Final installation of the Battery 2.0 with 44kWh - and I discovered this! 😱

[@WillProwse]

I smell lifepo4 addiction 😂

[@BenCos2018]

lmao I need to get round to rebuilding my small system again at some point

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

It's the best affordable chemistry we have right now. And for quite some time in the future, I would say! 😉

[@migmigjohnson6083]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia I just did the math on this chemistry and 44kWh topped off is about $4.40 of energy in my state.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@migmigjohnson6083 That's not the point though...

[@thegolfhack9417]

@@migmigjohnson6083 in Australia $4.40 only gets you 11kwh, 44kwh is $17.60 here and thats once even at 2000 full cycles off his battery's is now $3500 in grid power here

[@upnorthandpersonal]

Building batteries is fun ;) I ordered 32 x 280Ah cells today to add to my existing system, to make it 57kWh. Can't wait to get them here...

[@WillProwse]

You did?!? Oh sweet!!

[@upnorthandpersonal]

@@WillProwse Yeah, it was long overdue, and I wanted them before winter. It's not like prices are going to go down anyway. Now I just need to find time to go EV shopping :)

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

OK, if you go 57kWh, I need to order more as well... the race is on! 😆

[@upnorthandpersonal]

​@@OffGridGarageAustralia 😆 I think Will has us all beat anyway. Damn YTers and their free stuff ;-)

[@WillProwse]

@@upnorthandpersonal 😂😂 your life is not complete till you hit 100kWh I promise

[@philipkudrna5643]

Congrats, Andy! Great achievement! I love your Channel, the openness with which you talk about your errors makes you so human and relatable! I am looking forward to your cranking up your solar farm to appropriately charge your battery monster!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks Philip. It's been amazing since I have the three banks in parallel, just need more solar now...

[@malalexander3515]

Loving all your videos. As a radio technician for 26 years I looked after 2 way radio sites with far worse power reliability and battery systems. Your system is a winner. As an amateur radio operator I simply love your do it yourself designs and contruction. 😎

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks a lot Mal. I'm so glad all this info is not lost and helps others out to get inspired.

[@brucekrisko4364]

Thank you Andy for doing this for all of us! We are all very happy to see you complete your power wall! After watching your videos, I gained enough knowledge to complete an old School Buss conversion to solar. We put 500 watts at 48 volts of solar panels on the roof, and a 200 amp hour 48 volt house bank (8, 12 volt, 100 ah Global Power LiFePo4 batteries in series parallel) with a TriStar 60 amp charge controller and a Victron Quatro 5000 watt inverter/150 amp charger. It runs the Mini-Split A/C for 8 hours.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Fantastic Bruce. That's exactly what I want to hear! Inspiring people is my main goal. You just need to start filming, Bruce. People will watch this!

[@JFK666666]

Awsomeness ;) Have been following you for a few months now, and keep getting these new "drops" of videos from earlier, from time to time :)

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Awww, the good old battery shelf. Best build ever! And still going strong,

[@zonta71]

Awesome. 44kwh system. "The Monster" its been a very informative journey for the build and delving into the specs beyond the usual capacity test has been my hook to your channel. And also highlighting good suppliers for lfp and solar in general. All thumbs up and you more than deserve the chilled Spat. Can't wait for the panels upgrade. Would having you panel array be split between specific panel brands? I think this would give us, your rowdy subscribers the chance to get the new generation panels reviewed by you. Thank you for coping with all our questions and querries

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank you. I will probably use used solar panels again. Many people down here are upgrading their system and sell the old solar panels, inverters and rails for very little money. That's what I have been doing so far and the panels still output their maximum power despite being 5-10 years old. I'll definitely look into new panels as well and se if it is worth buying new.

[@zonta71]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia thank you for the reply. As always I will be looking forward to your videos. Used and still at full capacity is encouraging. Cheers.

[@doityourself894]

Great Video Andy and great ending. Appreciation, humility, humbleness and humour! Well done.

[@praveenjain6025]

Absolute pleasure of excellant work at The OFF GRID GARAGE...Andy congratulations. We you tubers all also participate in your celebration..

