What matters is how well it’s put together, what components were purchased and how you’ll be looking after the battery going forward & most importantly, does the battery give you what you need in your van? E.g. Your battery may look a little DIY but that doesn’t matter. We think, actually we know, that there is no reason why your DIY battery should not be every bit as good as an off-the-shelf item, if not better! We’re assuming you’re not going to skimp on quality parts.
Concern that it’s not as good an off-the-shelf battery Physical construction (assembly) of the battery and BMS, securing and compressing the cells.Īnd all your investigation you’ll be keeping safety as your top priority. Top balancing brand new LifePO4 prismatic cells. What goes into building a DIY LiFePO4 battery? That is to say, what components will you need to purchase? These are the major topics you’d need to study: What do you need to be on the lookout for? Our suggestion is to start with your friends Google, Youtube, Blogs, Forums & Facebook groups. So how do you go about acquiring the knowledge? The point is, there is a TON of help and advice out there. Not to mention the forums & Facebook groups. Lack of Knowledgeīuilding a DIY battery is something that has tons of information on the web, from Youtube to the plethora of blogs & white papers. For this reason, you would need to set aside a few hours to bring yourself to a level of knowledge that the fear of the unknown becomes manageable. The thing is that you don’t know what you don’t know. This goes hand-in-hand with the lack of knowledge which is discussed next. There are a few basics you need to know and that’s pretty much it. You don’t need to be an expert, but there are some basics that you need to know.ĭo you need to know about the chemistry? We see so many Youtubes where the person says “I’ve studied the chemistry” and you feel a bit lost. If you want to build your own LifePO4 battery you do need to know what you’re doing. So has technology advancement made it more complex for you? When you think of it, ten years ago it was so easy messing around with Lead Acid and AGM. Do you really need to know what you’re doing? In this article, we attempt to tease this out a bit & hopefully give you some advice on some of the things you need to think about. So what are the main reasons why people are reluctant to build DIY LifePO4 batteries for their van conversions?Ĭoncern that it’s not as good an off-the-shelf battery Add in all the extra weight of having 3+ Lead Acid batteries in your van and you can see why LiFePO4 is so attractive! We often hear the argument that “it’s crazy to consider LiFePO4 when Lead Acid is so much cheaper”, but actually if you were to match LiFePO4 performance with Lead Acid, you’d be surprised as to how many Lead Acid batteries you need to purchase to match the performance of a single LiFePO4 battery. Introduce automatic heating mats and the price goes up further. It’s not uncommon to see prices of around £1000 or $1000 per 100ah for a basic LiFePO4 battery. One of the biggest expenses in an offgrid power solution is the battery itself, particularly for Lithium (or LifePO4 as the most popular lithium battery).
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If you’ve started planning & costing out your van conversion, you can understand the increase in DIY offgrid power implementations because not everyone has the extra cash to pay a professional to install your van electrical system, plus you might actually want to build everything yourself! Things to think about when building a DIY LiFePO4 battery!
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