Idiot's guide to a self build battery

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Colin Deng wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:18 am
Joeboy wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:16 am Ever Alot should be spottable off the South Coast today enroute to Rotterdam. :twisted:

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/de ... :EVER_ALOT
Battery arrived yesterday
Today has pick up the container , now is waiting for the custom clearance
When the custom is done, it will be the final delivery
Cheers!
That's excellent, marine traffic must be running delayed as the ship is showing to be South of Plymouth at the moment...?

Unless batteries were on another ship all the time? :facepalm:
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Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

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Joeboy wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:56 am
Colin Deng wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:18 am
Joeboy wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:16 am Ever Alot should be spottable off the South Coast today enroute to Rotterdam. :twisted:

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/de ... :EVER_ALOT
Battery arrived yesterday
Today has pick up the container , now is waiting for the custom clearance
When the custom is done, it will be the final delivery
Cheers!
That's excellent, marine tracker must be running delayed.
Should be about next week , then the battery will be arrived
Shenzhen rains heavily today
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No worries either way! :xl:
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Excellent news.

I had my shipment flash up on the DPD app a couple of weeks ago, with the correct tracking number, but it vanished after a few days.

Yippee …….
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Colin Deng wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:58 am
Joeboy wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:56 am
Colin Deng wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:18 am

Battery arrived yesterday
Today has pick up the container , now is waiting for the custom clearance
When the custom is done, it will be the final delivery
Cheers!
That's excellent, marine tracker must be running delayed.
Should be about next week , then the battery will be arrived
Shenzhen rains heavily today
I'd better get my finger out and clear some space for those batteries arriving :D
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I still haven't ordered all my cabling. Debating on whether to do the fancy boxes or just leave it all exposed on the ground. I guess that's what you have essentially done nowty.
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Andy wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:44 am I still haven't ordered all my cabling. Debating on whether to do the fancy boxes or just leave it all exposed on the ground. I guess that's what you have essentially done nowty.
At least there is a wooden board to protect the battery from moisture
That's ok
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Colin Deng wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:51 am
Andy wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:44 am I still haven't ordered all my cabling. Debating on whether to do the fancy boxes or just leave it all exposed on the ground. I guess that's what you have essentially done nowty.
At least there is a wooden board to protect the battery from moisture
That's ok
Yep, it's in a dry concrete room so no moisture. I don't think I'll be wasting money on the boxes. I can always buy them another time.
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I'll be home 26th April to 14th May then away for a week. We should land in that.three week window.
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Oops, that isn't the real fogstar. I wouldn't trust that site.


Of course Fogstar now have the BMS I bought but significantly cheaper. It's on sale at £76 and without the import tax. And it's the 200A version.

*LINK REMOVED* SCAM
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