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank you very much, Praveen!

[@capt.lennymiller6524]

Very nice job Andy! I love your attention to detail. Patience and persistence pays off in the results!

[@Victor-ut4zp]

Dear Andy, Congrats with your new baby, looking very good! I have been very inspired by your project. Building now a solar wall, 7000Wp together with the new Victron MPPT RS450. And 35kWh storage in the shelf! Thanks very much for your educational videos! Victor, the Netherlands

[@davidpenfold]

Congratulations Andy!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks David!

[@surplusdoctor]

you need to change the out cables coming off the busbars connected to 3 battery banks. You have them both connected to the same end. One needs to be drawing from the other end.

[@petertulp8806]

You are a great humble teacher! Good job:-) Im looking forward seeing some more solar amps flowing in your monster battery:-)

[@yv6eda]

Congrats Andy! Great milestone!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks so much!

[@SoluSolaire]

Congrats Andy

[@peterwalker7869]

Well done. It's been a long time coming, but we are finally there. 3 batteries all connected. Now all that is needed is a week of good sunny weather to fully charge that pack to 100%. I can see you up on the roof expanding your solar array.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks Peter. We have lousy weather at the moment, grey sky, rain, no sun at all. Very unusual for this time of the year. Took me over 6 days with no load connected at all to charge it up.

[@fritzw9156]

Danke!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Vielen herzlichen Dank, Fritz. Grossartig, das Du den Channel so unterstuetzt!

[@fritzw9156]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia Gerne, habe auch viel von dir gelernt und bin gerade dabei ein 44KW Batteriesystem zu bauen mit 25KW/p am Dach mal schauen wie es wird. Liebe Grüsse aus dem sonnigen Austria ;-)

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@fritzw9156 Prima, das hoert sich sehr viel besser an als meine 44kW mit nur 4kWp. Seit einer Woche versuche ich den Akku voll zu bekommen um alles zu kalibrieren 🤦‍♂️

[@mexluther]

This is my 1st time watching you and and I enjoy your content so far you're realistic that's what makes me like you you're not afraid to say I messed up I don't know how I missed this that is awesome keep up to go to work

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks a lot, Alfred. That is great feedback.

[@davidgraf197]

Congrats! I love your channel and plan to catch up on all your prior videos!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks so much, David 😊 Enjoy

[@ricardomarcelino8388]

Nice job Andy. Now I want to see those amps flowing from your rooftop panels to the Battery and see how they react to different distances from the bussbars input/output connections, and actually see the expected difference from the top shelf and the bottom one. That is my curiosity now. Also if you fit more panels, better do it now before sun is a killer... Congratulations, you have a dream battery setup. I have learned a lot from all this journey, thank you very much. Big hug from Madrid Spain!!!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks a lot, Ricardo. Appreciate all your comments on the channel and kind words. We will have some videos coming up next where I fully charged all banks and observe some interesting facts. I could watch this all day long how power comes in and distributes across the three banks. It's an addiction.

[@hendrikbock]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia I can really feel what you mean. Having a PV system and observing the system do its thing is really a pleasure. Who would have thought that getting rid of fossile fuels is fun? I really enjoy watching your videos, Andy!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@hendrikbock Thanks a lot Hendrik

[@jackoneil3933]

Congratulations Andy! Plus big kudos and appreciation for all the love and dedication to bring the world such unique and remarkable insights, it's truly a valuable and inspiring resource, and has been an honor and pleasure to share in it. Cheers!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks a lot Jack. What a great feedback!

[@laurynasmerkelis2370]

Congratulations Andy, I have followed your build for a while and the end result looks impressive. With certain adversity elements you have come through and and achieved something, that not that many people would even start attempting. Definitely an inspiration. What's next?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks a lot. Well, I have such a long list for upcoming video, you won't believe it. We will definitely upgrade the solar production and will have a comprehensive look into optimizers and micro inverters. I also plan already the battery 3.0 which should be a lot easier to build for everyone than the storage shelf 😏

[@rayshudy4825]

Thank you for all these videos. I learned so much in the last few days. I love the way you explore. Failure is the most important learning tool!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks a lot Ray. I much appreciate your feedback.

