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--- opinion:frater_secessus:self-heated_lifepo4 [2023/09/03 16:24]
frater_secessus [how to think about the decision]
+++ opinion:frater_secessus:self-heated_lifepo4 [2023/10/17 15:13] (current)
frater_secessus [how the approaches work]
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   - allow incoming power only to the internal heaters, typically ~60w
   - when cell temps are >freezing charging is re-enabled
-  - optional:  heating may continue until some warmer setpoint, typically ~50F when this feature is utilized
+  - optional:  heating may continue until some warmer setpoint is reached, typically 40F-50F when this feature is utilized
 This means //warming only happens when charging is present//.  This may or may not be what you want.
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-With "soft" charging like a small solar setup it's a wash.  a matter of preference and cost.
+With "soft" charging like a small solar setup it's a wash.  a matter of preference and cost.   But in some specific use cases one approach might work better.
-In some specific use cases one approach might be better-suited than the other.

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