Batteries have their place but in general I hate the things. Anyone who
has had to maintain a battery systems does. Now I have them scattered
all around the house in various states of charge or dying...
Oh sure, they're great for one or two portable devices that you use
frequently. But here I am again, back in the battery maintenance role
and not even getting paid for it... Yeah, in general I hate batteries.
Having a battery-based energy distribution system is just plain nuts.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On 06/29/22 14:57, Al Lorona wrote:
Late last week, I pulled my two-year-old LiFePO4 battery out for Field Day prep
and found that it had failed. Efforts to reset the battery management system
didn't succeed. I got to use this battery on exactly two Field Days, which
means it cost me almost $200 per Field Day! Sad, very, very sad.
The dealer is honoring the warranty and a new battery is on the way, but I've
become a LiFePO4 skeptic. I don't care for battery management system
electronics that can fail where I can't get to them: sealed up inside the
battery case.
If stuff like this starts happening to everybody's electric car... oh boy, look
out!
Al W6LX/4
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