last three years. I have sold my existing 200Ah unit and installed the new 600AH bank. I have just taken delivery of 8X 135w semi flexible solar panels that will be hooked up to an Out Back FlexMax 80 Amp MPPT controller which should cope with 80% of the charging duties. In the interim, I am relying on a "Powermaster" 50 Amp mains charger, which auto switches between shore power and a tug powered PSW inverter power when on the road.
I am now looking at installing a BMS system with auto cell balancing as there is one of the cells peaking a little high during the last few minutes of each charge cycle.
Cheers Chris
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Hi Chris,
I'll send you a PM on how to fix your cell run away problem.... you will get it every time with the cells connected up that way.
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I'll send you a PM on how to fix your cell run away problem.... you will get it every time with the cells connected up that way.
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You lithium people are having us on. I just saw the bloke from 'adventcha fishing' tell me he can get 100amph's out of his 100amh battery before it needs charging.
I'm gunna get one of them buggas.
Bernie. hehe.
Liked your comment over on the other forum Terry.
I'm gunna get one of them buggas.
Bernie. hehe.
Liked your comment over on the other forum Terry.