Best places to buy LiFePO4 batteries??

[lifebattery]

winston battery works well, it doesn't bankrupt.i visited them on 29th Nov 2015.they are very busy and all workers works day and night to produce more cells because there are too much order.i have to wait 2-3 month for my order after i place order

[LiFePO4_Only]

Kohler makes a decent home Generator powered from either LPG or NG. You can put one outside your bedroom window and sleep like a baby at night with them running. You got yourself stuck in a box of portable generator with wheels that use gasoline. Get out of the Orange and Blue box store. That is not the way the real world works. When you see a generator outside banks, gas stations, office complexes, Wallmarts, just about every cell tower you see, and the list goes on all use either diesel or propane/NG. and are whisper quite.

I looked up Kohler thanks, i gotta say that I was shocked at their prices on the smaller units, the one I'd be interested in. Just buying 2 Kohlers instead of worrying about a portable unit wouldn't be insanely expensive. I've only been checking out portable units, man this put into perspective how expensive Hondas and Yamahas are

[Sunking]

Kohler makes a decent home Generator powered from either LPG or NG. You can put one outside your bedroom window and sleep like a baby at night with them running. You got yourself stuck in a box of portable generator with wheels that use gasoline. Get out of the Orange and Blue box store. That is not the way the real world works. When you see a generator outside banks, gas stations, office complexes, Wallmarts, just about every cell tower you see, and the list goes on all use either diesel or propane/NG. and are whisper quite.

[SunEagle]

That would be a homerun!! Do you have a link or a name?

I do not have a specific manufacturer in mind. You should be able to find someone to build you one based on the type and size of your generator.

Another way to quite down a generator is to install a muffler on the exhaust.

So a combination of enclosure and muffler may do the trick for you.

[LiFePO4_Only]

There are inexpensive sound reducing enclosures that can limit those db's below 55 if sound is an issue.

That would be a homerun!! Do you have a link or a name?

[SunEagle]

I would love diesel but no inverter versions and too loud. The Honda EU7000 tops out at 60 decibels...i've talked to people about the EU7000 tri fuel version and it suffers a 20% loss on propane. Now there's an inverter tri fuel Yamaha TFEF6300 that has ZERO loss on propane but the trade off is that it tops at 64 decibels ugh. Damn trade offs

There are inexpensive sound reducing enclosures that can limit those db's below 55 if sound is an issue.

[LiFePO4_Only]

I hear ya people always tend to over hype their stuff, not sure though if they mean zero loss compared to other propane generators or not. To their credit the same exact company is the one that claims their EU7000 version has the 20% loss (they sell both). They also claim even more loss then propane for natural gas. On the phone the guy claims to know the guy who patented the technique decades ago, and says most places do a hack version of the tri fuel conversion. He says the military orders from them at times and they always buy their Yamahas but not their Hondas.

Another thing i don't like about the Yamaha is should I use gasoline once in awhile it's a carburetor but Honda is fuel injected. The wheels also suck on the Yamaha they're tiny but Honda has nice beefy wheels

[Mike90250]

I would love diesel but no inverter versions and too loud. The Honda EU7000 tops out at 60 decibels...i've talked to people about the EU7000 tri fuel version and it suffers a 20% loss on propane. Now there's an inverter tri fuel Yamaha TFEF6300 that has ZERO loss on propane but the trade off is that it tops at 64 decibels ugh. Damn trade offs

Then someone has either made magic, or is lieing. All engines running on propane, have a 20% loss over gasoline, because propane has less energy density than gasoline. (Same problem with alcohol - less dense = less power). To keep the power the same, I think they have to turbo/super charge the engine to jam more fuel/air into it to get the same power.

[LiFePO4_Only]

I would love diesel but no inverter versions and too loud. The Honda EU7000 tops out at 60 decibels...i've talked to people about the EU7000 tri fuel version and it suffers a 20% loss on propane. Now there's an inverter tri fuel Yamaha TFEF6300 that has ZERO loss on propane but the trade off is that it tops at 64 decibels ugh. Damn trade offs

[Sunking]

You do not want gasoline. Does not store well. Think LPG or diesel.

[Sunking]

That was an incredible miss on my part, I kept saying to myself 'What the hell are you guys talking about that I'll buy batteries every several years??' lol

Again to optimistic. Try about every 5 years or less.

[LiFePO4_Only]

LOL. I'm looking more like Honda_7000is_only now ha


...I'm now researching the safest gas can you can possibly buy, damn had no clue how expensive a gas can could get but this is it;

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200518084_200518084

EDIT...
This is quite expensive but diesel is way better than gas

Cummins Onan 5HDKBB-2861 QD 5000

http://www.wisesales.com/cummins-onan-5hdkbb-2861-qd-5000-quiet-diesel-rv-generator.html

[bberry]

Ohhh!! My entire plan has been completely debunked!

See if you can change your user name to NickleIron_only.

[LiFePO4_Only]

All batteries have both calendar life and cycle life, whichever comes first.

Ohhh!! My entire plan has been completely debunked! Now I know why I was coming off as unreasonable I thought it was only cycle life. Damn back to the drawling board for me. Wow so happy I joined a forum, thank you.

That was an incredible miss on my part, I kept saying to myself 'What the hell are you guys talking about that I'll buy batteries every several years??' lol

[Sunking]

Isn't this just true if I let them sit and don't touch them for 7 years?

All batteries have both calendar life and cycle life, whichever comes first. Calendar Life is determined by the warranty. Chi-Coms come with 2 years warranty and claimed Calendar Life of 7 years with 3000 cycles. But there is the catch. No Chi-Com battery has made it for 7 years or ever seen 3000 cycles. None of the Chi-Coms have been around for more than 4 years. They all started from Thundersky which went bankrupt from warranty claims after 3 years in 2011. 3 companies spawned from Thindersky failed design, CALB, Winston, and Sinopoly. CALB was first Blue, same as Thundersky, Winston uses Yellow case, and Sinopoly uses Black. CALB Blue colored batteries had the same problems as Thundersky. They made a few tweaks and are now Gray. CALB is the only one who made improvements and the best of the bunch. The only real difference between them is the color of their cases. CALB Blue/Gray, Winston is Yellow, Sinopoly is Black.