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Eskom again - Battery, charger and inverter recommendations
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<blockquote data-quote="Crankshaft" data-source="post: 914700" data-attributes="member: 941"><p>I can get them at R2215 each (incl. VAT).</p><p></p><p>My new, still in the box, inverter is a Victron MultiPlus-II 48 volt 3000 watt.</p><p></p><p>The previous inverter (now fried!) was a Xantrex 1000wat MSW unit. I had 3 x 12 volt lead-calcium batteries in parallel.</p><p></p><p>Now that I need 48 volts, I must get 4 new batteries as adding a forth new one to older three is, apparently not a good idea.</p><p></p><p>I have also been eyeing-out the lithium-ion batteries from PylonTech.</p><p>There is a very nice 3.6kW 48 volt rack-mount unit that one can pick up for R20,000.</p><p></p><p>Li-Ion batteries can be discharged much deeper (80%) compared to lead-acid (30%) so a smaller capacity Lithium battery can deliver more power that a larger lead-acid setup.</p><p>My concern (apart from the price!) is that lithium batteries don't like being kept on float for extended periods, but prefer to be cycled daily.</p><p></p><p>BTW, I'm also quite new to all of this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crankshaft, post: 914700, member: 941"] I can get them at R2215 each (incl. VAT). My new, still in the box, inverter is a Victron MultiPlus-II 48 volt 3000 watt. The previous inverter (now fried!) was a Xantrex 1000wat MSW unit. I had 3 x 12 volt lead-calcium batteries in parallel. Now that I need 48 volts, I must get 4 new batteries as adding a forth new one to older three is, apparently not a good idea. I have also been eyeing-out the lithium-ion batteries from PylonTech. There is a very nice 3.6kW 48 volt rack-mount unit that one can pick up for R20,000. Li-Ion batteries can be discharged much deeper (80%) compared to lead-acid (30%) so a smaller capacity Lithium battery can deliver more power that a larger lead-acid setup. My concern (apart from the price!) is that lithium batteries don't like being kept on float for extended periods, but prefer to be cycled daily. BTW, I'm also quite new to all of this. [/QUOTE]
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