Biggest Battery Shelf Upgrade Preparation. Wait, wait, it's just the prep ;) Adding CAN to the Pi.

This is a huge upgrade to the Battery Shelf / Battery2.0! I have now started the project and this video is the first of a series where we explore the brand-new amazing battery system. But before getting really into it, we have to prepare the Raspberry Pi running the Victron Venus OS and install a CAN Hat add-on board. This provides us with the ability to communicate with the BMS, which will come in the next video.
So, here is the step-by-step tutorial on how to connect the CAN function board to the Raspi and how to enable it in the Victron Venus OS.
As explained, if you have an inverter with CAN function or the Victron Cerbo GX, you are already set and don't need to do anything to use the new BMS system, which I will show in the next video. So, sit back and enjoy the video...
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[@RNMSC]

Thinking that with the problems with the adhesive for the Velcro, you may want to consider replacing the case with one that works with a DIN rail. That would get screwed to the back of the battery box, and the Pi would hang off the DIN rail as a permanent solution. You may also consider picking up a 12 volt 40mm fan and use that off one of the GPIO pin pairs that give you +5 and ground. The fan will last nearly forever, and be quieter than a 5v fan.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

That is a good suggestion. I like that. I could use the DIN rail for further expansion.

[@robfre70]

I have the (nearly) same setup as you have. 3 Batteries in Paralell. All with JK BMS though. At the moment connected to Cerbo with RS485 to USB. Just for monitoring. Connected are 3 Active Balancers. I start balancing at 3,45 Volts. Starting automaticly, programmed in Home Assistant. I want it to be over CAN. So I can't wait for your sollution. My BMS has the option of changing the port from RS485 to CAN. But there its over for me. Don't know how to continue. I'll be waiting at my TV screen for the next video. Greeting from Rob. Enjoy the Beer.

[@sharetheadventure1]

Andy ! Your such a tease!!!!!! 🤣🤣 You had me excited when i saw the notification .lol. I thought you did the upgrade.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

It says it in the title! 😂

[@jeffchase9096]

There are a few good aluminum heatsink style cases that can be used with header extenders which would give good cooling without compromising the ability to use the header, ... but your hat would be outside of the case entirely on all the ones I've seen.

[@madvlad1]

Looks like an immediate project for the 3D printer, Andy! Brand new mount for the RasPi!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

YES 💪 Maybe just a base plate and stand-offs, so it gets the best cooling.

[@madvlad1]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia Agreed. Besides, a case like that for a raspi is for wife acceptance factor in the living room. It'll look great with a nice standoff mount on the battery shelf. Maybe attach a little fan to the heatsink to help keep the SOC cool?

[@danielglang6312]

Arctic Silver makes a "Thermal Adhesive" which functions like thermal PASTE but makes a "Permanent" connection. This might be helpful in keeping your heat sink attached to the Raspberry PI. A word of caution though, it is permanent and whatever is connected together cannot be separated.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Arctic Silver... I didn't hear this name for years! Used their thermal paste for CPU coolers.

[@AxisSync]

I used thermal glue, its a 2 components thermal. Its Rock solid, and feels like its never coming off again

[@gncl7599]

You have several cooling aluminum case, the coolers contact directly in the cpu, memory, etc

[@WBurg]

Thank you for this Video . Currently i have an "old" JK BMS installed . Communication to Venus is by USB/TTL isolated Adapter and dbus-driver from "Louisvdw/dbus-serialbattery." This works fine . Now I'm thinking about switching to the new JKBMS !!! What is the Benefit when i change to the new JK-BMS ? Is it necessary to use an isolated Can Hat like the isolated USB/TTL Adapter or is it not necessary ?? Thank you

[@4444voort]

Thanks Andy, exactly what I was looking foor to get the CAN-hat to work in my set up ;)

[@dejanlupo]

Very good topic. I also search for good comunication, monitoring between BMS and charger. Your video gives me some hints. Bytheway, I don't use RP enclosure, but it is placed in a bigger box with other elektronics: network swicher and 5V power suply.

[@geoffreylohff3876]

The Aluminum FLIRC case for the Pi includes the heatsinks from the board to the case... excellent no fan solution! Don't think it would play with your CAN-Hat though...

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Then it's a no option....

