Be careful about the DC voltage accidents!

Micro-Inverter – No Fear of Death

Standard PV installations with work with DC 400V to DC 800V. Total risk of electric shock and death ! ! !  

With Micro-Inverter working with DC 50V – 100% SAFETY - no risks of burns, shocks or deaths because of high DCa voltages.

Make your own solar instalation as safe as possible. Use only low voltage DC micro-inverters.

A simple solution to protect against short-circuit

We strongly recommend to have all instruments and tools fully insulated against accidental short-circuit.

Improper installation causing terminal overheating and cell damage

The photo shows a cell with a damaged terminal. The improper installation left some dirt and high resistance on the terminal connector flat area. The high currents cause over-warming and further increase of the resistance. The result is complete damage of the cell by terminal overheating.

The power of electric induction

A simple mistake:  the cable rolled up on a wheel-cable extension cord used to charge an EV. Never forget that even few loops on a cable can cause severe heating by electric induction.

FAQ: Replacing a defective cell with a new cell

Question: I have bought 50 lithium cells. After 3 years, I have found out that one or two cells are defective. How can I replace the defective cell?

Answer: Generally said you can replace a defective cell in a string of LFP cells with a new cell of the same capacity (or higher capacity).  As the new call has full capacity performance, the new cell will not influence the performance of the whole pack. Some customers decide to buy some extra cells to have them on hand in case of a cell failure. However in order to keep these extra cells fresh over a period of many years, it is necessary to charge and discharge the extra cells from time to time.

Note: most cell failures are direct results of deep discharge, over charge or improper balancing. We strictly recommend avoiding such situations to keep the long lifetime of the cells.

Improper packing of additional mounting hardware can cause a severe energy/heat discharge. The metalic parts can make the short-circuit of the cell terminals.  Never allow the terminals to be in short-circuit.

The photo of a damaged 12V battery

This photo shows the results of a severe battery abuse and following dissambly. You can see that the LiFePO4 is a 100% safe batery technology: no fire, no explosion, no dangerous acids, gases and chemicals.  (source)

Beware of the danger of electric shock, burns and sparks!

The photo shows that even skilled profesionals can make a mistake and burn the battery terminal in a fraction of a second……..

The lesson learned is: Pay more than a usual attention to your work when assembling the battery packs and sets.

Keep in mind that the energy stored in the lithium cells may cause severe burns or fires if discharged improperly.  source