So I have an Ampere Time 12v 100ah Lifepo4 battery that I have been using for roughly 6-8 months (though I have owned the battery for almost a year but wasn't on the road and was only able to afford the rest of the bits and bobs for the system 6-8 months ago). The battery is hooked up to an Epever 30amp controller, which is, in turn, connected to three 100 watt solar panels. From the battery I have a 1200 watt pure sine inverter, a 12v fuse block which in turn is running the USB and power port (which runs the fridge, charges my phone etc).
Plugged into the inverter is a laptop and tomorrow I will pick up the instapot I ordered.
So far I have had no issues running everything for however long I want to, however I also haven't really run into a string of bad solar days.
Now that the setup is out of the way, on to the reason for this post. I am wanting to add a 2nd 100ah battery...but in the interim between puchasing my current battery and now as everyone knows Amere Time has changed to LiTime. I doubt there will be any issues, but I still consider myself somewhat of a newbie and know I don't know as much as many here on the forum.
So my question is twofold. Will this present any immediate issues and what would be the best procedure for adding the 2nd battery?
Having issues a few years down the road doesn't concern me as much as eventually I will likely swap them out for a couple of 200ah batteries when I can afford it...but just can't afford that swap right now and will have to save up for it.
Plugged into the inverter is a laptop and tomorrow I will pick up the instapot I ordered.
So far I have had no issues running everything for however long I want to, however I also haven't really run into a string of bad solar days.
Now that the setup is out of the way, on to the reason for this post. I am wanting to add a 2nd 100ah battery...but in the interim between puchasing my current battery and now as everyone knows Amere Time has changed to LiTime. I doubt there will be any issues, but I still consider myself somewhat of a newbie and know I don't know as much as many here on the forum.
So my question is twofold. Will this present any immediate issues and what would be the best procedure for adding the 2nd battery?
Having issues a few years down the road doesn't concern me as much as eventually I will likely swap them out for a couple of 200ah batteries when I can afford it...but just can't afford that swap right now and will have to save up for it.