[@ToddDesiato]

Cool! I'll go rewatch the new Doctor Who special on Disney+. Great idea Andy! Thanks. Can't wait for the next video. (There is thermal conductive epoxy for coolers.)

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

You didn't learn anything! It's your own fault😄

[@ZFS2468]

I bit missed the point that if you already have Cerbo why do you still need RaspPi? Just for fun and testing or does it have some specific role in the system?

[@Pho3niX90]

A BMS with individual cell charging capability would probably be the solution, if I were to guess, you created something in these lines, and need the RPi for comms 🎉

[@amilww]

Very excited to see your next video!

[@heingosser3469]

Hello Andy, I've took a look in Victron World at your installation and saw, that you charge a battery out of a battery. Left corner "Discharge" = -2640W" and right beside "DC Power" (thats your 2 other battery packs?!?) are charged with 700W. Solar Power at this moment is 340W total. AC Load = 2090W So, the first battery pack is charging the other ones. Is this not a waste of energy due to to much energy losses? For me it seems more effective, to provide this power directly to your ac-loads. Regards from cold snowy Germany to sunny hot Australia

[@GapRecordingsNamibia]

Andy, there is an all aluminium casing available for the RPi's I have one it makes contact via the casing one either side and is screwed together which makes the casing the heatsink it also has two fans on it. the terminal headers are still exposed with this casing giving you acces to them.

[@burnzy56469]

Come on Andy you have had me Excited iv been checking every day for the next video.

[@sylvainragneau6616]

Thanks Andy for this sharing. Why is better to use can hat compared to rs485 usb dongle which is cheaper ?

[@wayne8113]

Thanks Andy, Looking interesting 👍

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks Wayne!

[@olafschermann1592]

Didn’t now venusOS. Thank you!

[@mrxledger7007]

Hi Sir Andy, can i use the 13.8 bulk setting in charging power station with no mppt built in? Seems charging slow for 13.8.. Or how high should i go? THANK YOU.. I just a newbie...

[@ericverlaet4447]

Nice, but my 2 280 Ah battery are working fine with 2 Daly BMS with UART to usb cable with my multiples. I will use the can for more mppt or inverter communication. Many thanks Eric from Belgium

[@loucinci3922]

Case mod looks sad but functional. I see a 3-D print project in your future. Maybe mount horizontal so heat can go up and heat sync has no where to fall too. Thanks for sharing

[@George-6125]

Hi Andy, I bet it's Batrium! I already have the last JK BMS and here you are also partly to blame, I say this because I did not have the patience to watch the 2nd part of the topic where the topic is clarified, I ordered compulsively :)

[@TermoneenyCC]

Hi Andy. A few months ago you made a video of connecting a dual can hat to the pi, why didn't you use it for this project? is it because it doesn't have that crystal you mentioned? would it still work? so many questions.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

If you follow the link under the video to my website you will find both CAN Hat options. Yes, that will also work.

[@LarryKapp1]

I have USA made Midnite Hawkes Bay charge controller which is relatively new product , but they are way behind in the software and communications. It uses Can so maybe one day I will be able to have the Jakiper batteries communicate with it. Forget about it talking to the inverter - that is a reliable but non communicating Outback inverter. I did try to figure out the controller Can protocols but trying to figure out all that stuff makes my old brain hurt. After I get modbus stuff figured out then everyone has to start using Can !

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yeah, there is always something new and different to explore and figure out. And people tell you all the time what to try and test and what is the best. You almost cannot keep up any more😄

[@tedhamilton2362]

To connect a DALY smart bms to the Cerbo GX, can existing BMS 5-wire 'CAN/485' connection be leveraged to connect to the 'BMS.Can' port on the Cerbo GX? Are there steps to enable?

[@alanblyde8502]

I had a play around with our Cerbo the other day, and changed some settings and seems to work a lot better it displays external control which I think is the bms via CANBUS

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

had a play... you think.... uhm, hope you are right and know what you're doing 😄

[@olafschermann1592]

I have the same problems with the raspi cpu cooler. Shitty glue. My solution was to keep the case open so the heat can escape.

[@Ether_Void]

I came here from your last video where you had issues with the board. The assumption on 16:45 is completely wrong. Can is differential but that does NOT mean it doesn't need a ground reference. Sometimes I also heard it referred to as "quasi-differential" because the individual CAN-H and CAN-L lines are still referenced to ground and not to each other. Therefor the tranceiver on the devices still needs a common ground reference. This is especially true when the transceiver is not galvanically isolated from the rest of the system (if it were the protection diodes can usually do the job although it's also not an ideal solution).

