Eco-Worthy 12V 100Ah LifePO4 BMS Upgrade
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- This is the disassembly of a 12V lifepo4 Eco-Worthy 12V 100 amp hour battery which I will be top balancing, inspecting and upgrading the BMS system. Subscribe for updates.
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DCHOUSE Lifepo4 Battery Links -
These batteries are available via Amazon amzn.to/4eoGB6h and eBay - ebay.us/cBWn3I
They also have a 12V 200Ah version on eBay - ebay.us/x0xoH6 and a 24V 100Ah ebay.us/4P4QmB (clicking these links will take you to eBay)
DCHOUSE Lifepo4 Battery Links -
These batteries are available via Amazon amzn.to/4eoGB6h and eBay - ebay.us/cBWn3I
They also have a 12V 200Ah version on eBay - ebay.us/x0xoH6 and a 24V 100Ah ebay.us/4P4QmB (clicking these links will take you to eBay)
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Andy of Off Grid Garage, in Australia, has posted a recent video about this very phenomenon in his large, year old multi-cell storage bank. The bulging occurs parallel to the anodes, as do yours. He wasn't alarmed, nor interested in compression. Regards.
Thanks for that, appreciated 🙏
Great content mate. Just wish you would upload more often.
Thank you, It's all about finding time but i do plan on doing much more. Playing catch up.
Thank you sir, great review. I don't mind concave, vs bloated! I am not that experienced with balancing but that balance (before balancing) seems terrible, suggesting low quality cells. I think I'll go with SOK due to the modular construction.
great video thumbs up even if I'd like to replace the Bms by putting the Bluetooth one, I wouldn't be able to do it💪🏼💪🏼👋🏼👋🏼😊😊🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
Thanks for watching and taking time to comment 🙏 it's appreciated.
In a solar land where power thrives,
Eco-worthy LifePO4 takes the dive,
With volts and amps, and cells of twelve,
We take a look at this tech delve.
The batteries, assembled with care,
Strip easy, like butter, so beware,
Sticky tape holds them tight,
But disassembly's now in sight.
For top balancing, cells separate,
Bloating check, don't underestimate,
Some bulging, slight, but all intact,
A straight edge, though, reveals the fact.
Concave cells, it's hard to see,
But after a year, they seem to be,
No oxidization, voltage check,
We write them down, what the heck!
Top balance, now, with power supply,
Bus bars from Halfords, my oh my,
Attach the leads, and set the stage,
The desired voltage, we engage.
The amps drop, the hours fly,
Battery charged, we say goodbye,
Reassemble pack and BMS,
Replace, upgrade, no more stress.
And so, our solar tale concludes,
This eco-worthy tech eludes,
With LifePO4 and solar power,
We're off-grid, for many an hour.
How awesome 👌 your a poet but did you know it 😆 🤣 😂
In order to not have a chance of runaway voltage, you should set the power supply voltage you want to "Top Balance" at before you hook the leads to the battery. Then increase the current after you connect the leads to the battery. This way you know what the maximum input voltage will be. Otherwise you have no idea what your max voltage is set at. (When the leads are connected, the voltage readout on the power supply will show the present battery voltage, not the supply's set voltage.) If you arent babysitting the charging for when the current drops, you can overcharge your cells and damage them.
At least that is my understanding. Seems everyone has an opinion...
A lot of these bench power supplies are annoying that way, but you can get a bench supply that allows you to actually set the current and voltage digitally whether on or off, as well as adjust it on the fly while the unit is connected to something... and have the numbers actually show up on the display properly.
An example would be something like a HANMATEK HM310 for a good bench switching supply, or a KORAD for a good bench linear supply. Those take all the guesswork out.
I'm a little confused by that 3.54V cell... a cell that has been sitting a couple of days should not be anywhere near 3.54V. Even without a BMS vampiring. You might need to blow off a little charge for a minute or two on all the cells to get a proper voltage reading. But still... 3.54V after a few days seems really high. Well, too late now 🙂
Got nervous with that steel ruler lol
Me too 😆
Hi Bill, I expect your a dab hand at opening the Eco's now. I've decide to keep the remaining one I have. I was wondering if you have any tips on how to open one, while keeping any casing damage minimal? I'd like to be able to reuse the case if I can. It's Den btw, changed my screen name a while ago. Looking forward to seeing how the upgraded bms works out, thanks for the video, interesting stuff!
The lids are glued on, not very well I may add. Its a case of separating. You'll see where the lids sits on the battery case. Find something thin and flat e.g a paint scraper or knife. Tap under the lip to get a start, then continue to tap the blade with a hammer along the sides to break the glue bond. Hope that makes sense and the new bms is a bit of a challenge for fitment but I've 2 up and running and it's good to see the cells data etc.
@@DCGUY Yes makes perfect sense. I’ll give it a go at some point. Happy to hear you managed to fit the JBDs, amongst other things it’s great to have Bluetooth data on each battery. Of my 4 batteries only the Eco is without it. I may upgrade its bms too
Hi! nice video. I'm planing to install this battery in a Car. But I have not much space to fit it. Could you please tell me the dimensions without the case (minut 0:54)?
You will find the cell dimensions here www.evlithium.com/hot-lithium-battery/ganfeng-gfb-100ah-lifepo4-battery-cell.html
But if your battery is more recent the cells used may differ. When you say for a car I'm assuming it's to run DC or an inverter? Placement is important when it comes to potential movement/ vibration or heat. Maybe a LiTime mini 12v 100ah would meet your space requirements better?
@@DCGUY Yes, it's just as auxiliary battery (12v fridge, lights, usb, etc). I'm wondering if it is possible to install it modifying the plastic case or without it, as a way to fit it well. I don't know what a LiTime is... Thank you!
@josepsalord6601 Li Time is a battery manufacturer who have a compact 12v 100ah battery called a mini that may be more suited for your purposes.
@@DCGUY okay. I will look for it, Thank you!
I see allot of swollen CATL cell's, apparently that's quite normal
Cheers 🍻
quality seem not so bad when you look the price
Quality seems to be going up while prices are coming down.
Just a warning, I bought these eco worthy batteries, 12v 100ah not long ago. I discovered they are not making them with prismatic cells, but with pouch cells now.
Thanks for the info.
So?
Any compression inside the case? How many pouches were used?
This batteries are really badly designed. This cells should be under pressure
Please reconsider disabling down votes. In my opinion it's not conducive to getting more subscribers, or keeping them.
I'm not sure what you mean? I have no control over that.
@@DCGUY Opposite of like button (thumb down) is "Disabled by owner" I presume you're the owner and should have control over your channel.
@@erroneouscode I really don't know I'm going to go check settings etc
This is odd. I can like or dis-like any comment and do not see any setting that allows me to change any of these. I found this on reddit - www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/zfl40y/dislikes_disabled_by_owner_is_a_thing/
I may be wrong but it may be something to do with chrome? I can assure you i haven't seen any option to change likes or dislikes,
@@DCGUY I seldom ever use Chrome. I use Firefox on a Linux desktop PC. I just copied a link to your latest video and opened it in Chrome after signing in and thumb down button was there. Came back to Firefox and refreshed page and now it's also showing. Weird. I can only guess that something you did fixed the problem. Sorry to bother you
What were the cells like for bulging when new? Did you check them?
I didn't notice anything untoward when I 1st got them and I have four of these eco worthy 12v 100ah batteries.