Saturday, March 15, 2014

Re: [Electric Boats] Electric Kayak

 

They maybe out of stock in the little cells.  But That 18kw pack with the BMS and contactor built in looks pretty good for $6000.  


Two of them would give you 48 volts and sink any kayak ever made.    Be a nice 750 AH pack for a larger boat thou.  


On Mar 14, 2014, at 3:12 PM, oak <oak_box@yahoo.com> wrote:


I'd be very curious about this too!

From the Balqon web site, they seem to be Out of stock on a bunch of stuff at any period in time.
They seem to be a LOT cheaper than other sources I've seen, and it's nice to be able to get a 12V package instead of having to bolt together a bunch of smaller cells.  But....  if you can't easily and effectively access them (the company), or if they're out of stock for months at a time, it would make me reluctant to send a lot of $$ that way.

At the urging of someone else in this group, I took another look at AGM batteries.
They're HEAVY, but for the $$ seem to work out to be more cost effective than Li.  They won't spill, and they take common, easy to find (and relatively inexpensive) chargers.

I bought a set of Deka AGM batteries for my boat, and am very anxious to get some data on how well they do!!!


From: William Branan <kayakbiker@gmail.com>
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 2:34 PM
Subject: [Electric Boats] Re: Electric Kayak

 
Is there a best most cost effective brand for a 12 volt lifepo4 battery the size of a group 24 or 27.  I know of but have not seen Balqon.





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