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Forum: Lithium Power Systems 08-07-2011, 14:10
Replies: 98
Views: 30,683
Posted By hellosailor
Re: LiFePo4 House Bank Using SmartHousePower BMS

"And yet, that cell phone is powered by the same lithium-ion technology that you so dislike and claim isn't worth considering as it is today"
You've proven my point, Nick! Cell ;phone batteries...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 08-07-2011, 09:51
Replies: 98
Views: 30,683
Posted By hellosailor
Re: LiFePo4 House Bank Using SmartHousePower BMS

Dave, the important thing is to put those quotes in perspective. When Thomas Watson spoke in 1943, a "computer" was a very large room full of very tempermental equipment, and it cost so much to...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 07-07-2011, 18:16
Replies: 98
Views: 30,683
Posted By hellosailor
Re: LiFePo4 House Bank Using SmartHousePower BMS

Dave, you seem confused. Your quotes have to do with whether tested, proven, and known technology has any market.

My remarks about LifePo are the exact opposite. I know there's a market, but no...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 07-07-2011, 15:37
Replies: 98
Views: 30,683
Posted By hellosailor
Re: LiFePo4 House Bank Using SmartHousePower BMS

"Did you go to these lengths before getting LA?"
Right question, wrong assumptions you keep making.
The "facts" on wet lead were long established and long agreed upon by the entire industry, and...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 07-07-2011, 09:08
Replies: 98
Views: 30,683
Posted By hellosailor
Re: LiFePo4 House Bank Using SmartHousePower BMS

McG, that video is exactly the type of "proof" and "science" that I'm talking about.

What did you see? An unknown battery, of unknown type, in unknown charge condition, smoking a wire of unknown...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 06-07-2011, 16:25
Replies: 98
Views: 30,683
Posted By hellosailor
Re: LiFePo4 House Bank Using SmartHousePower BMS

"Do you mean double the battery price or"
One of the major vendors mentioned says that a charge management system is required, not optional, and yes, it doubled the price of the batteries in...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 06-07-2011, 09:26
Replies: 98
Views: 30,683
Posted By hellosailor
Re: LiFePo4 House Bank Using SmartHousePower BMS

"Once people try them" Steep price of entry. Poor warranty, as compared to the claims for lifetime performance, and the solidity of the warrantor. Comes back to "steep price of entry" no matter whose...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 09-06-2010, 16:06
Replies: 98
Views: 30,683
Posted By hellosailor
Dockhead- "In the absence of a reasonable...

Dockhead-
"In the absence of a reasonable economic case, lead-acid is the way to go for the time being, at least, for anyone who does not have unlimited money to throw at such things."
Of course...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 09-06-2010, 13:15
Replies: 98
Views: 30,683
Posted By hellosailor
"You assume:" No, I didn't assume any of that....

"You assume:"
No, I didn't assume any of that. I simply ignored those points since I'm not trying to do a complete financial breakdown. Rather, I'm just looking at the ballpark numbers involved....
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 07-06-2010, 12:26
Replies: 98
Views: 30,683
Posted By hellosailor
Dockhead, you missed one number: If the Li...

Dockhead, you missed one number: If the Li battery really has 10x the number of charges in the battery life--then paying twice the battery price is still pnly paying 1/5th the price for the same...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 07-06-2010, 09:22
Replies: 98
Views: 30,683
Posted By hellosailor
Of course there's also a huge discrepancy between...

Of course there's also a huge discrepancy between the "LiFePo4" costs themselves, on the one hand a vendor like Genasun insisting on a control system that doubles the final battery cost, on the other...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 06-06-2010, 13:35
Replies: 98
Views: 30,683
Posted By hellosailor
I guess after the first million electric cars are...

I guess after the first million electric cars are sold (zzzz) we'll see some slightly used Li-whatever battery packs available from the junk yards, and then there will be an affordable Li-whatever...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 21-05-2010, 14:02
Replies: 98
Views: 30,683
Posted By hellosailor
"As for cost, I know little to nothing about the...

"As for cost, I know little to nothing about the battery industry, but what technology doesn't follow Moore's law?"
Actually, the battery industry does not follow Moore's law. Batteries, regardless...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 20-05-2010, 16:11
Replies: 98
Views: 30,683
Posted By hellosailor
The PDF opens fine tonight here too. So...

The PDF opens fine tonight here too.

So you're setting 14.4 as full? Adustable to 14.6 or you disagree about charging them up that high?
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 16-05-2010, 18:32
Replies: 98
Views: 30,683
Posted By hellosailor
Well, as of tonight Acrobat said the file is...

Well, as of tonight Acrobat said the file is damaged and could not be repaired or opened. Perhaps someone could check on that?

Surette, one of the more expensive brands, charges about $2/AH for...
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