[@petertaylor5614]

Well done Andy. I have learned a lot and been entertained while doing it😊

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks, Peter. That's great to hear and one of my main goals.

[@eingeordnet]

Congrats, Andy, you are our mindblowing hero 😉!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Danke Dir! 😊

[@geraldkoth654]

I had a problem with a battery from Bioenno. There was no output from the main connector. They shipped me a brand new battery and did not even want the faulty one back. I opened up the faulty pack and found that the ground wire for the main output had come unsoldered from the BMS. I repaired it and notified Bioenno. They thanked me for the trouble shooting and said just keep the battery. I got a twofer. It is great to hear that your supplier is so consumer oriented.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks for sharing Gerald. Good to hear that other manufacturers having great service too. How did you open the battery and moreover, how did you close it again?

[@manolistsikalakis5751]

Hi Andy. I am watching your channel for the last 5 months and I have acquired so much knowledge form your videos .. You have been such an inspiration .. I really thank you for all this.. ( My project was initialized yesterday: 16s pack QSO EVE LF 280K, JK BMS, Multiplus II 48/5000-70 in an ESS configuration, AC coupled with a Fronius Primo 3. )

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks a lot, Manolis. That is great feedback and I cannot believe I'm inspiring people around the world to do their own projects. That's mind blowing!

[@jean-baptistemackenson5630]

Congratulations Andy. Hard work pays off

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks. We're not done yet, there is still lots of more work to do. It will never be finished.

[@TheOneJacinto]

Time 22:12... ¡¡¡Yeaaahh!!! Congrats

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks a lot, Jacinto! Cheers 🍻

[@penuelseun]

Congratulations Andy, looking forward to more wonderful videos from you

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank you. Heaps to come still...

[@susanasuarezgonzalo]

Congratulations Andy

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks a lot, Susana!

[@alikayacan6768]

Your success story is very informative to us. Thanks Andy. Now you need more pv panels and mppt to fill up 👍

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank Ali, yes, I definitely need more power generation now. Winter is here and I will start soon to setup more panels.

[@brotherkith]

Excellent Andy, great video as usual!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Many thanks!

[@TrevorFraserAU]

I can verify they have replaced a cell for me too. Thanks Andy.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Oh, great to hear. Thanks for sharing. I never had a transport damage until now.

[@bishwagit]

Congratulations Andy..... time for calibration 🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Doing it every night. Getting ready for the solar upgrade and we need lots of SPATs for that 😉

[@TheDarkfairy47]

Guten Morgen Andy,Super Arbeit bin nichts anderes gewohnt von dir!!!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Danke Dir und Moin, Ingo! Ist mal was anderes als nen Wasserhahn repaprieren 😉

[@TheDarkfairy47]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia Stimmt

[@davidgraf197]

Thanks!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks a lot David, much appreciated!

[@NaughtyGoatFarm]

Looks amazing Andy. Congrats

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks my friend. Come over for a beer and see it yourself 😉

[@jeffbankert7123]

Thanks for the journey Andy! Enjoy your SPATs!!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank Jeff. Will definitely do!

[@zekeboz5533]

Very nice Andy!

[@energieundhobby]

Nice built. Sunny greetings from Bavaria 😃 I would still put noalox on the cell connectors. I had contact problems after a short time. It's been quiet since noalox and everything works perfectly

[@kennith.]

Wow great customer service ...

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

And for everyone, yeah, I thought so too!

[@agustrogberg842]

Congrats Andy!! Great achievement!! Willing to see solar panels in the fence to feed this 44 kWh monster!!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank you. I have discovered some more spots on the property where the sun shines all year long. It will be challenging to connect but everything else is boring.

[@jackturtle131]

Wow mate what a great job and the explanation from what and how is outstanding Thanks for sharing

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks Jack. I hope to inspire a lot of people with my videos.

