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Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries – Pros and Cons

March 25, 2021

Introduction: Offgrid Tech has been selling Lithium batteries since 2016. LFP (Lithium Ferrophosphate or Lithium Iron Phosphate) is currently our favorite battery for several reasons. They are many times lighter than lead acid batteries and last much longer with an expected life of over 3000 cycles (8+ years). Initial cost has dropped to the point […]

Testing and Replacing Blue Sea Battery Fuses

July 11, 2018

Blue Sea Battery Fuses are used in the BAT048 Battery Combiner Box and other applications. Determining if a fuse is blown can be difficult. Determining if a fuse is blown in the BAT048 Battery Combiner Box: If only one or two fuses are blown, only the batteries connected through the blown fuses will be disconnected. […]

Pump Pressure Switch Replacement

March 4, 2015

Are you constantly replacing the pressure switch on your 12v water pump? Over the years we have found this to be one of the top problems missionaries face with an off grid pressurized water system. The Shurflo 2088 pump is a robust unit that rarely fails, except for the pressure switch. I have seen missionaries […]