Recent content by mkaye

if you upgrade to lithium batteries, you need to make sure your charger has a lithium profile (the 9280 doesn't, but Progressive Dynamics should have a drop-in replacement) the SCC needs a lithium profile you need to protect your alternator as LFP batteries will burn it out since this is a...

they do make 100Ah & 200Ah

i just purchased this (i'm in Canada) https://volthium.com/en/product/battery-aventura-12v-300a-self-heating/ the BMS is replaceable if it fails hopefully i never need to see how their 10 year warranty works not cheap they do say resistant to vibrations also compatible with Victron

https://volthium.com/en/batteries/ made in Quebec just ordered the 300Ah battery, friend has had the 100Ah for 2 years, no issues $50 shipping to Ontario someone to talk to for warranty work they supply NASA & US Military not cheap, but i went with them for hopefully trouble-free service and a...

remember when using cable length for size calculation, it is the total of both wires, not just 1 here is a drop-in replacement guide for the WFCO https://www.progressivedyn.com/converter-cross-reference-guide/

this is the other 1 i am looking at https://volthium.com/en/product/battery-aventura-12v-300a-self-heating/ 10 yr warranty the Renogy looks like prorated 5 yr i have a home-built LFP with Chargery BMS - too many wires and components, need to simplify i have moved the battery to the rear so the...

yes, Renogy has it's problems but, for my RV it is a better fit than the EG4

https://ca.renogy.com/rego-12v-400ah-lithium-iron-phosphate-battery-with-renogy-one/?mc_cid=196fbdc342&mc_eid=b28b3b2cac great sale, not sure of the quality?? the wires look a little small

https://volthium.com/en/product/12v-200ah-self-heating-battery/ not cheap, but very well built a friend has the 100ah heated battery in his camper, working great

so the LFP batteries are only powering the inverter, which manages charging the LFP batteries and supplies AC (shore/inverter) the LA batteries are powering the 12V side and are only charged when there is AC no perpetual motion

the converter needs to be disabled when running on the inverter otherwise you have a perpetual motion machine i.e. battery running inverter, inverter charging the battery. you have to remember to turn the breaker off for the converter when running the inverter or install a relay that only powers...

i have a small Class C (Chevy 350 chassis) and made the switch to lithium a few years ago - 12V 280Ah LFP cells/Chargery BMS kept everything at 12V for simplicity and starting the generator i have 200W solar on the roof and 200W solar in a suitcase for parking under the trees i have alternator...

i bought some used Chargery stuff last fall i have 2 mechanical relays at the moment, so separate port was on my brain just getting around to installing it, i had 2 DCC cables for common port and modified it to drive the 2 DCC's i.e. 1 for charging, 1 for discharge now that i am thinking about...

yes, i agree, it could be as high as 184A, but my question is do i need 4/0 wire for the short connections? math says no

i have a 280ah LFP, 2000W inverter right now i have 4/0 wire from battery terminals to bus bars thinking about size vs distance, these are only ~12" long are hard to manage i should be able to use a smaller, more flexible wire for the short distance and still manage my ~160A for the inverter? mark