[@bogpatterson4863]

Andy you could turn off 2 battery banks while fully charging the third. Cycle through them until all 3 banks are charged.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

That would be possible. I left them all in parallel though to study the balancing of the banks during this time. I'm now an 90% and hopefully tomorrow, I will hit the 100% SOC to test out the BMS, balancing and what happens. That will be an interesting test.

[@zodiacfml]

first time here, good video! I was saying on other channel that my dream LFP server rack or DIY setup would be something like this. easily add or remove cells connected to multiple bus bars, depending on voltage.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Hey, welcome to the channel. It works really well. Especially I can now turn off single banks without having to shut down the whole system. I'm really happy with it so far... came a long way until it was built.

[@zodiacfml]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia awesome system!

[@mellyons4052]

Well done mate. Very impressive 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@frankthies221]

Congratulations Andy! You have reach a major goal! This SPAT is for you!🍺

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks, Frank!

[@SirValak]

Congrats mate! Great job

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank you!

[@petrkosar5429]

Congrats!

[@lloydwilson9104]

Well done Andy its a work of art, so glad i found your channel, it floats my boat as both a tool maker and an electrician, one day i shall build my own once i have all my other projects out of the way (72 vee dub bus), absolutely fab 🤙

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks a lot, Lloyd. I hope I can inspire a lot of people to build their own system eventually.

[@lloydwilson9104]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia you have definitely sparked an interest in me and im very sure quite a few others, i strongly believe we all need to have solar and storage if we are ever to move away from fossil fuel usage, i would say you are helping to save the planet 1 cell at a time, you deserve an award sir 👍

[@joesrvhome]

I would love to have something like that for a cabin in the high desert! Great work!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks Joe. I hope you get inspired and start your own project one day!

[@tiaanm13]

What a great end to a great project, congratulations Andy on the milestone! Was just wondering what your cost breakdown is from start to finish, maybe in a future video?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks a lot, but we're not finished. Maybe with the shelf for now but there is still more to come... Cost breakdown is difficult. Many tools I bought and lot's of material which I have not used all of it yet. I would say around A$15-17k so far...

[@kswis]

It came together extremely well. On to the next upgrade!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

I've got a long list...

[@camielkotte]

Congratulations!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank you, Wiley!

[@jackiedines5229]

Well done! Great stuff! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks a lot, Jackie!

[@stephenmayers4033]

You are a genius with fault finding, I would stand no chance.😀

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks Stephen. Not in any manner. I have some electronics to repair soon where I need some help from everyone to get it done...

[@vickipps6821]

Andy it is brilliant well done

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks Vic!

[@IkkjeDus]

It has been a great journey, Andy! Clearly I learned a lot from watching you experimenting and building this beast. Almost done finishing my simple 12V setup 🐸

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks heaps. That's how I stared as well. Once you can build a small 12V system, you can do it in any size. It's the same principle.

[@1956vern]

Awesome Andy! You will be ready with battery capacity when your contract expires! Will be interesting when you have built out your solar cell system! You deserve to have a beer Andy! Looks awesome!

[@76queen]

What a great sense of accomplishment, along with great informative dialog! Thanks

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks a lot!

[@laurentsantaibambu7324]

Congrats Andy, and especially thank you for sharing this project with us. I can't wait to see the sequel too, these 3 groups of battery, connected in parallel!? I think you will have, differences during charging and discharging, it's the problem of parallel connections (and normally the suppliers of the BMS you use, say that they are not compatible, with parallel connections) But I can't wait to see how your very large storage battery will react. Thanks again Andy!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank you. I will show this in the next videos. I'm not sure why a BMS supplier would say that. You can parallel as many battery banks as you like with its own BMS each...

