Itinerant1 wrote:
3 tons wrote:
Itinerant1 wrote:
3 tons wrote:
Yep, Lots to do about mostly nothing, but as we’ve all learned about the vagaries of human nature, ‘FEAR sells’ - far too many pages of errant uninformed speculations will readily attest to that - lol
3 tons
With almost 6 years of everyday use and over 1,800 partial cycles of 35-45%+ DOD at various SOC. I do find amusement in what some post about lfp. It seems the new thing now that pops up more is longevity instead of use staying within the parameters of the batteries.
Well, LFP’s are extremely robust…One may choose to incessantly fiddle around to be certain to ‘dial in’ their purported 5,000 cycles, or maybe just enjoy life, overcome the impulse to micromanage and be perfectly content to settle for a mere 4,000 - pick your poison - lol!
Yet, I believe simply by not overcharging (or unnecessarily leaving for extended periods on a charger), and doing an occasional cell re-balancing, it shouldn’t be all too difficult to optimize the batts upper limit longevity - JMO
3 tons
They are robust for sure.
I did adjust my charge after 2 years going from 14.2v to 14.1v which still allows any balancing if needed. On my Magnum settings 10 minutes is the minimum that absorb can be set to but in reality it's 6 minutes which happens at 99% SOC. I hope everyone that takes the plunge into lfp have as good experience as I have been having. It truly has been a set and forget system.
Robust, I agree, but at this juncture I’m far more interested in trying to outlive the 10yr warranty than I am at attempting to exceed (or fune-tune for) the purported 5,000 charge cycles - lol :)…Yet, one thing that makes charging easy is the additional usable capacity (thereby negating dreaded FLA 50% DOD concerns), thus, recharging events tend to become less frequent, and recovery is much faster which helps to exploit peak harvest hours - a welcome advantage at higher latitudes or when off-season…An ‘ol pal also pointed out to me that FLA’s NEED to be FULLY recharged more often in order to rid the plates of sulfate - besides watering, this is true…JMHO
3 tons
