DIY LiFePO4 build

so the hard part is deciding how to mount this in the camper.  when I had the two 6V batteries in it they were in a outside storage space, when I built the 280ah lifepo4 I put them in a smaller one that was originally made for a single car battery.  this one I want to move them into an interior closet.  

this is where the new home is going to be. the bottom shelf that covers the furnace will be the base and I will take the bottom 12" of the cabinet and move the solar charge controller down also, so all the power stuff is mounted in the bottom. then I will add shelves as we never use it as a closet, just a place to pile stuff into so I will add a few shelves so we can pile stuff a little neater haha

So with that in mind I decide to make something up on the go and see how it turns out, keeping in mind it has to be able to provide compression to the cells, act as a support for the first shelf, and provide mounting places for all the electrical bits.  

bottom, back, and one side on. glued and screwed togeather

used construction adhesive and screws.

other hard side installed, the front panel is floating and will be used to provide the compression.

rubber mating on the bottom of the battery and both ends

clear vinal tubing over the threaded rod so it can't scratch the cells

rods installed and slight compression applied. I may switch out to longer rods and use springs on it once I figure out which springs to use. the chunks of vinal tubing are just to protect my hands while I am working on it.. I have a bad habit of cutting my self on anything that I can haha

judging approximate location of BMS, and hole drilled to tape the temp sensors to the side of the battery cells

so that's where I got to on Friday, have to see what I am doing today, I have to rip some parts out of the camper, well the shunt anyways, to finish working on this.  so I will have to shut down the solar panels, take out the 6V batteries that I put back in for the last half of last season after I gave the old Lifepo4 to mu buddy.  

I also have to decide if it is worth it for me to take this all apart again just to paint it, or just leave it natural, your not going to see much when everything is installed so I am not sure if it is worth it right now.  maybe I'll just get it in for this season and do that as a winter project if that's what I decide.

I'll post more as I get more done.