Fogstar Drift 105A UK's Best Value For Money LifePo4 Battery?
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- This video is part one on a UK supplied lifepo4 battery that boasts Bluetooth and a self heat function. I bought this battery, I am not sponsored!
Fogstar Drift LifePO4 Heat/BT www.fogstar-dr...
If you are looking for a high discharge 300 amp 12V battery check out this video - • Fogstar Drift Pro 12V ... on the Fogstar Pro 230Ah
Eco-Worthy 12V 100Ah LifePO4 - ebay.us/rQ0TJh (This link takes you to eBay)
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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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Thanks for the heads up on the discount for the Frogstar. Discount 15% off came via email the next day. Keep the good work up!!
That's awesome, it's a great bit of kit.
What discount ? 🥰🥰 I want one aswell please 😊
Been looking at Fogstar for a while and been trying to find a review, looking forward to part 2 👍
Thanks for watching and taking time to comment 🙏 it's appreciated
I’m going to be swapping out the SLA batteries on our narrowboat for lithium fairly soon and a couple of these might just be the ticket 👍
Thanks for the review. I had been looking at the kepworth battery. But although this is slightly more expensive, it does look a whole lot better so far. The bluetooth and built in heating make it a real winner. I had just been looking at their website when your video came up. Looking forward to the tear down. 👍
Thanks for watching and taking time to comment 🙏 it's appreciated
Hi mate, just got two of these 105a fogstars delivered today after a long wait
Haven’t had chance to test them yet but the terminal screws are steel not like your nice brass ones and no leaflets.
Not impressed with the steel screws and washers.
Thanks for your film.
Are they maybe nickel plated as opposed to steel? Either way it won't hinder the battery operation. Can't say anything about the leaflet, but it may be they are maybe making that info digital via their app now. I do see a link on my App for operation manual, but the links not active? A work in progress maybe. Thanks for the info and support, be sure to let me know how they work out for you. Cheers 🍻
Great video thank you very informative I am looking for some lifepo battery to replace my agm these are currently out of stock so will 👀 when back in cheers
Glad I could help
I bit the bullet on a 460ah so it's reassuring to hear your opion of one of their other batteries. For me I don't think they can be beaten on the 'bang for buck' and quality front. Very pleased with my purchase. Keep up the greatly informative work 👍
That's great. I am confident that you will have no issues whatsoever, i have very high hopes for Fogstar. Unlike other battery suppliers who offer higher price "budget built" batteries, Fogstar are offering high quality batteries at budget prices. Come back and let us know how things go, good or bad! Feedback from real world consumers is invaluable. Cheers !
Will do, it's going into my self built van. 350w of solar through victron mppt and a victron b2b as well as a 30a victron mains charger. All bases covered methinks. I also have high hopes for this company, with well targeted marketing they could be an industry changer.
Looking very popular. Sold out for months
Nice on DC, wish I had waited. l ended up been given a moseworth battery instead of a kepworth as shipping would have taken a month. Battery looks decent and had good reviews and pulls above the capacity test so I can't grumble and for £650 24v 100ah. It would have been nice to have Bluetooth.
Thanks for your support on the channel, please keep me updated about your experience with the moesworth. I've not seen one personally & I'm sure it's a good battery but feedback from real life users is priceless. Cheers 🍻
@@DCGUY Definitely will do DC, I also love pulling things apart but not this battery 😁 if it is any good I'll be ordering another but stock seems not to last 2 minutes at the moment. Check out the eb3A
it looks pretty dam awesome for what it is👍
Looking like this battery is a big hit 🙂
The spec is terrific for the cost and pulling nearly 109ah is confirming this company is one to watch.
Funny enough, I just had 8x B grade 280ah Eve cells delivered from Fogstar yesterday. Excellent price, as good as buying direct from China, without the risks.
Looking forward to the tear down, I expect the similarities to eco worthy will end at the casing 🙂
Really good value for money for sure. They are off to a good start ! Have fun with your new cells and it's great having a uk based supplier of lifepo4
I have just bought 2 of their 12v 280ah drift batteries, they are on special deal and I have looked everywhere and cannot find a better deal especially with a 10 year UK warranty .
The price is right for sure, please let me know how you get on with them. Your feedback and experience will help others who may be contemplating those batteries. 🍻 cheers
Yeah will do , £1519.00 for the pair 👍. They are on back order so I expect delivery mid January 23.
Awesome price 👌
@@DCGUY yeah , I was going to build a pack but it’s just not worth it when you price everything up . Professionally built and a 10 year warranty ! ,,it was a no brainer for me .
@@antoniopalmero4063 that was the price for two!? Do you have a link to the promo?
Have you done any of the bigger batteries from fogstar or sterling power? 309-400ah?
Just finalising a video on the 230Ah Pro series from Fogstar but haven't seen anything from sterling power.
