{"id":249,"date":"2023-08-01T22:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T22:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/veteran\/?p=249"},"modified":"2023-08-20T16:42:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T16:42:26","slug":"aug-1-my-redodo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/veteran\/2023\/08\/01\/aug-1-my-redodo\/","title":{"rendered":"Aug 1 My Redodo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Without vision, even the most focused passion is a battery without a device.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ken Auletta<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>This is a copy of a post from my other Blog Dated June 30 I also included a post from July 20 from this blog.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is 5 AM, and I felt like writing.<\/p>\n<p>I am off-grid. I cur\u00adrently use lead acid batteries, I will be switching to lifep\u00ad04 as I can afford it, starting with a single 24v 100 Ah battery. I also own a Bluetti EB3A and have since learned it doesn&#8217;t do pass-through charging if you use an inverter generator. That story <a href=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/veteran\/2023\/07\/17\/bluetti-eb3a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. That led me to find and buy a 24v, actually to be precise a 25.6v LifeP04 battery as a solution.\u00a0 Red O D O as it is pronounced is the one I chose to buy.<\/p>\n<p>I hoped it would solve the issues I have with my Bluetti. As time goes on, I will replace all my SLA batteries with Lifep04.<\/p>\n<p>So the fi\u00adrst Red\u200b O D O Batt\u00adery will be directly connected to that device, to extend its runtime and to ke\u00adep it charged. I will use solar, and wind power du\u00adring summer months\u200b and an inverter genera\u00adtor to keep my\u200b bat\u00adtery charged during the short snowy wint\u00ader days.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/614xwH7v4WL._AC_SX679_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26336\" src=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/614xwH7v4WL._AC_SX679_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe only thing I see missing from this battery is the ability to monitor it with Bluetooth. A suggestion for Redodo, perhaps in the future you might use a BMS with Bluetooth capability.<\/p>\n<p>I will do a further write-up about the battery when it arrives,\u200b but to make it clear, I never expect anyt\u00adhing in return. I am paying for this item.<\/p>\n<p>My order is done.\u00a0 The Red O D O battery, just awaiting shipping now.\u00a0 Will I be able to have high-speed internet and my Xbox running for more than an hour? I hope so. It&#8217;s going to be a skinny month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vtPk5IUbdH0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>July 20 Post\u00a0 \u00a0 Lazarus, Name for my Dead LFP<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>John 11:11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am not religious, I do believe in God, and John Wayne.<\/p>\n<p>My brand spanking new $1000 (today&#8217;s price CDN)\u00a0 LIFEP04 24v 100Ah was dead.\u00a0 I had it directly connected to my input on my Bluetti. That story is in a previous post.\u00a0 My fault, I fell asleep with my Bluetti on, and it drained my LFP so low my charger couldn&#8217;t see it.<\/p>\n<p>Like I said in my <a href=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/veteran\/2023\/07\/17\/bluetti-eb3a\/\">Bluetti<\/a> post, my monitoring solution is on its way.<\/p>\n<p>I carried the 48-pound battery down the stairs, yes with a broken back, and damaged knees. One step at a time. I got it set up on an end table I made when I was more active.<\/p>\n<p>I spent time yesterday looking for an answer to my problem. All the answers out there were for 12v batteries. I needed a 24v answer. I did have two almost-dead 12v AGM. I wonder if that would help.<\/p>\n<p>I contacted Red O D O tech support. This is what they said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hello Rod,<br \/>\nI might have misunderstood your battery question \u2639 So sorry.<br \/>\nAre you meaning your battery BMS is being cut off for over-discharging?<br \/>\nIf yes, you need to cut off the load of the battery and put the battery aside for 30mins. Then the battery will automatically recover itself to normal voltage (&gt;20V) and can be used after fully charged.<br \/>\nIf the battery is unable to recover itself after above steps, please try activating by one of below two methods. After activated (voltage &gt; 20V) and fully charged by normal charging method, it can be used normally.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Method \u2460 Connect a 36V solar panel directly to charge the battery without a controller for 10~30mins in sunny daytime<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><em>.<br \/>\nMethod \u2461 Connect the battery with a charger with 0V charging function (it can charge the battery starting from 0V) to charge the battery.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here we have been under a large cloud of wildfire smoke since early May. Solar was not an option. Some days I can see the sun through the haze, but my solar panels can&#8217;t. I don&#8217;t own a charger that can revive dead LFP. My MPPT charge controller was about ten years old, I didn&#8217;t have the manuals, and I am sure the company didn&#8217;t exist anymore.<\/p>\n<p>It turned out one of the AGMs was dead. I had my old dead van battery sitting in the battery room. That and the almost functioning other AGM that I hoped would do the job. I hooked them in series as best I could with what wire I could find. I measured the voltage, 19 volts, and that was after charging.<\/p>\n<p>I repeated what I saw in the video. I connected the neg cable to the neg on the LFP and just touched the positive for a second. I heard a click inside the battery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-UjVtaDATMU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Thank you So much, Professor Hobo.<\/p>\n<p>It had come back to life. So I named the battery Lazarus. I put on the charging cables. It hesitated for a forever moment, then it started to charge.<\/p>\n<p>BTW, Frankenstein was the name of the doctor, not the monster. Yes, my hair looks like Wilder&#8217;s. \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0VkrUG3OrPc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>It is charging now. It will take two days at 10 AMPS or 10 hours, maybe more. I will check it in a few hours.\u00a0 Ya go for the more it has been charging for three hours it is at ten percent.<\/p>\n<p>After burning 5 liters of gas, that&#8217;s a gallon more or less for some people, I stopped the gen for the day.<\/p>\n<p>At 5 PM, my time, the charger was reporting either 44 Ah used or 20 percent full.<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE: On day two charging all day, the charger shows 48.4 Ah used or stored, not sure which. It still shows 20 % full. Refilling this battery is getting expensive.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow we will try again.<\/p>\n<p>I learned my lesson. I will be a lot more diligent about my voltage levels in the future.\u26a1<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading,\u00a0 \u00a0 &#8230; Pilgrim.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9O8oLqY2sxo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Since I wrote these posts, I learned to use a failing of my Bluetti to start my BMS. My EB3A back feeds power through the DC input port. I plug the DC input cable connected to the battery, leave for ten seconds and my charger starts charging.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Without vision, even the most focused passion is a battery without a device. Ken Auletta This is a copy of a post from my other Blog Dated June 30 I also included a post from July 20 from this blog. It is 5 AM, and I felt like writing. I am off-grid. 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