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LFP Battery Capacity For Dummies: In Only 2.5 Minutes!

DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse 2:27

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*Recommended Shunt Settings*
Battery Capacity: Total Amp Hours of Battery Bank
Charged Voltage: 14V for 12V System, 56V for 48V System
Discharge Floor: 0%
Tail Current: 2-4%
Charged Detection Time: 1-3m
Peukert Exponent: 1.05
Charge Efficiency Factor: 99%
Battery SOC on Reset: Keep SOC

*Recommended Test Current*
Total Bank Capacity / 5
600Ah / 5 = 120A

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0:00 Intro
0:29 Installation
0:47 Settings
1:08 Charge to 100%
1:17 Discharge to 0%
1:33 Results! What do they mean?!

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