4 months ive waited my friend. I’m sizing up my collection now. Grouped by capacity. Even bought my fist bms. Damn son. Get a video up or I’ll be taking on this challenge for myself.
Haha, thanks Gary, sounds like you're making good progress. Yeah I'm just queuing up a series of videos about the battery reclamation and recycling process I'm following at the moment. I've run out of harvested cells! Need to start breaking open packs again. More content coming in a few weeks including charger reviews, international road trips for more cells and the start of the big install ;-) Thanks for taking the time to say hello Gary!
Thanks Mark. Yeah it's been a while since my last CZcams video but the project is still charging ahead. I had to stop in the winter for a while because it was below freezing in the man cave for a monthvor so which stopped me from charging and testing the cells. Plenty more to come ;-)
That's a great question and I've been asked it a few times. I'm using 80mohm as my threshold, only because I will use the 18650's for a maximum of couple of years and then change chemistry to LiFePo4. Most people use 60mohm but it's entirely up to you. Good luck!
17 quid!!! Wow, that would just about cover the little red standby light on my TV lol! Yeah I'll be sharing some charger films for sure, love these things!
@@TheKilowattChallenge well I only use 3-8 units in a day 0.15p per kWh cost and my solar does the best part of 10units, but the KEY is the 6kw of battery I use as a buffer for the unused solar created, (Sofar solar 3kw Me3000sp) you need 3x pylontec battery’s to utilise the 3kw output so now my meter hardly ever moves, unless the sun is not shining, 75% of the year in the Uk lol 😂
I don't know how you stand it I would need to build at least one battery to see how it works and what information I need it may even change the way you per-qualify the cells.
I will start building and experimenting soon actually. I've double tested every single cell so far to make sure it performs within a nominal set of parameters and I'm confident the cells I've selected will perform as they should and should be predictable. I watched your video where you had a couple of cells pop through corrosion, man that's scary. Have you moved them all into the shed now? I'm going to do the same!
@@TheKilowattChallenge No I left them in the garage but I do thermal camera review once a month now and these are Lifepo4 so they don't catch fire but they still pop and throw bits around.
4 months ive waited my friend. I’m sizing up my collection now. Grouped by capacity. Even bought my fist bms. Damn son. Get a video up or I’ll be taking on this challenge for myself.
Haha, thanks Gary, sounds like you're making good progress. Yeah I'm just queuing up a series of videos about the battery reclamation and recycling process I'm following at the moment. I've run out of harvested cells! Need to start breaking open packs again. More content coming in a few weeks including charger reviews, international road trips for more cells and the start of the big install ;-)
Thanks for taking the time to say hello Gary!
roligt att du är tillback :) tack för bra material
Tusen tack och jag har också prenumererat på din kanal. Lycka till! (Many thanks and I've subscribed to your channel as well. Good luck!)
You're the best my friend. I loveee You're channel 💪💪💪
Thanks FredddH, it's nice to be back :-)
Great to see you back. I must admit, I was a little worried? From Australia!
Thanks Mark. Yeah it's been a while since my last CZcams video but the project is still charging ahead. I had to stop in the winter for a while because it was below freezing in the man cave for a monthvor so which stopped me from charging and testing the cells. Plenty more to come ;-)
Internal Resistance meter RC3563 is a nice tool, how high milli ohm do you allow in you packs ?
That's a great question and I've been asked it a few times. I'm using 80mohm as my threshold, only because I will use the 18650's for a maximum of couple of years and then change chemistry to LiFePo4. Most people use 60mohm but it's entirely up to you. Good luck!
Wood burner ;)
Haha kanske men just nu jag tänker på bergvärme... Vi far se ;-)
Nice tip, m8
No problem 👍
Nice to see another video :)
I would like to see more on the charger plz
Just a FYI my electric bill was £17 last month ;) (gas was £35)
17 quid!!! Wow, that would just about cover the little red standby light on my TV lol!
Yeah I'll be sharing some charger films for sure, love these things!
@@TheKilowattChallenge well I only use 3-8 units in a day 0.15p per kWh cost and my solar does the best part of 10units, but the KEY is the 6kw of battery I use as a buffer for the unused solar created, (Sofar solar 3kw Me3000sp) you need 3x pylontec battery’s to utilise the 3kw output so now my meter hardly ever moves, unless the sun is not shining, 75% of the year in the Uk lol 😂
Sounds like you've absolutely nailed the consumption / storage ratio, nice one :-)
@@TheKilowattChallenge I still want more (I’m greedy) more solar and more battery’s. my goal is to run the (blow up) hot tub for free.
Haha nice! Take a look at solar evacuated tubes for that.
Hello, how do you manage our test when you don't have the good value of IR in specs. I have Wolf excel. Eric
I only used cells which were less than 80mohms
I don't know how you stand it I would need to build at least one battery to see how it works and what information I need it may even change the way you per-qualify the cells.
I will start building and experimenting soon actually. I've double tested every single cell so far to make sure it performs within a nominal set of parameters and I'm confident the cells I've selected will perform as they should and should be predictable. I watched your video where you had a couple of cells pop through corrosion, man that's scary. Have you moved them all into the shed now? I'm going to do the same!
@@TheKilowattChallenge No I left them in the garage but I do thermal camera review once a month now and these are Lifepo4 so they don't catch fire but they still pop and throw bits around.