[@tequilatom]

@OffGridGarageAustralia Don't you need a CAN termination of 120 Ohm on the first and last device of the can bus or already built into the devices?

[@FutureSystem738]

Thanks as always Andy, ….. unfortunately getting a bit too technical now for this little black duck, as it’s getting a bit beyond my needs. Oh well. Such is life! 😂 Cheers

[@laurentsantaibambu7324]

Hi Andy, and thank you again for this video! very interesting!! I am currently working on a project to convert a gasoline vehicle to an EV. And obviously I need to understand how CAN Bus work in general. I don't think you will go into the details of how it works, even the Can lines. but it's interesting nonetheless, thank you!

[@ismsanama6587]

Let's go for the next video. ✌️ I am a cervoGX user

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yes, you're all set. What BSM are you using at the moment?

[@ismsanama6587]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia I am with 2 bms Seplos. 2x16s 580Ah. my first bms some headache. (Now I am doing maintenance with this battery. Changing the busbara, sanding and adjusting the resistance to 0.15ohm and then see how it behaves in this first battery. I use the NEEY 4A active equalizer. I am not satisfied with its performance in the long run. I should be more effective.) This is a super super entertaining toy

[@felaxchow207]

Opening up a CAN of worms. Wondering if there’s a way to interface the current standalone JK, JBD, etc. and put them on the CANbus and have them talk nicely to each other. I guess the problem will be the ID header on each of the standalone BMS would be the conundrum.

[@jimginnyohio]

Good stuff! I loved the scare!

[@petermerle]

Why not use the the ddbus serial driver which you featured previously. It prives temp ccl,dvl cvl etc to chargers

[@awesomusmaximus3766]

I haven't even checked mine since install (i do still visually inspect it once a month) I use Daly the big ass ones

[@ThanosSustainable]

Print out a box for your RapPi and add a slow-rev fan for proper cooling

[@KESHEEBATTERY168]

👍 good job

[@houseofancients]

So you're finally going with diybms ?

[@the_schmue2973]

I prayed for this to the Fachinformatiker/BWLer Gott. But i think he is going for batrium.

[@MrJramirex]

1000% going for Batrium

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Made in Australia, mate!

[@houseofancients]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia so it will be batrium..... hmmm

[@hansfu2999]

Hi Andy, what do you think about using a whole Tesla car battery pack as house battery?

[@ThanosSustainable]

Dala has an excellent project on using high voltage EV batteries for inverter storage.

[@john.antonio.collins]

There are gpio spacers so that you can use a cooler and a hat.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yes, got one here. Thanks.

[@dc1544]

Putty brings me back to my Linux/Solaris/Unix days.

[@gandalfstormcrow9605]

I still use it daily 😁

[@regun2434]

Not a raspberry pie but orange pie 5 plus I used oversized copper heatsink and used very small drops of epoxy to glue it to board.

[@mcbain2k]

Bin echt gespannt was da noch kommt. Habe schon ein CAN-Head für meine MPPTs mit 250kbit/s installiert. Gibt es auch eine Möglichkeit das CAN-Head mit 2 x CAN zu installieren? Mein Raspberry habe ich ein Hutschiengehäuse verbaut, da passt auch das CAN-Head rein. Gibts auf Aliexpress für ca. 6$.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks for the tip with the Din-Rail. Yes, it is possible to use the other CAN Hat as well. Follow the link under video which points to my website. There is the other video linked where I showed the installation of the double CAN Hat.

[@testitester244]

Best solution for the Raspi is NO housing so air can freely move. I've 3d-printed a backplate for the Raspi with spacers instead of housing/case. Keeps the surfaces measurable cooler...

[@gg-gn3re]

I actually get a 60mm fan and the pi screw holes are ~58mm apart and just use 30mm screws to the fan and they'll be slightly diagonal and then the ban pumps a ton more air than required straight onto the board lol

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

I like this idea of a base plate for the Pi!

[@patrickdiener6065]

What are this 90 degrees plus pole connections? I search something for my VAN to keep the battery low profile and this looks really interesting.

