Thanks for the explanation Landon, Renogy puts new products up with little comparison explanation? So where do the REGO batteries fit in the mix? Also can you tell me why lithium ac chargers are so expensive compared to lead acid when its only an algorithum change. There is no black magic inside seemingly. Congrats on your top dealer status.
Hey Danny, it’s Narelle here, thanks so much for this comment and new questions, I’ll pass them on to ‘the boss’ (or so he calls himself 😂). We really appreciate your support and look forward to getting these questions answered for you!
Hey mate, the Rego 400AH battery looks like it uses pouch cells and has a cycle life of 3800 Cycles. It also has bluetooth. I will do a review on it in the coming weeks as they look like a pretty good option for alot of applications
Where did you see that the bt ones are pouch cells, they aren't to my knowledge. I've seen teardowns of Renogy batteries such as Will Prouse but haven't seen a teardown of the 200ah bt battery. Also from the pics on the site they don't look like pouch cells. Interested as I have a couple of the bt, couple years old now and no issues.
My renogy 300 smart shunt keeps giving me the SOC alarm and doesn’t always stay bluetoothed. I would love to have a video showing how to set up the SOC and SOH etc.
Thanks for the very helpful and informative video Landon. Just to clarify, these aren't LiFePO4 lithium's are they? They are a bit of a different beast and need better charge control etc..... but last longer and cost a lot more (and safer) but also weigh less too. I'm presuming that these are the GO for a full "ground up" system? So the video is really about choosing a replacement for a lead acid or AGM without too many major component upgrades? Please correct me if I'm wrong - I'm a newbie to all this stuff.
Hey mate, this are a complete LiFePO4 battery that will require chargers to suit the lithium profile. People advertise lithium batteries as AGM drop ins but will not perform as well as a properly designed and setup LiFePO4 systems. Hope this helps- Landon
I'd still be wary of using any LiFePO4 battery in series, unless Renogy provide an extremely good balancer between the separate batteries in series. This is becoming an issue in the industry as time goes by, and installers are finding that over time the batteries are mismatched and eventually fail because of that. So for a 24v system, just use a proper 24v battery. For a 48v system, use a proper 48v battery. Putting 12v batteries in series is a recipe for problems down the track.
Yeah for sure, that would be the most ideal preference but not always possible. I see it happen often with running batteries in parallel too, over a period of time discharging more from 1 than the other(s) due to different cable/battery impedance. Or when in series more from the outside batteries. In my opinion batteries have the best chance of longevity when having communications between the batteries to share information and balance internally across all cells in all batteries. Cheers, Landon
Thanks for the feedback Rod, we are currently working on this, if you have time I’d love your feedback on our last video (found here: ua-cam.com/video/O34AUduAtuc/v-deo.htmlsi=gUMBL33d8tjPoGXJ). Thanks again, Narelle
Glad my impulse purchase was a good choice! :D
Thanks for the explanation Landon, Renogy puts new products up with little comparison explanation? So where do the REGO batteries fit in the mix? Also can you tell me why lithium ac chargers are so expensive compared to lead acid when its only an algorithum change. There is no black magic inside seemingly.
Congrats on your top dealer status.
Hey Danny, it’s Narelle here, thanks so much for this comment and new questions, I’ll pass them on to ‘the boss’ (or so he calls himself 😂).
We really appreciate your support and look forward to getting these questions answered for you!
Hey mate, the Rego 400AH battery looks like it uses pouch cells and has a cycle life of 3800 Cycles. It also has bluetooth. I will do a review on it in the coming weeks as they look like a pretty good option for alot of applications
Interested in when the new shunt will be arriving. Any idea?
Hey mate. October is when a new range is being launched from Renogy. There will also be a new Rego Inverter/Charger coming which is exciting!
@@zerogridaustralia Perfect timing, I'm a few weeks away from being ready so I look forward to seeing what's new.
Epic comparison. Thanks for the technical knowledge and explanation of suitable usage
Your'e welcome mate!
Where did you see that the bt ones are pouch cells, they aren't to my knowledge. I've seen teardowns of Renogy batteries such as Will Prouse but haven't seen a teardown of the 200ah bt battery. Also from the pics on the site they don't look like pouch cells. Interested as I have a couple of the bt, couple years old now and no issues.
My renogy 300 smart shunt keeps giving me the SOC alarm and doesn’t always stay bluetoothed. I would love to have a video showing how to set up the SOC and SOH etc.
Thanks for the very helpful and informative video Landon. Just to clarify, these aren't LiFePO4 lithium's are they? They are a bit of a different beast and need better charge control etc..... but last longer and cost a lot more (and safer) but also weigh less too. I'm presuming that these are the GO for a full "ground up" system? So the video is really about choosing a replacement for a lead acid or AGM without too many major component upgrades? Please correct me if I'm wrong - I'm a newbie to all this stuff.
Hey mate, this are a complete LiFePO4 battery that will require chargers to suit the lithium profile. People advertise lithium batteries as AGM drop ins but will not perform as well as a properly designed and setup LiFePO4 systems. Hope this helps- Landon
Ok. LiFePO4 just wasn't mentioned in the video or the label on battery so I presumed not. Thanks for the clarification. @@zerogridaustralia
could not hear the presentation.
I'd still be wary of using any LiFePO4 battery in series, unless Renogy provide an extremely good balancer between the separate batteries in series. This is becoming an issue in the industry as time goes by, and installers are finding that over time the batteries are mismatched and eventually fail because of that.
So for a 24v system, just use a proper 24v battery. For a 48v system, use a proper 48v battery. Putting 12v batteries in series is a recipe for problems down the track.
Yeah for sure, that would be the most ideal preference but not always possible. I see it happen often with running batteries in parallel too, over a period of time discharging more from 1 than the other(s) due to different cable/battery impedance. Or when in series more from the outside batteries. In my opinion batteries have the best chance of longevity when having communications between the batteries to share information and balance internally across all cells in all batteries. Cheers, Landon
Good tip. Maybe something like Victron's battery balancer would be a good idea
Very low level audio..
Thanks for the feedback Rod, we are currently working on this, if you have time I’d love your feedback on our last video (found here: ua-cam.com/video/O34AUduAtuc/v-deo.htmlsi=gUMBL33d8tjPoGXJ).
Thanks again,
Narelle