Idiot's guide to a self build battery

[Lincs Robert]

I hope I’m not being premature here, but I think mine are being delivered this afternoon!

Ive had the notification from DPD & the consignment number matches …….

[Colin Deng]

I hope I’m not being premature here, but I think mine are being delivered this afternoon!

Ive had the notification from DPD & the consignment number matches …….

Can contact the local DPD for the delivery!

[Joeboy]

I hope I’m not being premature here, but I think mine are being delivered this afternoon!

Ive had the notification from DPD & the consignment number matches …….

Brilliant, hope it goes well and delivery is today.

[Colin Deng]

I hope I’m not being premature here, but I think mine are being delivered this afternoon!

Ive had the notification from DPD & the consignment number matches …….

DPD shows : Your parcel will be with you today between 15:38 and 16:38

[Joeboy]

I hope I’m not being premature here, but I think mine are being delivered this afternoon!

Ive had the notification from DPD & the consignment number matches …….

DPD shows : Your parcel will be with you today between 15:38 and 16:38

Ahem (polite cough)?

[Lincs Robert]

They’re here.

Dropped off by DPD about half an hour ago.

All looks good physically, no damage to cartons or contents.

The only minor, I hope, issue is that whoever put the labels on one of the boxes decided to put some on upside down - so I suspect that 4 of my 11 cells (they were shipped in two x boxes of 4, plus one box of 3) have spent the voyage upside down! I can’t see that as being an issue & I’ve already given them a basic electrical (all @ 3.29 v o/c) test.

It might be worth labelling the boxes “THIS WAY UP”, in future - Colin?

“A stack of 11”, I hear you thinking. I already have 4 from a previous build - hence the total of 15.

My build with these wont be very quick as I have a lot of other stuff going on at the moment, but it should be straightforward enough - so I’m thinking a fortnight, hopefully.

When completed, my stacks will look like this:

Stack A - 20.6 kWh gross
3 x Pylon US2000 C
15 x 280Ah

Stack B - (same as A) - 20.6 kWh gross

Stack C - 31.6 kWh - 31.6 kWh gross
4 x Pylon US2000
30 x 230Ah

Grand total - 72.8 kWh

Cheers for now - Rob

[Fintray]

Glad to hear that they arrived safely and remember the pics of the completed stack/s.

[Colin Deng]

They’re here.

Dropped off by DPD about half an hour ago.

All looks good physically, no damage to cartons or contents.

The only minor, I hope, issue is that whoever put the labels on one of the boxes decided to put some on upside down - so I suspect that 4 of my 11 cells (they were shipped in two x boxes of 4, plus one box of 3) have spent the voyage upside down! I can’t see that as being an issue & I’ve already given them a basic electrical (all @ 3.29 v o/c) test.

It might be worth labelling the boxes “THIS WAY UP”, in future - Colin?

“A stack of 11”, I hear you thinking. I already have 4 from a previous build - hence the total of 15.

My build with these wont be very quick as I have a lot of other stuff going on at the moment, but it should be straightforward enough - so I’m thinking a fortnight, hopefully.

When completed, my stacks will look like this:

Stack A - 20.6 kWh gross
3 x Pylon US2000 C
15 x 280Ah

Stack B - (same as A) - 20.6 kWh gross

Stack C - 31.6 kWh - 31.6 kWh gross
4 x Pylon US2000
30 x 230Ah

Grand total - 72.8 kWh

Cheers for now - Rob

Thank you Rob!
I will improve that in the future
It's the first time that shipping the batteries to the overseas by myself
Will be a lot of homework to do and improve!

Thanks and glad to hear that the battery arrived in good condition!

[Fintray]

Thank you Rob!
I will improve that in the future
It's the first time that shipping the batteries to the overseas by myself
Will be a lot of homework to do and improve!

Thanks and glad to hear that the battery arrived in good condition!

Well done Colin on your first shipment, hope you go on to have many more orders in the future, your hard work deserves it.

[Joeboy]

Thank you Rob!
I will improve that in the future
It's the first time that shipping the batteries to the overseas by myself
Will be a lot of homework to do and improve!

Thanks and glad to hear that the battery arrived in good condition!

Well done Colin on your first shipment, hope you go on to have many more orders in the future, your hard work deserves it.

Absolutely agree.