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Re: LiFePo4 vs Lead Acid...Some points of interest.
StirCrazy wrote: cost is a mute point in my opinion, your never going to be as cheep as a FLA set up, but if you are going to match capacity for cold weather preformance and take life into consideration then that changes. also for some reason people like comparting cost wise to the cheepest sams club battery, at least compare premium batteries to a LFP as thats what it is. the article is pretty deicent, it still is just a companies buying guide but they don't seam to be pushing one way or the other. Ten misspelled words in three sentences. You're Moot Cheap Performance Comparing Cheapest Decent Company's Seem Also no punctuation. 54% of American adults cannot read or write prose beyond a sixth grade level. https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2020/09/09/low-literacy-levels-among-us-adults-could-be-costing-the-economy-22-trillion-a-year576Views0likes0CommentsRe: Cabinet hardware recommendations
Weird. Somehow my post about struts got deleted. We ended up switching our overhead kitchen cabinets from opening left to right and right to left to both of them opening from the bottom up. This required moving the hinges from the sides to the top and installing the gas struts below. This had the added benefit of stopping the rattling that would happen. We go so tired of the rattling that we would latch the door with a napkin wedged in it. Now with the struts when the door is shut, it's pulled shut. https://amazon.com/gp/product/B01KPW4YQI685Views0likes0CommentsRe: LiFePo4 vs Lead Acid...Some points of interest.
3 tons wrote: Well, for the record Sir I never once knocked your AiLi meter, and even stated that I was not familiar with it...But then (per your demand for ‘evidence’...) it was presumed to be incumbent on me to prove that Victron was any different that your Chinese made meter (huh??)...No doubt the Chinese have the ability to make good stuff, but owning a Victron, why should I care about comparing to a particular brand labeled AiLi, or any other brand??...There’s no need whatsoever to justify what works for you, in fact, having read the AiLi instruction link you’ve just provided, it says it’s suitable for Lithium so I take AiLi at their word, but you’d previously stated that it was strictly a coulomb counter, but that the error rate was only negligible - fair enough, but understand that I have no interest in disparaging the brand of your’s or anyone’s meter choice du jour..I did say for the broader audience that my former LinkLite had proven not compatible with LiFePO4, of which (for reasons unknown) you chose to casually dismiss as just a defective meter (Not!)...Seems (per your past pointed accusations) that you sought to call me out for ‘hidden reasons’, but it’s far better to just stick with tech matters, which is why we’re all here - JMHO 3 tons OMG, just stop.575Views0likes0CommentsRe: LiFePo4 vs Lead Acid...Some points of interest.
FWC wrote: Freep wrote: The snark and derision is unnecessary. https://www.rvhabit.com/post/installing-a-full-function-rv-battery-monitor-from-aili https://static.wixstatic.com/ugd/659bdd_c04e5a349924435bbfb69ed054b065ff.pdf Actually you're setting your zero capacity voltage point rather than the full, but it's for the same purpose and of course your capacity. Ignoring the bickering, resetting at zero SOC isn't useful. Most folks rarely run their battery down to 0% SOC as it greatly shortens the life (lead) or risks a BMS shutdown (lithium), and in general you want some reserve capacity (both). So in practice this does not actually do anything. I didn't even know about the zero setting since I used the 100% setting when the battery was full and it works fine.575Views0likes0CommentsRe: LiFePo4 vs Lead Acid...Some points of interest.
3 tons wrote: “ The snark and derision is unnecessary.”??...Snark, How so ?? (apparently only when I use your same words??)..I really don’t get it - I guess I forgot to check the box for a ‘sensitivities waiver’...:) 3 tons, in the High NV Desert, where sensitivities are not a currency Please stop.575Views0likes0CommentsRe: LiFePo4 vs Lead Acid...Some points of interest.
3 tons wrote: Freep wrote: FWC wrote: There are a couple of features that make the Victron more accurate than many of the cheap-o monitors: For lithium, an important feature is automatic syncing - you can program into the Victron what your fully charged voltage and tail current is, thus when you know the battery is full, the monitor automatically syncs SOC to 100%. This compensates for integral errors, which are always an issue with Ah meters/coulomb counters. The AiLi does this. Huh??....Show ME the ‘Evidence’ !! - lol :) 3 tons The snark and derision is unnecessary. https://www.rvhabit.com/post/installing-a-full-function-rv-battery-monitor-from-aili https://static.wixstatic.com/ugd/659bdd_c04e5a349924435bbfb69ed054b065ff.pdf Actually you're setting your zero capacity voltage point rather than the full, but it's for the same purpose and of course your capacity.293Views0likes0CommentsRe: LiFePo4 vs Lead Acid...Some points of interest.
FWC wrote: There are a couple of features that make the Victron more accurate than many of the cheap-o monitors: For lithium, an important feature is automatic syncing - you can program into the Victron what your fully charged voltage and tail current is, thus when you know the battery is full, the monitor automatically syncs SOC to 100%. This compensates for integral errors, which are always an issue with Ah meters/coulomb counters. The AiLi does this.293Views0likes0CommentsRe: LiFePo4 vs Lead Acid...Some points of interest.
StirCrazy wrote: Victron is like GO Power or like Battleborn. They came out with a quality product when there wasn't much competition and they could set their price. Now that there is lots of competition they don't want to drop their price and start ad campaigns to trash the quality of other manufactures, say because they are made in China. Well, both good and bad quality can come out of china and that depends largely on the specs the importing company gives the manufacturer. Most of Victron probably comes over in sea cans and they're good quality. My 50 buck battery monitor is the same set up as the 250.00 Victron (CDN pricing) the only thing different is the Victron has Bluetooth. Bluetooth would be worth an extra 20 to 30 bucks, but not 200.00. Steve Keep in mind that Victron offers a lot more than just Bluetooth. Many of their components coordinate with each other, Victron also uses CAN bus, have developed the Venus Operating System for their monitoring and control features and opened it up for developers and DIYers. For example, a developer can run the Victron operating system on a Raspberry Pi and create their own custom monitoring and automation. And a lot of people do this. So if you need that sort of interoperability and flexibility, it's hard to beat Victron. If you also don't mind paying the premium, then Victron is pretty much impossible to beat. With all that said, it still looks like the claim that Victron uses some special lookup table for their Smart Shunt is false. It has a lot of great features, but that isn't one of them from what I can tell. And even if it is true, with most LiFePo4 packs you'll never be able to tell the difference between counting Coulombs and counting Coulombs plus using a lookup table.293Views0likes0CommentsRe: LiFePo4 vs Lead Acid...Some points of interest.
3 tons wrote: If those are your only specific grievances Sir (curiously deplete of important context...) then I’m completely unaware of any attempts whatsoever to ‘personally malign’ you... Remarks should be considered within their proper context ...Making such ‘a claim’ shouldn’t be taken lightly, nor does it make it a actual fact - if such was the case, I could then wantonly counter that a ‘cavalier accusation’ made somehow equals a reverse maligning, but admittedly that kinda point for point gamesmanship (as occasionally occurs with a few ‘argument-centric’ forum post) would be plain silliness.... Just my level best opinion only... 3 tons Please stop.218Views0likes0Comments
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