[@the_schmue2973]

As far as I remember, he made them himself

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

You mean the elbow ring lug? Very hard to get. Someone with an automotive shop here in AU got them from the US and sponsored them to the channel. You can get them in the US apparently: www.quickcable.com/product-category/battery-terminals-lugs/lugs/elbow-lugs/

[@nigelcharles511]

I used a slightly deeper non dedicated Raspi box which includes a display and cut a hole for a tiny computer cooling fan. This uses so little power so I leave it running all the time. The CPU temp then never gets too hot even with +35degC ambient temp.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

I probably have to look into a fan as well as it can get hot inside the top compartment. On the other hand... there will be AC at some stage🤷‍♂️

[@nigelcharles511]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia Although I am in a cooler climate (UK), having a display attached to the Raspi I had the CPU temp displayed at the bottom of the remote Consol display. I found that in UK summer the CPU temp could get up into the 50's deg. Adding the tiny fan kept the temp down even when the ambient temp reached an unusual 35degC.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@nigelcharles511 I thought 70-80° is still ok for these CPUs. It will last longer with a fan for sure...

[@nigelcharles511]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia I am sure you are right. Not knowing that I just felt more comfortable adding the fan. As you show it isn't always the semiconductors that suffer first. Also in my case I wanted to protect heat build up on the back of the display. I am learning that better to definitely prevent a problem first time around rather than find and chase problems later. Both my Quattro and Multiplus have high volume blower fans. Even in UK summers these are necessary when operating at or above 75% rated power output. Charging EVs at 7.2kw for long periods at +35degC can be quite a challenge.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@nigelcharles511 I throttle my charging down when it's hot or charge early in the morning when it is cooler down here as long as the MP and Phoenix don't have proper AC. It's torture otherwise.

[@charliemcgrail2511]

Awesome information as always

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank you, Charlie!

[@schnupion1623]

Kassel vermisst sein Ortsschild 🧡🧡🧡

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Welches? 😂

[@AnongSacher]

Ich habs gesehn er hat das abgemacht um 12 Uhr nachts mit einer kleinen solar lampe ..... und hat sich dann ganz schnell verdrückt ....

[@MrElciupacabra]

I think the values on raspberry are just for visualization and not for controlling

[@hansschmidt5448]

Hi Andi, wann geht es weiter? ich zerfließe vor Neugier!

[@videogenie1236]

The item you pointed to with 12.000 on it is a crystal and the value read 12Mhz.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

It reads 12.000kHz, right?

[@videogenie1236]

It reads 12 mega hertz 12 is in megahertz 000 after the decimal point is the addition kilo hertz

[@pizbelbenbon]

I’m not sure you don’t need the ground reference in the can communication. I’m studying about a can communication system with a solar inverter and i can’t find a certain answer about the question, but when you search about can communication standard, a common ground is always required, also if it’s a differential signal communication. Instead the rs 485 that doesn’t need gnd. Can Someone tell me something more about common gnd or explain me what i’m saying wrong? Thanks and sorry for my english 😅

[@peytonhasson3522]

Hello, by any chance could you assist me in understanding how to work a Daly bms? I’m able to get my system to discharge (it’s an electric motor system) but I don’t know how to charge it and I’m not sure what app to download on iOS for Daly bms. I have a touchscreen meant for the bms but I don’t know how to tell when it’s charging or not.

[@jasonross1761]

Hey Andy, you CAN do it!

[@ernestkooistra1559]

Wonderful. ✌

[@davidpenfold]

I'M IN!

[@Shmade0304]

Honestly I really don’t care much about the communication with inverters and bms but that’s just me but I get where you’re coming from

[@Dutch_off_grid_homesteading]

Heya, nice can install on a pie

[@peacock777]

I just use superglue (cyanoacrylate adhesive) for the coolers. It never came off.

[@universeisundernoobligatio3283]

Lose the Raspberry Pi case, use some standoffs helps with cooling and provides a secure mount.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yes! 💪

[@NCislander]

Do away with the case/enclosure. Give your RPi more ambient air cooling. Using simple metal standOffs. Another great video Andy.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

I can print a basic mount for the Pi so it hangs freely in the air. That's a good idea!

[@GregOnSummit]

Get a different case that has a fan. I use the the Argon case, which has the ability to move from the SD card to a proper SSD. All metal case and you still have access to the pins.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Maybe no case as some suggested. A metal case which accommodates for the CAN Hat?

