Installing 600 Ah of Lithium Batteries in our Tiny House
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2021
- Tiny Home Lithium Battery Install
We're upping our solar game to a whole new level! We're going from 675 aH lead acid golf cart batteries, to 600 aH of pure lithium iron phosphate goodness! My usable power storage is nearly going to double AND I have an included 11 year warranty with these new lithiums!!
Thanks to @dakotalithium for sending these over.
If you're interested in snagging some of these amazing batteries, you can go to dakotalithium.com to check em out!
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Buslife and vanlife are the best. Bus conversions skoolies and RV are tiny home, tiny house. Traveling to Key Largo Florida. Solar panels with lithium batteries. - Jak na to + styl
AWESOME JOB!!
Great job guys 👊
Thank you! 😁
So funny. We both have 600amph worth of lithium batteries. However, you’re in a huge bus and I’m in a small van. Haha
I watched waaay too much of Tim Allen on Home Improvement as a kid.
Arrrarrrrghaaarrghh. Haha
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That vans gonna be freaking killer.. 75 gallons of water and 600 Ah of battery?!?! That's insane!
Love you guys stuff. You do clean work and great videos. This is all Greek too me though (and I failed Greek 2 twice). I've been trying to understand electrical systems, specifically battery and dollar systems for years I just don't get any of it. I really just need someone to design and build a system for me I guess.
I don't know anything about solar but that is an awesome video good Job
That the video what I looking for..hell yeaaa
Strong work on the lithium switchover. All around I think you made a better choice to power the bus. Maybe it's time to do the same with your barber??? Nice part, it all grows back pretty fast. Thanks for another great teachable vid Devin.
Thanks you! Once I get new panels in the system it's going to be a literal power house. And I definitely won't be going back to that barber 🤣😭
@@BasicallyNomads What solar panels are you going to end up upgrading to?
@@Failpailirl I'm looking at talesun and Canadian solar. Trying to find 400 watt panels. Any insights there?
@@BasicallyNomads Yeah i've been looking at similar ones actually, just can't manage to actually find them. Thanks for the reply. Really quick if you can, i'm in the process of making a skoolie myself and will be drawing a LOT of inspiration from yours considering the gaming pc, solar, and battery setup. How many kwh would you say you use in an average day, and how long would the batteries be able to supply that?
My rv is tiny and I have 800ah. Can't imagine not going 48v
Now that you've had the batteries for a while, would you mind providing some feedback on your overall impression? Would you recommend Dakota Lithium? Thank you!
I’ve absolutely loved them. There are cheaper options now though. The server rack batteries are currently the way to go in my opinion.
The sistem last you longer??
Can you explain what you have powered with that system and for how long. Thanks
Hey Edward! Its a bit complicated qt the moment lol. I won't know the full potential until I get my new panels. With the right amount of panels I can run everything all the time. I could run everything, including my ac, gaming pc, all lights and fridge for around 10 hours off of just the batteries, but the important question is will my solar be able to charge them back up and run everything else at the same time.
Hey how is the battery configuration working? I have 6, 100ah 12v lithium batteries that I plan to put in series parallel exactly like you did to make a 24v system. Anything issue so far?
Not a single issue. Been goin strong for years! Only thing I would have done differently now would be to use 24v batteries so I didn’t have to series them.
Thats good to know. Yea the price on these were too good to pass. Thanks for replying.
You deserve so much more views for your great information videos but keep pushing I know y’all will make it
Thanks for the encouragement! I'm definitely gonna keep pushing 🥰
Was that dielectric grease you were putting on the battery terminals? I ask because dielectric grease is an insulator and would be the last thing you would want between the terminal and lug.
Yeah, you use dielectric grease to prevent corrosion. You squeeze it all out in the process of tightening it, but you leave it in place to prevent moisture from creeping it.
@@BasicallyNomads It's a insulator and non conductive. Not something I would put on battery terminals. In fact some people go to the trouble of wiping lugss and terminals with brake cleaner to remove any grease residue that comes from your fingers. It could be restricting under high amp load.
@@peteroliver9042 sorry, but I don’t think that’s right. It’s nonconductive by design so it doesn’t cause a short, but it won’t stop or even slow down 200amps coming through. People have been using it for years to great effect, especially in areas where water might be involved.
Dude u should by the ampre times they are same quality but only 287 each
Amper time is 23lbs each
Thats a heck of a deal! How's the bms? And id assume if its the same chemistry it has to be lower aH if its less weight?
@@BasicallyNomads I run chins. But ampere time same company. So I run 12v 100ah x 4 in series to make 48v on a 3000w baterryless growatt all in one. In order to fully charge the 4 Batts I need 10 x 250w used santan panels wired in a 5 2 configuration. Meaning half the panels are split up into parallel allowing me to double the amps while keeping voltage the same. In this 5s2p setup my volts are 160 or so and my amps are 16-20. 16 amps is needed to get to full charge on four 12v 100ah lifepo4.
@@BasicallyNomads the growatts all in one have many safety features that protect me system. Upgraded to 4x 12v 100ah lifepo4 in parallel with the same 4x 12 100ah setup. This new setup would be equal to me running the heater on 1200watts all night vs only 3-4 hours. More fridge time. Much needed. Bms are solid. See will prowse reviews
@@BasicallyNomads you go 48v so the wire sizes are smaller and u save money. 48v allows efficiency and big loads less stress but is more dangerous. Can shock u.
Man I wish I had solar😭
You can always add it later! Its a total game changer!
Start out small and upgrade as you go along and your income allows. I started with a 40 watt panel now i have 650 watts of panels. Greetings from Jamaica.
That's not 600 amp hours in series parallel. That's 300 amp hours at 24v. This will yeald you 7200 watt hours. If you wired them all in parallel, it would be 600 amp hours at 12v. That setup would net you the same 7200 watt hours. 24v is way better.
Yeah, I’m pretty fluent in solar! Just like to frame everything in 12v terms as I find it easier for laymen to understand 😁 24v is a requirement for anything that takes over 1000 watts in my opinion!