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?
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.
AB0L (Formerly N0KAI)
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Kenwood TM-V71A, Kenwood TS-590S, Icom ID-4100A, Yaseu FT-891, TYT MD-UV380, TYT MD-380, Kenwood TH-D7A, BTECH UV-5X3, µBITX V5, µBITX V4, QRPGuys 40/30/20m DSB Digital Transceiver
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.
Hmm, Wiki says they specialize in LifePO4...
AB0L (Formerly N0KAI)
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Kenwood TM-V71A, Kenwood TS-590S, Icom ID-4100A, Yaseu FT-891, TYT MD-UV380, TYT MD-380, Kenwood TH-D7A, BTECH UV-5X3, µBITX V5, µBITX V4, QRPGuys 40/30/20m DSB Digital Transceiver
Thanks Jeff, interesting reading.