@@DCGUYlook forward to that one then. Was it the newer BMW version with updated discharge continuous
@@jdsfairlinetarga3790 yes, 300A BMS it was due to be uploaded tonight but my computer died on me and hopefully the files were safe, will find out next few days.
Hi can you help ? When i connect my electric motor ot doesnt seem to work, it the motor only runs when i add the charger, so i know my mini kota works, is there something i’m doing wrong, it says on the app it’s at 75% charge !
Whats the wattage and How many amps does your motor require? If the start surge exceeds the BMS limits of 100 amps it will cause issues.
DC i’m waiting on one of these to pair with my 30lb thrust electric minikota motor, are you using a victron ip65 charger with this battery,if so what charger model do you recommend 5/10/15 amp ? i just want keep thing s simple,charge and go fishing 👍
I use my victron 30 Amp charger similar to this one amzn.to/3RSKXb5 as it charges quite fast and it has lifepo4 specific profiles as well as BT etc cost more than other chargers but built like a tank. Lower amp charge just means longer charge times.
hi great channel, we have a 30 year old fiat ducato, if i was to get one of these batteries to replace the lead acid leisure battery in it what would happen if it was in the circuit and the van was hooked up (where the lead acid battery would trickle charge) , giving that the instructions say charge using a lithium iron phosphate charger? would a whole new charging unit need to be installed in the van?
Not necessarily. Really depends on what output the charger has and what your power usage is going to be. Most ppl do install a separate DC to DC charger circuit. There's a forum motorhomefun that will help you further.
@@DCGUY thanks for that
This battery is currently sold out on the Fogstar website.
Wow really! Hope they re stock soon.
Anybody have the password to access the advanced settings for this battery?
Would you fit a shunt or do you think this app does most of what you need just ordered a fog star
The App gives some really good data but a shunt is always a good thing to use if you want additional data.
If these are put in series is there an issue if the temperature sensors are triggered out of sync ?
I'm not sure how the temperature could be out of sync. Charge the batteries individually until fully charged before connecting in series. Temperature sensors will only kick in at zero (can be set) and while under charge conditions & won't be an issue.
I'm soon moving to an EV tariff with a cheap overnight electricity rate but a premium day time rate. I'm considering adding battery storage in my garage to load up on cheap electric overnight and then run the house from said batteries during the day.
I've been looking at Pylontech batteries but these are significantly cheaper - albeit 12V.
Am I right in saying that these are suitable for connecting in series up to 48V for use with a 48V DC to 230V AC inverter, then have the inverter use a CT clamp on the main supply to control the daytime discharge?
I'm quite new to all of this so might be missing something glaringly obvious.
If you go to www.dcguy.co.uk it may help you figure out where to start. For example do you know your wattage requirements? There's other info on the download page including wiring unlimited by victron, good starting place. Don't buy anything till you know the numbers. It does make sense to charge up at the cheapest rate though, especially when solar isn't an option.
@@DCGUY I've done some reading and I use around 7kWh a day so ~10kWh of battery storage would be ideal. Fogstar Leisure batteries are the cheapest way of acheiving that outwith of Chinese suppliers/self-build that I would rather avoid.
The leisure batteries with JBD BMS won't communicate with an inverter but I've watched some off-grid garage videos and this doesn't seem to be a major issue.
My current sticking point is deciding on an inverter. I'll be battery only so don't need solar functionality but I'll be grid tied and using a CT clamp on the main supply to inform the inverter when to discharge the batteries.
Do you have any suggestions?
Growatt seem to have a good product so I'd take a look at those e.g SPF series. I believe you can use these in bypass mode with lifepo4. ua-cam.com/video/B0IooGHdZXY/v-deo.html gives an idea of what you want to do I think. Just be aware that when you use any grid tied system. Even if your only charging batteries you may need DNO approval. Some people do the paperwork themselves with success but do some homework on the requirements for your area.
Free delivery = included delivery.
Eco-worthy is £100 cheaper on the 100ah version.
Dc house are even cheaper, but they don't have bt or low temperature protection
@@DCGUY unless you live in the artic, your van should be insulated enough to keep the temperature inside the van warm enough for the batteries. A cheap workaround is a small greenhouse heater inside the compartment where the battery is kept. I think there has only been a few days this year where the temperature has got even close to the point where lithium shouldn't be charged, so the heater would only be used a couple of days a year!
What's the advanced settings password? Just want to look.
I'm afraid you'd need to ask Fogstar due to potential warranty issues. You'd be surprised what people try to alter.
Does anyone know if i need to change the parameters on my charge controller or are the setting in build in the battery/app? I have an epever charge controller and its so hard to change parameters on it
It would be beneficial to state the model number of SCC
does the app differentiate Between charging current and discharging current in regards to amp hour usage? My cheap battery monitor does not make this distinction
i.e. Will it tell me how much power I’ve drawn and how much the batteries have charged?
Hi. The app shows pack voltage, capacity remaining in Ah and current in or out. The history graphs give similar data, . You would be as well to use a shunt from battery to capture more data.