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Last seen: Sep 17, 2026
You'd better bring back as many dollars as you can. Joules are getting expensive.
This is now day-8 of @batalto top-balancing his first set of LiFePO4 cells, and a week since he posted here his calculation that it would be completed...
Replying directly to @jeff 's points: Personally I'd like to have seen Xlinks make its connection to National Grid at Avonmouth. That is the next po...
@cervelo I'm unsure whether you're talking about glycol in a primary loop between your ASHP and a cylinder or within the central heating circuit itsel...
I suggest you tackle the issue the other way around @jdee First explore the market and get an idea of what GSHP you'd like. Then contact the manufac...
So are you measuring that voltage with the cells still charging? Even if the PSU is disconnected, you will need to allow the cells to 'rest' for abo...
Do I assume that you're reading that 3.36v from the meter on front of the psu? That's not the cell voltage. The PSU voltage reading is defined such ...
1. Is the power supply genuinely capable of delivering 10A? Or is it possibly a broad allusion to 10A, based on the rating of the components used insi...
I wonder if I should change my advice on top-balancing. Should I recommend connecting the cells to the power-supply via an external/visible fuse? ...
No... you're not an idiot. You did exactly the right thing by posting here. We need to keep the above dialogue intact here so that future DIY instal...
On your earlier photos you had the flat-plate copper busbars connecting to the positive terminals of the cells, which were closest to the front edge o...
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