I think you nailed it.   And until commercial Li batteries reduce price by 1/2 or more they aren't competitive except in special use cases. (RV and such)...   with 1/2 price drop and 2x the performance it's effectively a 4x difference in requirements and then they equal the utility of wet deep cycle.  They really need to be less than 1/2 the price to be a no-brainer...

On 2/14/20 8:03 AM, Mathew Howard wrote:
As I see it, for backup or solar applications, all that really matters is $/kWH, lifespan, and temperature tolerance (and that generally doesn't even matter if they're not outside). Are there any realistic advantages from lithiums other than size/weight? That's obviously important for a cell phone or an electric car, but it's pretty much irrelevant for what we're talking about doing.

On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 9:18 AM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> wrote:

    I only care about $/kWH

    Sent from my iPhone

    On Feb 13, 2020, at 5:05 PM, TJ Trout <t...@voltbb.com
    <mailto:t...@voltbb.com>> wrote:

    
    Chuck, if you are after high kw/h and don't mind low density, the
    Leaf packs are really awesome, the modules are basically made to
    be modularly packed, you can use all-thread. Several off the
    shelf PCB's available to make them into 8s, 16s packs with all of
    the cell voltages already pinned out, basically a diy kit is
    available to make them into packs and they are sub $100/kwh

    On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 1:05 PM TJ Trout <t...@voltbb.com
    <mailto:t...@voltbb.com>> wrote:

        all of the batteries batteryhookup.com
        <http://batteryhookup.com> and bigbattery.com
        <http://bigbattery.com> are _used_ or new old stock, nothing new.

        On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 1:02 PM TJ Trout <t...@voltbb.com
        <mailto:t...@voltbb.com>> wrote:

            you get what you pay for, all of these guys guarantee the
            models to discharge to the specs they provide or money back

            On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 11:17 AM Robert
            <i...@avantwireless.com <mailto:i...@avantwireless.com>>
            wrote:

                You should be aware, that bigbattery.com
                <http://bigbattery.com> is selling _used_ batteries. 
                For example the 24v "powerwall"  3KWh unit for $699
                is a used unit per Will Prowse.   His testing showed
                67% degradation from new.  What the cycle life of a
                67% depleted battery array is unknown..

                On 2/13/20 10:54 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com
                <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
                Hoboy does she have some nice batteries...
                *From:* Brian Webster
                *Sent:* Thursday, February 13, 2020 11:49 AM
                *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group'
                *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Alibaba LiFePO4 48V 200Ah
                battery packs?

                Same here……

                Thank you,

                Brian Webster

                www.wirelessmapping.com <http://www.wirelessmapping.com>

                *From:*AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] *On
                Behalf Of *Mathew Howard
                *Sent:* Thursday, February 13, 2020 12:41 PM
                *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
                *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Alibaba LiFePO4 48V 200Ah
                battery packs?

                I'm afraid to click on that link...

                On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 10:50 AM TJ Trout
                <t...@voltbb.com> wrote:

                    Also bigbattery.com <http://bigbattery.com> is
                    another good source

                    On Thu, Feb 13, 2020, 8:46 AM Steve Jones
                    <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote:

                        some guy named ron is coming over to charge
                        my batteries now

                        On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 10:20 AM Brian
                        Webster <i...@wirelessmapping.com> wrote:

                            To make sure you get the proper
                            connectors, why else?

                            Thank you,

                            Brian Webster

                            www.wirelessmapping.com
                            <http://www.wirelessmapping.com>

                            *From:*AF
                            [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] *On
                            Behalf Of *Chuck McCown
                            *Sent:* Thursday, February 13, 2020 10:42 AM
                            *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
                            *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Alibaba LiFePO4
                            48V 200Ah battery packs?

                            I wonder why they want to know my gender?

                            Sent from my iPhone

                            On Feb 13, 2020, at 3:22 AM, TJ Trout
                            <t...@voltbb.com> wrote:

                                

                                Battery hookup.com
                                <http://hookup.com> has the modules,
                                don't buy them all guys. They say
                                Daly BMS works good. Make sure you
                                get a bms with low temp and low
                                voltage disconnect.

                                On Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 6:26 PM
                                <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:

                                    Do tell.  Where do you get the
                                    batts?  What BMS are you using?

                                    Do you want to resell?  I would
                                    volunteer to be logistics and
                                    fulfillment if you want.

