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Everything else / Re: Lithium cell balancing
« on: March 13, 2022, 08:07:45 AM »
Thanks Bruce, & yes well spotted September 2021 would be more accurate - Im still working on that time machine though!
The system is still in its teething stage, i'm just grateful nothing went bang!
It's a bit nerve racking setting up an off grid house, I'm just desperate now to get the Lister working properly again & of course building the PV array. Too many jobs & not enough time.... or money!

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General Discussion / Re: NEWBIE - LISTER OWNER
« on: March 11, 2022, 07:39:37 AM »
Thanks OldGoat - Ive PM'd you

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Lister Based Generators / Re: Lister Start-O-Matic manual
« on: March 10, 2022, 09:51:24 AM »
Anyone know if there is still a start-o-matic manual available on here anywhere?

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General Discussion / Re: NEWBIE - LISTER OWNER
« on: March 10, 2022, 07:44:02 AM »
You are not wrong there !

I don't suppose you know if there's a manual for the Start-O-Matic on here somewhere?
I found one post with a link but the link has long expired. Sadly it seems to owner is no longer with us.
Surely it must be on here somewhere but I just can find it...?

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Everything else / Re: Lithium cell balancing
« on: March 10, 2022, 07:38:57 AM »
Im new here so apologies for being late to the discussion.
I'm living off grid in Mid-Wales (as of Sept 2022)
I built a 16s, 280AH LifeP04 battery with cells that I imported from China via Alibaba.
They were bought before Brexit & was in transit post brexit, so you can imagine the fun I had with that!

I gained most of my knowledge from Will Prowse and his Youtube & Forum.
The BMS I went with is called, 123BMS that was purchased from Holland
We are still in early days obviously but so far so good, touch wood !
With a decent charge on the battery our house can run for about 5/7 days depending. The system is without any Solar input at the moment as I still need to build the PV array. We have 4kw of solar to add when I get the time.

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General Discussion / Re: NEWBIE - LISTER OWNER
« on: March 09, 2022, 03:33:39 PM »
I’m going to attempt a methodical tidy up of cables/connections 🤞
A good light, warm clothes (garage is bloody cold) & a lot of patience is needed now👍

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General Discussion / Re: NEWBIE - LISTER OWNER
« on: March 09, 2022, 07:53:23 AM »
Small update. The new battery didn’t reduce the issue. But after a closer inspection I found a one cable that had come away from its connection & 2 DC fuses blown. So next job is a thorough spring clean and general renewal of as many DC connections as possible. 👍 oh and buy some more fuses!

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General Discussion / Re: NEWBIE - LISTER OWNER
« on: March 07, 2022, 05:25:58 PM »
Thanks Cobbadog
I'm away for a couple of days now, but on my return i plan to try again with a fully charged 24v battery & see what happens. From what I can see the Start-o-Matic aspect of the system seems to be made of 2 separate components. One electronics housing that can be hung on the wall with the Amp meter Volt meter etc & another that sits on top of the generator itself.
The wall hung unit seems nice and tidy inside with regards to wiring but the other unit looks like it would benefit from a good day at the spa!
My electronic knowledge is limited but not completely redundant. The Lister is to work as a back-up genny for our off-grid house. I've built the 48v Lifepo4 battery system from 16 cells in series. But all my knowledge has come from the internet not college, they do say ignorance is bliss!
I'll try and add a couple more pix.

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General Discussion / NEWBIE - LISTER OWNER
« on: March 06, 2022, 01:53:15 PM »
Hi there, apologies if this is the wrong place for this.
Im a total novice !
I have owned a Lister with Startomatic for a few months. Im hoping to have it as our reliable back up on our off grid house.
I know very little about them other than they are supposed to be pretty bullet proof.
I managed to get it working & producing power off a couple of old 12v car batteries, but they haven't held their charge. The voltage on them has now dropped to 22v. The startomatic function has completely stopped operating. Im hoping this is a DC voltage issue and nothing too major?
I have still managed to successfully start the Lister with the crank but it no longer seems to produce any power. Does the alternator need the 24v to stiil work?
Apologies if this is a stupid question. I'm just trying to figure it out as i go.
The initial start up was interesting as I discovered that the exhaust pipe/silencer was full of dog biscuits thanks to a rather industrious mouse. I'll try and add pix
im based in Mid-Wales if anyone on here is local ?

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