all of the batteries batteryhookup.com and bigbattery.com are _used_ or new
old stock, nothing new.

On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 1:02 PM TJ Trout <[email protected]> wrote:

> you get what you pay for, all of these guys guarantee the models to
> discharge to the specs they provide or money back
>
> On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 11:17 AM Robert <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> You should be aware, that bigbattery.com is selling _used_ batteries.
>> For example the 24v "powerwall"  3KWh unit for $699 is a used unit per Will
>> Prowse.   His testing showed 67% degradation from new.  What the cycle life
>> of a 67% depleted battery array is unknown..
>>
>> On 2/13/20 10:54 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>>
>> Hoboy does she have some nice batteries...
>>
>> *From:* Brian Webster
>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 13, 2020 11:49 AM
>> *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group'
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Alibaba LiFePO4 48V 200Ah battery packs?
>>
>>
>> Same here……
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Brian Webster
>>
>> www.wirelessmapping.com
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* AF [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On
>> Behalf Of *Mathew Howard
>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 13, 2020 12:41 PM
>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Alibaba LiFePO4 48V 200Ah battery packs?
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm afraid to click on that link...
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 10:50 AM TJ Trout <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Also bigbattery.com is another good source
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 13, 2020, 8:46 AM Steve Jones <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> some guy named ron is coming over to charge my batteries now
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 10:20 AM Brian Webster <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> To make sure you get the proper connectors, why else?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Brian Webster
>>
>> www.wirelessmapping.com
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* AF [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown
>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 13, 2020 10:42 AM
>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Alibaba LiFePO4 48V 200Ah battery packs?
>>
>>
>>
>> I wonder why they want to know my gender?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 13, 2020, at 3:22 AM, TJ Trout <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Battery hookup.com has the modules, don't buy them all guys. They say
>> Daly BMS works good. Make sure you get a bms with low temp and low voltage
>> disconnect.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 6:26 PM <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Do tell.  Where do you get the batts?  What BMS are you using?
>>
>> Do you want to resell?  I would volunteer to be logistics and fulfillment
>> if you want.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* TJ Trout
>>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 12, 2020 7:19 PM
>>
>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Alibaba LiFePO4 48V 200Ah battery packs?
>>
>>
>>
>> Guys, every chemistry of lithium battery (lifepo4, li-ion, lto, etc) are
>> available in 1 to 10 KW modules at less than $100 a kilowatt hour most of
>> them test between 70 to 99% of the rated capacity mostly removed from
>> electric vehicles anyways we repurpose them into storage for our equipment
>> you just need a 48 volt BMS to balance the cells and provide low
>> temperature and low voltage protection.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 5:50 PM Robert <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> They have three problems..   1) Cost..  Yeah they break the bank.  2) low
>> voltage compared to other chemistries, which means _more_ cost  3) poor
>> efficiency..   You put in 100 watts, you only get 80 watts out.  All of
>> this is from listening to Will Prowse..   He has an excellent set of tubes
>> on them...
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoj6RxIAQq8kmJme-5dnN0Q
>>
>> On 2/12/20 5:33 PM, Steve Jones wrote:
>>
>> these they say are good for subzero charging, thats what appeals to me
>> and that the subzero doesnt affect discharge rate
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 6:39 PM Robert Andrews <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Lithiums degrade with temps over 130 degrees F ( depending upon
>> chemistry and if you attempt to charge them below freezing.  Failure can
>> result from trying to charge below freezing.  Between those extremes
>> they do pretty well.  The below freezing is a deal breaker for outside
>> solar.   There are manufacturers ( BattleBorn + others ) that are coming
>> out with heaters to get around that.
>>
>> On 02/12/2020 04:21 PM, Mathew Howard wrote:
>> > I'm wondering how well lithiums hold up compared to flooded cells in a
>> > non-environmentally controlled area. I suspect it's worse.