                                    *From:*TJ Trout

                                    *Sent:*Wednesday, February 12,
                                    2020 7:19 PM

                                    *To:*AnimalFarm Microwave Users
                                    Group

                                    *Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] Alibaba
                                    LiFePO4 48V 200Ah battery packs?

                                    Guys, every chemistry of lithium
                                    battery (lifepo4, li-ion, lto,
                                    etc) are available in 1 to 10 KW
                                    modules at less than $100 a
                                    kilowatt hour most of them test
                                    between 70 to 99% of the rated
                                    capacity mostly removed from
                                    electric vehicles anyways we
                                    repurpose them into storage for
                                    our equipment you just need a 48
                                    volt BMS to balance the cells
                                    and provide low temperature and
                                    low voltage protection.

                                    On Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 5:50 PM
                                    Robert <i...@avantwireless.com>
                                    wrote:

                                        They have three problems..
                                        1) Cost.. Yeah they break
                                        the bank.  2) low voltage
                                        compared to other
                                        chemistries, which means
                                        _more_ cost 3) poor
                                        efficiency.. You put in 100
                                        watts, you only get 80 watts
                                        out. All of this is from
                                        listening to Will Prowse..  
                                        He has an excellent set of
                                        tubes on them...

                                        
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoj6RxIAQq8kmJme-5dnN0Q

                                        On 2/12/20 5:33 PM, Steve
                                        Jones wrote:

                                            these they say are good
                                            for subzero charging,
                                            thats what appeals to me
                                            and that the subzero
                                            doesnt affect discharge
                                            rate

                                            On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at
                                            6:39 PM Robert Andrews
                                            <i...@avantwireless.com>
                                            wrote:

                                                Lithiums degrade
                                                with temps over 130
                                                degrees F (
                                                depending upon
                                                chemistry and if you
                                                attempt to charge
                                                them below freezing.
                                                Failure can
                                                result from trying
                                                to charge below
                                                freezing. Between
                                                those extremes
                                                they do pretty
                                                well.  The below
                                                freezing is a deal
                                                breaker for outside
                                                solar.   There are
                                                manufacturers (
                                                BattleBorn + others
                                                ) that are coming
                                                out with heaters to
                                                get around that.

                                                On 02/12/2020 04:21
                                                PM, Mathew Howard wrote:
                                                > I'm wondering how
                                                well lithiums hold
                                                up compared to
                                                flooded cells in a
                                                >
                                                non-environmentally
                                                controlled area. I
                                                suspect it's worse.
                                                >
                                                > On Wed, Feb 12,
                                                2020 at 6:20 PM
                                                <ch...@wbmfg.com
                                                >
                                                <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>>
                                                wrote:
                                                >
                                                >     In my 42+
                                                years of dealing
                                                with stationary
                                                flooded cells is
                                                that you
                                                >     can
                                                > easily get 20+
                                                years from them if
                                                they are properly
                                                maintained and
                                                >     kept in
                                                >     an
                                                environmentally
                                                controlled area.
                                                >
                                                > -----Original
                                                Message-----
                                                >     From: Bill Prince
                                                >     Sent:
                                                Wednesday, February
                                                12, 2020 5:04 PM
                                                >     To:
                                                af@af.afmug.com
                                                <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>
                                                > Subject: Re:
                                                [AFMUG] Alibaba
                                                LiFePO4 48V 200Ah
                                                battery packs?
                                                >
                                                >     I think you
                                                would expect at
                                                least 2-3 times the
                                                life with lithium
                                                > (almost all the
                                                various chemistries
                                                currently in vogue).
                                                You can also
                                                > increase discharge
                                                tolerance to 80-90
                                                percent instead of
                                                the usual
                                                > lead-acid 50% (or
                                                thereabouts).
                                                >
                                                >     I think the
                                                cost is still a bit
                                                over the top. Maybe
                                                another year or two
                                                > depending.
                                                >
                                                >
                                                >     bp
                                                >
                                                <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
                                                >
                                                >     On 2/12/2020
                                                3:47 PM, Ken Hohhof
                                                wrote:
                                                >      > Life also
                                                matters.
                                                >      >
                                                >      > Half the
                                                cost but has to be
                                                replaced in half the
                                                time would not
                                                >     be a good
                                                >      > deal.  With
                                                my luck, if
                                                batteries die after
                                                3 years, I'll have a
                                                >     big power
                                                >      > outage
                                                every 37 months. And
                                                it's not just a cost
                                                calculation.
                                                > Lugging
                                                >      > half
                                                >      > a ton of
                                                new batteries out to
                                                a tower and then
                                                hauling the old
                                                >     ones back
                                                >      > for
                                                >      > recycling
                                                sucks.  So if
                                                someone has battery
                                                technology that lasts
                                                >     10 or 20
                                                >      > years,
                                                that's worth a bunch.
                                                >      >
                                                >      >
                                                -----Original
                                                Message-----
                                                >      > From: AF
                                                <af-boun...@af.afmug.com
                                                >
                                                
<mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>>
                                                On Behalf Of
                                                ch...@wbmfg.com
                                                >
                                                <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>
                                                >      > Sent:
                                                Wednesday, February
                                                12, 2020 5:36 PM
                                                >      > To:
                                                af@af.afmug.com
                                                <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>
                                                >      > Subject:
                                                Re: [AFMUG] Alibaba
                                                LiFePO4 48V 200Ah
                                                battery packs?
                                                >      >
                                                >      > Charging
                                                time doesn't
                                                interest me much in
                                                a grid backup
                                                > situation. The
                                                >      > cost
                                                >      > of the
                                                battery per watt
                                                hour is normally my
                                                only consideration for a
                                                >      > backup
                                                >      > battery.
                                                >      >
                                                >      >
                                                -----Original
                                                Message-----
                                                >      > From:
                                                Robert Andrews
                                                >      > Sent:
                                                Wednesday, February
                                                12, 2020 4:25 PM
                                                >      > To:
                                                af@af.afmug.com
                                                <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>
                                                >      > Subject:
                                                Re: [AFMUG] Alibaba
                                                LiFePO4 48V 200Ah
                                                battery packs?
                                                >      >
                                                >      > Nice thing
                                                about the lithium
                                                Iron is any charger
                                                that is programmable
                                                >      > will work.
                                                And the faster you
                                                can charge them the
                                                better.   You
                                                >     think
                                                >      > flooded
                                                times of 2-4 hours
                                                and with a big
                                                charger the lithium
                                                >     banks can
                                                >      > charge at
                                                100amps and 1 hour.
                                                >      >
                                                >      > On
                                                02/12/2020 02:06 PM,
                                                ch...@wbmfg.com
                                                <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>
                                                > wrote:
                                                > >> 21 cents per
                                                watt hour.  That is
                                                not competitive with
                                                flooded cells.
                                                > >> And what kind
                                                of special charger
                                                would you have to have?
                                                > >> *From:* Peter
                                                Kranz via AF
                                                > >> *Sent:*
                                                Tuesday, February
                                                11, 2020 5:36 PM
                                                > >> *To:*
                                                af@af.afmug.com
                                                <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>
                                                > >> *Cc:* Peter Kranz
                                                > >> *Subject:*
                                                [AFMUG] Alibaba
                                                LiFePO4 48V 200Ah
                                                battery packs?
                                                > >>
                                                > >> Anyone
                                                successfully built a
                                                telecom UPS solution
                                                using rack mount
                                                > >> LiFePO4
                                                batteries sourced
                                                from china?
                                                > >>
                                                > >> There seems to
                                                be endless arrays of
                                                rack mount solutions
                                                there:
                                                > >>
                                                > >>
                                                >
                                                
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/48v-100ah-200ah-lithium-ion-bat
                                                > >>
                                                
tery_60844575234.html?spm=a2700.details.pronpeci14.6.7e40675elEWkcL
                                                > >>
                                                > >> Prices run
                                                about 25% the cost
                                                of locally sourced
                                                LiFePO4 solutions.
                                                > >> The selection
                                                is crazy however,
                                                and who knows what
                                                the gotchas are.
                                                > >>
                                                > >> *Peter Kranz
                                                > >>
                                                *www.UnwiredLtd.com
                                                <http://www.UnwiredLtd.com>
                                                <http://www.UnwiredLtd.com>
                                                >    
                                                <http://www.unwiredltd.com/>
                                                > >> Desk:
                                                510-868-1614 x100
                                                > >> Mobile:
                                                510-207-0000
                                                > >>
                                                pkr...@unwiredltd.com
                                                <mailto:pkr...@unwiredltd.com>
                                                > >>
                                                > >>
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