Battery Upgrade - BigBattery.com | Kong Elite Max 48V

Big Battery Kong Elite Max 48V battery upgrade to our Off-Grid system.
Special thanks to my YouTube friends Gavin Stone DIY Homestead & Adam De Lay - Going Off Grid for all the knowledgeable videos you have shared on your AWESOME Channels. Links below.

Gavin's video for affiliate links to Busbars & DC Breakers.

[JasonWeir]

I purchased same Kong around same time. I 100% agree on the Anderson connector, with the #4 leads. They are too small and can definitely feel them heating up.
I’m going to look into getting larger if possible.

[matthewknight]

That's so awesome you got those buss bars. Your system looks way better and probably safer now with those buss bars. My buss bars are not as long as yours but about the same thing I believe

[NewLightEnergy]

Nice upgrade. You mentioned the RJ485 that the battery has. That would enable SOC recognition at the inverter then? Would love to see what you get setup with that. I have 3 of the Kong Elites and upgraded the cables for increased safety. Check it out if you’d like.

[bigblockcutlass]

Every time I go to big battery web side. I shack my head when I see how much they want. I bought EG4's 11 battery's, I just build 280 amp hour bought cells from 18650 battery store. Have just over $2500 in that. I fell it's done up pretty safe. Lined the box with fire board.

[matthewknight]

I really like your batteries. I'm building my own at the moment but if I had the money I'd rather have batteries like you have. Awesome

[adpena]

Hi, Im using same Battery in offgrid island.

[AdamDeLay]

Wow, that's a lot of capacity! That thing's a beast! All the upgrades look great though! Nice to see the new bus bars and disconnects. Great improvements.

In regards to the size of the battery cable, I wouldn't immediately be concerned since you have all 5 banks in parallel, but I would still reach out to the company and find out why they sent such small gauge cabling. It doesn't make much sense since the max discharge is higher than the smaller batteries.

Out of curiosity, what made you go with the Big Battery batteries?

Also, thanks for the shout out! Keep up the great work! Looks awesome!

[GavinStoneDIY]

Nice work man. I appreciate you mentioning my channel. That install looks nice and clean. That is a massive battery! What is your total battery capacity now? I’m sure you mentioned it but I missed it. How much of the house is off grid at this point?

[matthewknight]

And yeah maybe upgrade that cable but it's probably fine I just like using the bigger stuff. Seems to be easier on components with the 00 awg. Looking great man for real

[shc]

I think you should upgrade the kong cables to match the others. Good video and nice battery

[matthewknight]

I'm trying to get the nerve up to make a video myself.. I look up to yall that can do this and not be nervous

[andrewjackson]

How the fk did you get that up the stairs? It's like 600lbs