Is lifepo4 for a solar battery worth the hassle? Seems like everything

Lead is good for the simplicity factor I don't see tesla going lead any time soon. Even lead takes some looking after.

>>1152007
Expensive as fuck to save some weight. Ideally with care they beat the cost of lead. But being 2 or 3 times the cost and from /biz. For me they would never be worth it. >muh eth buh eth how much eth do u have i want to into eth should i buy eth etc...

>>1152007
Lifepo batteries are a game changer in the yachting industry. Supposedly much safer than LiIo, lighter, less component toxicity, better charge cycling, and able to draw more power from them. Co$t is a bit daunting, as all emerging technology usually is. I'd be interested in getting some at some point in time.

Was reading Pacific Yachting magazine and saw this article in it. Gives some good info and figures:

http://www.pysystems.ca/tech-talk/techtalk/2017/01/31/why-are-lithium-iron-phosphate-batteries-so-great/

>>1152007

You only really need lithium for vehicular applications. Stationary applications don't put as much wear on batteries, so lead acid can last much longer and the increased size and weight does not matter.

>>1152007
There is an EV guy selling these exact batterys on youtube.they are used and not 100% any more. He said they where going for 45 dollars a cell.. And in 3 years he said each cell inside lost like 500miliamp. I watched two of his videos.. He talked about working for EV West and the batterys came out of his EV bus. Sure some googling you can find it.. I didn't subscribe not my thing and he was pretty boring.