>> >
>> > On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 6:20 PM <[email protected]
>> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> >
>> >     In my 42+ years of dealing with stationary flooded cells is that you
>> >     can
>> >     easily get 20+ years from them if they are properly maintained and
>> >     kept in
>> >     an environmentally controlled area.
>> >
>> >     -----Original Message-----
>> >     From: Bill Prince
>> >     Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 5:04 PM
>> >     To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>> >     Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Alibaba LiFePO4 48V 200Ah battery packs?
>> >
>> >     I think you would expect at least 2-3 times the life with lithium
>> >     (almost all the various chemistries currently in vogue). You can
>> also
>> >     increase discharge tolerance to 80-90 percent instead of the usual
>> >     lead-acid 50% (or thereabouts).
>> >
>> >     I think the cost is still a bit over the top. Maybe another year or
>> two
>> >     depending.
>> >
>> >
>> >     bp
>> >     <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>> >
>> >     On 2/12/2020 3:47 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
>> >      > Life also matters.
>> >      >
>> >      > Half the cost but has to be replaced in half the time would not
>> >     be a good
>> >      > deal.  With my luck, if batteries die after 3 years, I'll have a
>> >     big power
>> >      > outage every 37 months.  And it's not just a cost calculation.
>> >     Lugging
>> >      > half
>> >      > a ton of new batteries out to a tower and then hauling the old
>> >     ones back
>> >      > for
>> >      > recycling sucks.  So if someone has battery technology that lasts
>> >     10 or 20
>> >      > years, that's worth a bunch.
>> >      >
>> >      > -----Original Message-----
>> >      > From: AF <[email protected]
>> >     <mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of [email protected]
>> >     <mailto:[email protected]>
>> >      > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 5:36 PM
>> >      > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>> >      > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Alibaba LiFePO4 48V 200Ah battery packs?
>> >      >
>> >      > Charging time doesn't interest me much in a grid backup
>> >     situation.  The
>> >      > cost
>> >      > of the battery per watt hour is normally my only consideration
>> for a
>> >      > backup
>> >      > battery.
>> >      >
>> >      > -----Original Message-----
>> >      > From: Robert Andrews
>> >      > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 4:25 PM
>> >      > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>> >      > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Alibaba LiFePO4 48V 200Ah battery packs?
>> >      >
>> >      > Nice thing about the lithium Iron is any charger that is
>> programmable
>> >      > will work.   And the faster you can charge them the better.   You
>> >     think
>> >      > flooded times of 2-4 hours and with a big charger the lithium
>> >     banks can
>> >      > charge at 100amps and 1 hour.
>> >      >
>> >      > On 02/12/2020 02:06 PM, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>> >     wrote:
>> >      >> 21 cents per watt hour.  That is not competitive with flooded
>> cells.
>> >      >> And what kind of special charger would you have to have?
>> >      >> *From:* Peter Kranz via AF
>> >      >> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 11, 2020 5:36 PM
>> >      >> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>> >      >> *Cc:* Peter Kranz
>> >      >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Alibaba LiFePO4 48V 200Ah battery packs?
>> >      >>
>> >      >> Anyone successfully built a telecom UPS solution using rack
>> mount
>> >      >> LiFePO4 batteries sourced from china?
>> >      >>
>> >      >> There seems to be endless arrays of rack mount solutions there:
>> >      >>
>> >      >>
>> >
>> https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/48v-100ah-200ah-lithium-ion-bat
>> >      >>
>> tery_60844575234.html?spm=a2700.details.pronpeci14.6.7e40675elEWkcL
>> >      >>
>> >      >> Prices run about 25% the cost of locally sourced LiFePO4
>> solutions.
>> >      >> The selection is crazy however, and who knows what the gotchas
>> are.
>> >      >>
>> >      >> *Peter Kranz
>> >      >> *www.UnwiredLtd.com <http://www.UnwiredLtd.com>
>> >     <http://www.unwiredltd.com/>
>> >      >> Desk: 510-868-1614 x100
>> >      >> Mobile: 510-207-0000
>> >      >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>> >      >>
>> >      >>
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