I made my blog solar-powered, then things escalated

Re:I made my blog solar-powered, then things escalated by louwrentius on Monday April 17, 2023 @05:08AM (#35598363)

> LiFePo4, you’re looking at a decade, maximum, before they’re trash.

I think they will be at 80% after a decade, thus not trash.

> if you’re sealed, and if you get something like OPzS cells and treat them well, you will get 20 years of life from them.

If you have the space, 6V or even 2V OPzS cells can be huge.

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Re:I made my blog solar-powered, then things escalated by madaxe_again on Monday April 17, 2023 @05:25AM (#35598460)

Mine are 2v 660Ah cells - 24 of them take up about 3m^2 of floor, and they’re about 80kg each. Power density, they do not have.

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Re:I made my blog solar-powered, then things escalated by louwrentius on Monday April 17, 2023 @05:37PM (#35606948)

Thank for sharing, almost 2 ton in weight. But I believe that can work.

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