[@GregOnSummit]

​@@OffGridGarageAustraliaIt should. There's a magnetic lid that hides the pins. I'll check when I get home ... out of state at the moment.

[@GregOnSummit]

Just verified and a pi hat will fit just fine 👍

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@GregOnSummit I'll look it up. Thanks a lot.

[@erwa8729]

The only solution is: Victron has to build a bms

[@sharetheadventure1]

That would be so nice if they did that.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Well, they don't have to any more...

[@garys-half-baked-offgrid-dream]

I dread to think how ludicrously expensive would a Victim (POST COMMENT EDIT: Victron) BMS will be.

[@Carsten-PV-DIY]

​@@garys-half-baked-offgrid-dreamhopefully a victron and no victim bms. 😂

[@garys-half-baked-offgrid-dream]

@@Carsten-PV-DIY Ooops lol I would like to blame auto correct but it will be my fault

[@davidpenfold]

Take an image of your RPi SD card! Mine died after eight years and I'd lost the backups 😮

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Got one! 8 years is not too bad for a Micro-SD

[@ThanosSustainable]

Come again, why you're using VenusOS on a RaspPi, when you already have the Cerbo at hand?

[@burnzy56469]

Well im excited. But my wallet isn't. If this works im copying. Thanks for the Entertainment. And Knowledge

[@Sailing_SY_Meltemi]

@Andy, If I add comments to your older videos, do you get a notice so that you can read it?

[@robfre70]

BTW, I know what "The Chinese chewinggum" is for. I found it in a inverter. Heat conductor from FET to Alu.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yeah, it goes between the BMS and the front panel. But it also tastes good, so I use it as chewing gum😂 (Just kidding, don't even try!)

[@rowton85si]

Yea the good old Salamischnitt 😂

[@andreblanchard8315]

Heatsinks by themselves are of limited use in a small enclosure. The smallest of fans do a lot better.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yeah, there is not much benefit. I will get rid of the whole case or make my own once everything is set up.

[@AussieAustrian]

Oh Andy you tease. Why do you make us wait?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Just a few more days... 😄

[@AussieAustrian]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia 6 days of checking the channel every day! Come on man bombenfest it!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@AussieAustrian Yeah, same here. Had to deal with some... stuff. I'm back now!

[@erwa8729]

Why don't you use your 3D printer for a better matching case?

[@the_schmue2973]

Cause he can made a vid about it when he decides it is time for.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Because making a case takes another day and I didn't want to stop the video right in the middle when I discovered the sticky sh!t at the back. Now, I have to make a separate video because @the_schmue2973 said so. And he loves watching ALL the videos 😊

[@the_schmue2973]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia Of course I will watch all your videos Andy.....twice

[@Roypow-Technology]

battery management system(BMS) manufacturer here.

[@michalknapek5697]

Cannot make it work [ 6.270193] CAN device driver interface [ 7.425312] mcp251x spi0.0: MCP251x didn't enter in conf mode after reset [ 7.432288] mcp251x spi0.0: Probe failed, err=110 [ 7.437147] mcp251x: probe of spi0.0 failed with error -110

[@fldutch]

11:52 Ferf... nochmal - use that printer :). Have a look at the prusa 3d model library - nice casings for diffent Pis, also with a glueless wall attachment, pre cut out for nasty hats.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

There you go... Thanks!

[@paulcurtis5496]

Like# 2 - Missed opportunity - where was the tin man’s hat?!?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

You almost made it 🥈

[@BrianWebbN]

Most double-sided thermal tape is garbage. Some work okay until they heat up, and then the glue fails, which is probably not what you want. I generally use thermal conductive epoxy. You're not going to get the heatsink off if you use epoxy, but it's also not going to fall off. I always check to make sure it's not conductive, but haven't found any that is, so I think it's pretty safe no matter where it goes.

[@kurtmiller7945]

yessss, Number 8 .........Hääää ? only 8 ?????

[@Sebastian_Ba]

Benutz ein Armour Case für den Raspi. Gibt es mit und ohne Lüfter. Das ist komplett aus Alu.❤

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Does it fit with the CAN Hat though?

