Phil, I think the continued interest in BB600 and other NiCds is simply that they are not bothered by cold, where you can hardly charge Lithium as soon as it starts freezing, let alone when temps are near zero F. Cor.
On Thu, May 15, 2025, 11:18 AM (-Phil-) via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > You could also do something like 4 of these for $553 total ($138.23 each): > https://www.ebay.com/itm/176913717375 > > I have one of these in my boat, it's been great so far, now I don't have to > worry about trickle charging the shitty PBA over the winter. > > On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM (-Phil-) <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What's your time worth? > > > > I found a local deal on 280Ah CALB cells that are in excellent shape to > > make a 48v pack with, Paid $600 for 16 cells, and spent $140 on a smart > BMS. > > > > For 100Ah, you could get one of these with free shipping for $800 on > > sale: https://www.ebay.com/itm/126715493848 Has the BMS built in. > > > > On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM John Lussmyer <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> On 5/15/2025 10:54 AM, (-Phil-) wrote: > >> > It just seems like all this effort for these old NiCds is silly when > >> > LFP prices, even with the current added tariffs, are so low. Also, you > >> > won't have to keep screwing with them in the future, as you probably > >> > can keep the LFP pack for the rest of your life if you treat it well! > >> Ok, what's the price for a 36-48v, 100AH pack with BMS? > >> Aliexpress shows them at well over $1000. > >> > >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20250515/e100889f/attachment.htm > > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20250515/8108e33e/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