[@551moley]

It's looking good Andy👍, I'm not sure if you know, the price of electricity in the UK has just jumped up because a price cap has been removed, the price has gone up from around £0.20p per KW to £0.30p+ with a further increase later in the year we also pay a daily standing charge for the meter of about £0.30p. I've been totally off grid for nearly 3 years and now starting to plan a new house build, with the cost to connect to the gridd, the cost per kw and standing charges, combined with our 3 years experience so far, I'm seriously tempted to add some extra batteries and panels and carry on without the gridd power, I've got just under 4kw of panels and a 15kwh battery, even with the modest UK Sun we are full well before lunch time and the system is just on float all afternoon.

[@brendancronin7186]

Totally agree. Similar electricity price jumps in Ireland. Just finished a 5kw Growatt installation, 8 x 450W pv panels and 5kva LFP battery. Reduced daytime grid electricity consumption by 70-80%. Dumping excess pv energy into an EV. Need to increase battery storage capacity. Keep up the good work reducing/eliminating use of fossil fuels. Regards Brendan

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Make these roofs full of solar and produce as much energy as you can! It makes sense on-grid or off-grid. It won't get cheaper soon and more people need to do it. Thanks for sharing.

[@gumpster6]

Congratulations on completing the magnificent battery shelf. No doubt you are very satisfied after all those months of work/planning. Wish I could follow in your footsteps but being married it's not possible.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank you for following along. Start with a small system first to learn and experiment. I had an old AGM batter charging from a 10W panel with a PWM conroller to charge my phone and cameras in the evening. That's how I started. Hey, I'm married too and my wife is very supportive.

[@gumpster6]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia You're a lucky man Andy. My wife thinks anything I'm interested in is a waste of money (granted I feel the same about her hoarding of clothes, shoes and handbags). There's also the lack of space for any solar (tiny 10m x 10m lot mostly covered by the house and inaccessible 3rd floor roof) or any place to work on things (no garage). Then there's the maybe 1 hour of direct sunlight I get each day. To have any sort of useful solar setup I would have to move somewhere else. I love following along with you and learning but unfortunately I think it will forever remain a vicarious pleasure for me.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@gumpster6 Oh wow, that does not sound good, I'm afraid. I feel for you brother. If you just could come over every Saturday and help me out here in the garage, that would be our both highlight of the week. I'll make more video for you!

[@gumpster6]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia Haha, oh how I wish I could be your neighbor. Yeah, my current situation has too much "resistance" for any solar/battery fun. As long as you are sharing your adventures with solar/batteries/etc I'll be a fan. The Off-Grid Garage is a treasure on KZbin... you're just too damn likeable. Your delivery of content has that "je ne sais quoi" that the others I've seen lack. When I see you have a new video out I try to make time to watch it the same day. There's always some interesting information and it's fed to the viewer in a way that isn't overwhelming. I have no doubt you'll reach 100k subs soon. Whatever your secret is, keep doing it!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@gumpster6 Thanks a lot, I appreciate your kind words!

[@MrTechnican]

Hi Andy, right next to the shelf ist space for a second shelf ;o) i like your videos, keep going.

[@Eric-mo8mm]

Well done, big achievement. Interesting to learn the behavior of the 3 different BMS in one system

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks Eric. Yes, me too. I have to fully charge it first to top balance and calibrate the shunt and BMS again. It will be interesting!

[@juanrios8822]

Muchisimas felicidades Andy. It's a really great battery and deserve a great solar system now!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks, Juan. That's next on my list...

[@dougydoolittle5255]

Nice series of informative info. Can you please share what DC Circuit Breakers each bank is connecting to?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Sure, I made a video about it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4vIoaerodl_eNE The breakers are also on my website: off-grid-garage.com/battery-accessories/

[@lennieadi]

Wow this is fantastic Andy. I can't wait to build mine in a few years time whrn I start to build our retirement home. I'm less scared Now. As I'll have you to hold my hand 😂. Great stuff buddy. 👊🏾🇬🇧🇯🇲

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

It all worked out. I still cannot believe we have planned this over 1 year ago and it is finally (almost) finished. What a project!