[@Sebastian_Ba]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia ich mache dir nachher ein Foto, wie das von oben aussieht. Soll ich das per Email schicken?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@Sebastian_Ba ja bitte

[@Sebastian_Ba]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia Email ist grad raus. LG

[@tkastle1]

hello i've got a jkbms and a revo2 5.5 . i'd like to know how to connect the battery bms and revo by cable .... and configure every thing. thank

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Can the Revo talk Pylontech via CAN?

[@tkastle1]

i don't know .... jkbms got a RS485 CAN and revo an other CAN @@OffGridGarageAustralia

[@cskeise]

💙👊😎

[@curacao11]

😎

[@giuseppevillella9445]

Andy ti stimo 👏🍷

[@pablonerino]

Mitico!

[@bappsack6588]

Ich nutze dafür immer nur Wäreleikleber da das sonst nicht hält :-)

[@Sailing_SY_Meltemi]

You say not to send an email but to ask questions in the comments. So, have you used or looked into the REC-BMS units?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank you for not sending an email. 😊 No, I have not used a REC BMS before. Yes, I looked into it but didn't like the contactor approach.

[@Sailing_SY_Meltemi]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia I get it. However, I need to be able to manage the house bank on my sailboat which also powers the 24v 20hp electro-hydraulic bow thruster. I am using the BlueSea ML-ACR Automatic Charging Relay - 24V DC 500A (which can handle up to 1,750 amps for 30 seconds)

[@Sailing_SY_Meltemi]

But I really do appreciate the quick reply!😁

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@Sailing_SY_Meltemi using a relay makes a lot of sense there😊

[@dmeyer8937]

@@Sailing_SY_Meltemi So 20HP on 24V? By quick calculation that's over 600 running amps. Wowser.

[@garbi8526]

Hope is the diybms instead of the expensive as fuck batrium

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Gentlemen, please! 🤘

[@earthenergyhex]

why did you choose Victron?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

It's great! A lot of value and very high quality, permanent software updates for all their devices and free awesome remote control.

[@janh.1200]

Why you are not using CAN via USB? Then you didn’t have to open your Pi.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

I don't have any USB ports free and already used a USB replicator. Too many USBs... I also don't know how to install a USB CAN adapter...

[@peterschranz7749]

After seeing this I just go and buy a Cerbo. It shows once again Raspi is mainly for tinkering, but having my power rely on stuff like melting glue, heatsinks falling to the PCB and modified cases is not going to happen. At the end, with all the bits and pieces used to make a Raspi ready as a solar power controller you save at most 100 bucks. 😂 That‘s not worth the effort, I rather spend this effort to optimize my power consumption and management.

[@gandalfstormcrow9605]

You usually have either time or money. Most do not have both. I have more skill and time than I do money. My brother has way more money than time. I DIY, he has "people" that do it for him. Most fall somewhere in between.

[@Racetowin717]

You son of a 😂😂😂😂 you scared me !!!!

[@cyberplebs6577]

🐸🐸🐸

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

🍌🍌🍌

[@regnerusb]

Hello guys! First frog? 🐸🐸🐸

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Absolutely, First 🐸and 🥇

[@regnerusb]

​@@OffGridGarageAustraliathank you! Andy thank you for making these videos!

[@tujuprojects]

7:43 hah hah hah, that’s good for you pedantic :)

[@tujuprojects]

11:32 hah hah hah hah hah 😅

[@tujuprojects]

11:34 disgusting! 11:34 disgusting! 11:34 disgusting! 11:34 EKELHAFT! VERDAMNT!

[@garys-half-baked-offgrid-dream]

I will stick with my Dumb Daly, this is going to be way over my head!

[@the_schmue2973]

If you get involved with the daly, it's not the daly that changes, the daly changes you

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Gaza, how is your inverter doing when the battery is not connected because the BMS has shut down? Will it be upset or even be damaged?

[@garys-half-baked-offgrid-dream]

Yup been there killed one already. I have turned auto restart off. I will jump start it manually.

[@garys-half-baked-offgrid-dream]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia The next inverts I will be buying the SOFAR HYD5000 lists battery soft start as a function.

[@ChrisPavlides]

Don't tell me, you're using a Raspberry Pi to do the whole BMS job.

[@the_schmue2973]

No, he won't tell you that

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

No, I'm not telling you that.

[@offgridwithpojectham]

@clint965 Don't give away the surprise!

[@PlexMulti]

Hi

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

🥉 Hello my friend!