Daly BMS gone crazy..Update Opinions
I was charging my 120ah lifepo4 battery yesterday and came in for lunch and saw it shut down..I figured it hit the 3.65 volt cell limit and shut down,I went out to check it and saw this on the Blueto...
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BFL13 wrote:
" But then I only have over 1,600 cycles of 35-45% DODs drawing 150-200a load at any SOC in the past 5 year of full timing."
Noted. Also noted is that 200 amps on a 500AH bank is 0.4C rate, and that 35% DOD and to avoid the upper knee, your range is about 35-95 so 60% of rated AH. You also use AH counting.
Don't tell anybody here that you are not using 100% of the rated AH or you will be tarred and feathered
The ability to have it and not need it goes a long way. Having a larger solar setup keeps me away from the low low SOC because even on a crappy overcast days my system will give me enough to carry my daily loads and then a little charge, if rain is with those conditions all bets are off for charging and maybe a little charge will cover the loads. If I were to add another 320w solar that I did wire in for but decided not to use it I could probably eliminate my 12+ times a year that the generator is needed for a holder boost charge.
