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Lithium Battery DIY Build: How to Save $$$! | Sailing Wisdom [S5 Ep4]
March 27, 2022 by Rigging Doctor | Language: EN Play Time: 00:24:24 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
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LiFePO4 Batteries are the best battery for a cruising boat, but they are so expensive! We opted to build our own Lithium Batteries and save $14,000 in the process.
0:00 Intro
0:11 How to Build Your Own LiFePO4 Battery
2:45 What Type of Cells are we Using?
4:25 What does the BMS do?
5:49 Connecting the Cells with Nickle Strips
7:20 Spot Welding the Cells Together
9:18 1st of 5 Batteries Complete!
10:21 Removing the Lead Acid Batteries to Make Space for the Lithium Batteries
12:04 Battery #2
13:10 Battery #3
13:14 Switching to Being a Lithium Powered Boat
13:59 Testing the Electric Motor
16:01 What Happened During the Test?
16:42 Building Batteries 4 & 5
21:18 Installing Battery 4
21:46 Soldering the BMS Leads to Battery 5
22:28 Soldering the Negative Wires to the Battery
23:08 All the Batteries Completed!
23:44 Next Time
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