Batteries

Glenn Thompson

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Topic starter April 25, 2019 4:00 pm

What portable batteries do you think is best, the A123 or LifePO4? I bought an A123 from Buddipole but not sure what direction to take for a solar panel and a solar charge controller. Your thoughts?

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AB0L

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April 25, 2019 9:52 pm

I thought A123 was just a specific brand of lithium iron phosphate battery?

LifePO4 is definitely cool, but unless weight is the primary criteria, it's still a heck of a lot more expensive than a 22AH deep cycle from Walmart for $40 and a $16 DC inverter.

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Glenn Thompson

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Topic starter April 26, 2019 6:25 pm

Thanks, it is a lithium battery. Bought it before I did any research on batteries and solar power. Now I'm wondering if I made a good choice or not. Time will tell.

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AB0L

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April 26, 2019 6:44 pm

Hmm, Wiki says they specialize in LifePO4...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A123_Systems

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Glenn Thompson

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Topic starter April 26, 2019 8:24 pm

Thanks Jeff, interesting reading.

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