[@lennieadi]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia It’s been a fun learning journey. I now think I can put together. Don’t have workshop or any tools tho. I’m in UK and hope to retire to my parents country in 12-14 years time. Can an old man in mid to late 60’s with arthritic fingers build this?🤔😰

[@hendrikbock]

They are all "bombenfest"! 🙂 Really great setup! I hope you opened one Öttinger for this achievement!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks Hendrik. I had two actually. Can't believe it's all working now...

[@evil17]

What a fantastic achievement Andy, Ive been binge watching ur channel for a while now and love all ur content, very thorough and informative throughout, well thought out and argued/debated for a great outcome. Ill give you 4.5 0ut of 5 (German) Stars! Look forward to what you have for us next, hava SPAT!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks Evan. There will be heaps more coming. This is just the start!

[@marksanders7305]

Another Fantastic Teaching !

[@鈴木孝志-r5w]

i have two things to ask about. one is bms cables, it would be ok to extend them, but some companies are not recomended. second is when to connect several battery pack pararell, does it not need balance communication between battery packs like server rack battery does? this is gooood video for the big battery bank thinkers!

[@marcobrian1619]

Congratulations eco Andy, well in current climate in UK and with sounds of things all over the world. Energy prices are out of control. After all your hard work and others added input, IV just updated my shed system and got to 1kw PV and set-up a small grid tie inverter (witch is winding my meter backwards very slowly) also IV started to set up an other 2kw pv system for a work mate. If it wasn't for you and the viewers comments I'd still be on a 120w PV with AGMs and a pwm charger. Keep it going Andy you must be BUZZING now. Ps...you not labeling your system then?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank Marc. There is definitely a huge demand on such systems. I can see the subscriber count going up steep now. With solar and batteries available, it's not a hard thing to build you won off-grid system and start supplying energy to certain loads at home. Even a small battery one can easily cope with a fridge and freezer which already saves a lot of money over the time. Once you get the hang of it, keep upgrading... there is almost no limit...

[@marcobrian1619]

I'm up rating my system this weekend......... All my current system will be put into parallel (2x120w 2x100w) for grid tie inverter then adding 2x 260w in series for my mppt charger.,......I'm giddy with the results. Just need to wind back the electric meter slowly and keep my 600ah battery healthy......

[@grahamfabian3458]

Bloody excellent job, thumbs up from me.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks Graham!

[@BackyardAussie]

Is the BMS metal shields insulated? Or negative bound? I saw 7:14 the bms metal case is very close to the positive battery terminal connectors..??

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

The metal panels of the BMS are isolated. It was actually not that close s it seemed in the video. Also, this is the negative terminal. The positive has no further exposure inside the compartment.

[@BackyardAussie]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia hahah you and your red cables confused me this time

[@Lordlindef]

Ur the man 😉 very good man. Stay strong and keep learning us 😉 ur 1 of a kind

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@ronny7380]

Herzlichen Glückwunsch. Das ist echt eine gute Leistung.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Danke Dir Ronny! Ihr alle habt geholfen😃

[@SuperBrainAK]

Awesome!! Boy does the battery 2.0 look so good! The blue of the LFP cells matches the Victron equipment. Good choice! I think to charge it you just have to be conservative with how much power you use, it will charge eventually as long as your load doesnt excede the solar input.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank you. It took me 6 days to fully charge and top balance it now. Lots to observe and learn from that. Videos are coming soon.

[@SuperBrainAK]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia sweet! I wonder if the slightly different chemistries peak differently 300 vs 280 long life. Sooo next step is for more solar and charge controllers??

[@kirovoleg]

Congrats Andy! I have really enjoyed this project. I learned a lot and you gave me some cool ideas to improve my system!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Very good! That's exactly what I want to hear and read! Inspiring people is the main goal here.

[@aday1637]

I definitely enjoy your meticulous approach to design and build. If I were doing this I'd add some portable folding pv's to get to 100% SOC. And only use the extras when needed on occasion. Shouldn't be too often considering your usage.

[@BischesseHunting]

Prost from the Neckarufer, you are a genius

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Danke Dir!

