He has powered his house for 8 years using laptop batteries

Post by cnity » Tue, May 27, 2025, 9:11 AM UTC

Cthulhu_ wrote: post #6

jiri wrote: post #5

Looks like awful lot of work to create such battery packs. I guess next step is to automate general assembly and dissasembly of battery packs via some smart AI robotics.

Try it manually first, can't automate a process if you don't know the process yet. That will prove the business case too, with a lot less upfront investment. The problem is that it doesn't scale; unless you have quality and reliability guarantees on the batteries, you won't be able to sell it in anything but unregulated markets, meaning that demand will always be low and investments in "smart AI robotics" will never…

Post by mschuster91 » Tue, May 27, 2025, 9:13 AM UTC

shakna wrote: post #2

If you want more of the story, probably start over here [0] [0] https://secondlifestorage.com/index.php?threads/glubuxs-powe...

Post by newsclues » Tue, May 27, 2025, 9:19 AM UTC

desman wrote: post #9

I've been thinking about similar setups with lots of batteries as I have excess energy I can generate during the day and a lot of otherwise barely usable space in my attic. Fire hazard is my major concern. How do you make sure old (or even new) batteries don't do their usual thing, especially if they are in an environment with unstable temperatures and scarce monitoring?

Post by Arnt » Tue, May 27, 2025, 9:25 AM UTC

mschuster91 wrote: post #13

shakna wrote: post #2

If you want more of the story, probably start over here [0] [0] https://secondlifestorage.com/index.php?threads/glubuxs-powe...

Jesus. No cell balancing, protection or monitoring that I can see, and most importantly - wires directly soldered onto the battery instead of spot-welded. That's a fire hazard waiting to happen. People, if y'all ever build your own battery pack, please think about safety. Or if you don't, place a giant bucket of dry sand above the pack, with the bottom layer being made of acrylic or other plastic that melts. That's a…

Post by Scarblac » Tue, May 27, 2025, 9:29 AM UTC

nextaccountic wrote: post #18

mschuster91 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Jesus. No cell balancing, protection or monitoring that I can see, and most importantly - wires directly soldered onto the battery instead of spot-welded. That's a fire hazard waiting to happen. People, if y'all ever build your own battery pack, please think about safety. Or if you don't, place a giant bucket of dry sand above the pack, with the bottom layer being made of acrylic or other plastic that melts. That's a…

> with the bottom layer being made of acrylic or other plastic that melts. Why is this bottom layer important?