You could also do something like 4 of these for $553 total ($138.23 each): https://www.ebay.com/itm/176913717375
I have one of these in my boat, it's been great so far, now I don't have to worry about trickle charging the shitty PBA over the winter. On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM (-Phil-) <[email protected]> wrote: > What's your time worth? > > I found a local deal on 280Ah CALB cells that are in excellent shape to > make a 48v pack with, Paid $600 for 16 cells, and spent $140 on a smart BMS. > > For 100Ah, you could get one of these with free shipping for $800 on > sale: https://www.ebay.com/itm/126715493848 Has the BMS built in. > > On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM John Lussmyer <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On 5/15/2025 10:54 AM, (-Phil-) wrote: >> > It just seems like all this effort for these old NiCds is silly when >> > LFP prices, even with the current added tariffs, are so low. Also, you >> > won't have to keep screwing with them in the future, as you probably >> > can keep the LFP pack for the rest of your life if you treat it well! >> Ok, what's the price for a 36-48v, 100AH pack with BMS? >> Aliexpress shows them at well over $1000. >> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20250515/e100889f/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