[@Peter195267]

Great build Andy, you have given me so many ideas. I wont be "BENDED" i'll bent the bus-bars. Hahahahaha. Now you need to run an underground cable to the house and run your fridge freezer and lights off your system unofficially of cause.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks, Peter. That's exactly the purpose of this channel. Inspire others and put ideas in peoples heads. It's another 6 years until I can connect the house. Plenty of time to keep going, learn and build more...

[@HiltonT69]

Your setup is looking rather good, by the way. Nice...

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks a lot!

[@krg038]

very nice setup. 1.21GW !

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yes, once I will have the solar upgraded 😆

[@SK-ly1od]

Moin, thanks for the laughs and fears. Hooking up my system in 2 weeks. 16kwh EvE's batt. Vic mp2 5000. And a ac thor for hot water. The misses made a data sheet and we aim for 9 month's self sufficiency in our north German climate. Now a good woodgas generator would be a goal. But that's a whole story on it's own. Thanks again for showing me all your hard work and mistakes for free. You gave me trust to go do it myself. Like your open attitude and grin, happly watching your facial expressions. Your funny to me. Greets, Liebe Grüße,

[@defjamsgreen]

The system is well designed and done by you Andy with the thankful help of us You Tubers . It seems to be running 🏃‍♀️ well and with a few tweaks , it’ll be about 100 % in operation . All you need is to maybe change the smaller capatible inverter for the exact same bigger inverter on the left and it will be at or over 100% operation. May the solar be with you .

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks Cedric. I much appreciated all your comments and support.

[@danfitzpatrick4112]

Cheers my friend! Congratulations and great work!! Time for a Busch Light 🤣. 🎉 🥳👍

[@waynescheepers145]

Hey Andy, congrats on finishing the build, now just neaten up and testing. But please lol update that subscribers papers on the door to 27k its way behind.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks, Wayne. It's 28k by now... unbelievable!

[@jamesshrewsbury2610]

Hi my friend from "the off grid garage" since you use the Victron inverter I am hoping you would review the "Seplos" bms line I would love to see you use that product. Thank you ,carry on.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Hi James. Thanks for your comment. Why would you want to connect the BMS to the inverter? The Victron inverters (like most others) have their own setting you can utilise for that and it will shutdown your load before the battery gets critical low if this is what you want to achieve.

[@PAULNAT]

Very cool, looks awesome.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank you, Paul.

[@shorty808100]

I wanna do a backup like that, that will run my internet and my sim rig so I don’t have to worry about power outages

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

You can go a lot smaller like this then, depending on your load.

[@mrgruisinge]

A+++. Need another shelf!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks. Wait for it...

[@Andrew28Lamont]

That is a great build. That is a lot of power 44kw. You can donate to me your old battery in the bin, it would come in very handy with the current power cuts in South Africa 🇿🇦, we go for 6hrs without power every day. If I had that battery, I would be off grid.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Hi Andrew. I still need the 'old' battery. We will soon repair it and bring it back to life.

[@wayne8113]

Thanks Andy, Looks great. (So this is the end of the Off-Grid Garage. lol)😄

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yes, that's it. I'm D.O.N.E.! 😂 I feel like we just have started...

[@angelogreenview3859]

Good job...congrats.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks a lot.

[@christophec252]

Hi Andy. Great job again! Also looks nice and elegant ! Not a mess ! It would be very grateful to have the setting you use for the inverter and BMS to compare!

[@ricardomarcelino8388]

There is actually a video on that matter.

[@christophec252]

@@ricardomarcelino8388 i didn’t see!

[@RimdarRanch]

That looks B E A U T I F U L Andy!!

[@MitchOfCanada]

Very nice! 4kwh solar is TONNES! what is daily use? I average 800kwh a month. or about 27kwh a Day. about 500watt 24/7 with servers/computers.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks Mitch. I'm using between 5-30kWh a day depending if I can charge the vehicle from the battery as well. We're almost in Winter down here and the production has shrunk from 20kWh/day in summer to 5-6kWh/day now. 800kWh is a lot you're producing. How large is your solar array?