Thanks Pete,
I could definitely power more than I am now. It's wintertime's short days and long nights I'm trying to provide for. But yeah, a lot of work. Hope it will be worth it in the long run. Hoping these batts last a long time too.
Fires are a worry. One reason I'm not in california any longer. Lost my house to the big 03 fire there. Fires in Oregon and Idaho are a long ways from here, luckily. Not too many trees here in the immediate neighborhood. Grass fires I'll just have to deal with if they come. Hope not.
The shunt balancer is wired up to the 'new' half of the bank. Pic is pretty good. You can zoom in and read the cell volts of each cell. Old camera wouldn't have been clear enough.
I'll have to wait a few days to wire up the 'old' half. Not enough wire. Had to order some more. Using 14ga stranded hi temp wire.
Balancer won't do much until both halves are connected and I bump up the charging from 54v to 56v. Kicks in at (i think) 3.55v/cell. Each balancer cell is individual.
Wish I had put this one in first thing. Spent a lot on small balancers, BMS', and active balancers that couldn't handle these batteries. Learning as you go gets expensive. I think this setup will do the job properly. Time will tell....
Should have waited to take the pic until I had dressed up the wires, but oh well.