hbpowerwall
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I just want to jot some notes here as I think of things I could do better with myPowerwall
1. How I set up the sheds, yes with the wood backing - hindsightand a bunch of interwebbers said it's a dick move. Wellnow, but not back then I agree. My theory was it's still in a tin shed and it was a cheap way to give strength to the shed walls so up it went.
2. Size of thebattery shed - IT NEEDS TO BE BIGGER, it would make it easier to work on, check& maintain.I could also geta lotmore cells in there.
3. Fuses - I used 0.23mm winding wire that was plastic coated - it was a bitch to get the coating off and contributed to soldering iron tips dying far too fast. Moving forward I'll be using thiswill be much easier to handle and will faster to 'install'
4. Fuses 2.0 - After seeingTHIS this happen to Rohan all new packs will be double fused. His issue was design that has subsequently been fixed but had it been double fused this would have been a much small issue of a fuse blowing!
5. Busbars - I've put considerable effort into my 'Busbar' process includingthe old Busbar Saga. With the growth of the powerwalls out there many different ways have emerged so of them listed hereone that stands out isflyjabiru11's busbars ( link direct to the good stuff
). They are super easy to make & easy to find cheaply or free ! I recommend you check them out if your planning a powerwall build.
If you feel I could do something better that isn't listed above please feel free to leave a comment.
1. How I set up the sheds, yes with the wood backing - hindsightand a bunch of interwebbers said it's a dick move. Wellnow, but not back then I agree. My theory was it's still in a tin shed and it was a cheap way to give strength to the shed walls so up it went.
2. Size of thebattery shed - IT NEEDS TO BE BIGGER, it would make it easier to work on, check& maintain.I could also geta lotmore cells in there.
3. Fuses - I used 0.23mm winding wire that was plastic coated - it was a bitch to get the coating off and contributed to soldering iron tips dying far too fast. Moving forward I'll be using thiswill be much easier to handle and will faster to 'install'
4. Fuses 2.0 - After seeingTHIS this happen to Rohan all new packs will be double fused. His issue was design that has subsequently been fixed but had it been double fused this would have been a much small issue of a fuse blowing!
5. Busbars - I've put considerable effort into my 'Busbar' process includingthe old Busbar Saga. With the growth of the powerwalls out there many different ways have emerged so of them listed hereone that stands out isflyjabiru11's busbars ( link direct to the good stuff
If you feel I could do something better that isn't listed above please feel free to leave a comment.