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[Clark Kent]

That's a fairly senior charger you have there @Mudnut. Don't see many made like that anymore. Does it let you manually set the volts and amps for LiFePo4?

 

[Mudnut]

That's a fairly senior charger you have there @Mudnut. Don't see many made like that anymore. Does it let you manually set the volts and amps for LiFePo4?

It is actually a friends charger, who does off grid solar on cattle stations. Dialing in the Voltage is a bit trickier than with a digital. Have the cells wired to parallel, so only putting in 3.65V, and around 8A through it. Just want to charge and top ballance. Once close, will use my Redarc charger in the Hybrid caravan to bring up to 14.4V. The charger weighs as much as the battery!

 

[Znarfgh]

It is actually a friends charger, who does off grid solar on cattle stations. Dialing in the Voltage is a bit trickier than with a digital. Have the cells wired to parallel, so only putting in 3.65V, and around 8A through it. Just want to charge and top ballance. Once close, will use my Redarc charger in the Hybrid caravan to bring up to 14.4V. The charger weighs as much as the battery!

Those cells look good - what BMS are you going to use?

 

[Mudnut]

Those cells look good - what BMS are you going to use?

The EEL battery box comes with a JK200Ah BMS, and all the wires to top balance, connectors, and buss bars. Was $370 AU, but really top quality piece of kit. They come in 2 sizes. Smaller up to 230Ah cells, and this one up to 330Ah cells.

 

[TheDocAUS]

Muller Energy out of Sydney also offers some of these DIY kits. Or battery boxes with a 10 year warranty.

They even offer a DYI battery making class from time to time.

 

[Mudnut]

Finally top balanced the cells, and assembled the battery. Just a final charge, and into use

 

[Mudnut]

Battery top balanced, assembled and charged. Will put this one in the caravan, as it is too big to fit under the seat. The Kings one will go in the Quartermaster under the seat. It is a 120Ah LiFePo4. Cheap, but has been good for the last 9 months I have used it. Only want it to power a fridge, and camp lights.

 

[Mudnut]

Kings 120Ah battery installed under the seat of the Quartermaster. Also installed my Bluetongue compressor under the seat. Still need a DC - DC charger, and buss bar to start running electrical items off the second battery,.

 

[Mudnut]

Finally got the QM back from the auto trimmer, who made my tonneau cover. Really happy with the result. Maybe my fuel usage (11.8 litres per 100k )will drop now?? Had him make the bit over the spare tyre a bit loose, as I will upgrade to at least 33" tyres in the future.

 

[Clark Kent]

Finally got the QM back from the auto trimmer, who made my tonneau cover. Really happy with the result. Maybe my fuel usage (11.8 litres per 100k )will drop now?? Had him make the bit over the spare tyre a bit loose, as I will upgrade to at least 33" tyres in the future.

That's very tidy Ken. It's always nice to see the results of good hand skills. As the saying goes, "If you think professionals are expensive try using amateurs."

 

[Mudnut]

That's very tidy Ken. It's always nice to see the results of good hand skills. As the saying goes, "If you think professionals are expensive try using amateurs."

I can't agree more, It was not cheap, but he did a great job. He also said he never wants to see another one! Very fiddly job.