K maybe my garden circuit might run a bit higher
Thanks for the help
Hereās a shootout comparing them from mooch.
Basically what Ryend said. Good just not quite as good. (At least in abusive cycle life 
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Honestly not a clue, but I was running it off a single kitchen outlet with a soldering iron and heat gun in the same circuitā¦still hasnāt blown. I think the kitchen is 30A though
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@Halbj613 If the wiring is up to spec you can have an electrician change the breaker for you.
This HAS to be documented through the proper channels, the reason being that your insurance company will not be liable to cover any injuries or damage unless documented.
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hi so @ryend i confirmed with my dad that the breaker is a 35amps fuse for all the outlets in my house
however in the uk the sockets are rated for 13amps
is it dangerous to run it as it only pulses at 20amps for a couple split seconds (i think)
what do you think
curious how its completely diff packaging from mine,can you unshrink one of the cells and take pics
finally all unpacked, bout to start weighing and voltage testing, 8 will be pulled and put through 5 charge/discharge cycles
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Mine should be here today, ill let yall know which packaging I get as well.
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Yeah so my breaker is ok (32amps) the sockets are 13amps though so I am not sure whether it is safe to run
@ZachTetra do you know what amps your sockets are rated for?
Also my socket is an standard 2 prong socket which is different to the U.K.
as far as I understand the earth wire is missing unlike in the U.K. where you are forced to have an earth wire
Is this dangerous and should it be fine?
I literally have no idea, I think the sockets are 10A each but thatās like the rating on a XT connector, you could pull 20A from the socket for a short while on occasion without issue
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So do you think it should be ok for 13amp sockets to run this
Youāre asking the wrong guy, but I would do it
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itās the 13amp breaker on the socket that will be the issue.
The problem is not if itās safe or not, the sunkko will expect a 20A fuse and is specced accordingly.
If you try to use it with a 13A fuse it will most likely work, kind of, you will get a sub par weld and blow the 13A fuse. If you have resettable fuses you reset it and go again, do one sub par weld, reset the fuse. If the fuse is a disposable one you will need a new fuse. You will end up with a battery that has shoddy welds and put unnecessary strain on the electrical wiring in your house.
You can have an electrician check the wiring in your house, it might be that the wires that are currently installed are thick enough that they can handle a 20A fuse instead of the 13A one, if that is the case you can just have the electrician change the 13A to a 20A.
If the cables are not wide enough you will need to have the electrician install a separate outlet with a 20A fuse.
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Thatās a sore subject. I just discovered this battery completely drained due to some bonehead not pulling the loopkey before letting it sit for an extended period. But it was great while it was alive, no complaints. That pack is going to be replaced with a 13s5p of VTC6 cells since I was able to get em for 3.99 a cell
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Worst case you blow the fuse or breaker, then you gotta reset it. It will not burn down your house any more than a hair dryer would
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So as far as google has told me the sockets here in the U.K. donāt have fuses
The main circuit breaker is 32amps and I think the actual sockets donāt have a 13amp fuse
Nothing terrible, thatās what the breakers/fuses are for. Replacing the socket w/ a higher rated one is way less involved than replacing the actual breaker (still not something Iām suggesting you do yourself). But if your shit is wired for 35A like your pops says, Iād get an outlet upgraded or see if you can find one thatās already been.
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So I have looked online and there are no outlets here in the U.K. for more then 13amps which are reasonably easy to get
Maybe someone could help?
Yeah sure. I will later tonight.
I took a sampling of 4 cells and am testing them now.
All shipping voltages were right around 3.7 on the dozen or so i checked
Unfortunately I donāt have a setup that can do a high amp discharge test on them currently
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Talking out of my ass now, but the plug is probably rated at 13A continuous. Like we have a 1500w standard here where a device canāt draw more than that if itās meant to be left on all the time. Thatās about 13A @ 110V.
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