I’ve read the posts and have seen the concerns for using lifepo4 batteries to power a bow thruster. I have a smaller thruster that is rated at 200A cont. When I use it, it pulls my LA battery voltage down enough to stall the engine.
My plan is to build a 12v pack out of 8 EVE 280AH cells, which I‘m getting ready to order from Jenny Wu. I haven’t started looking at a BMS solution yet. I know some of the options could be one large BMS with external contactors, or maybe use two BMS and make two individual packs in order to split the current between each pack.
Have any of you had success powering the bow thruster and windlass from a lifepo4 pack and if so, do you have any pointers?
P.S. if this doesn’t work, I’ll have a large enough house battery that I can run without the generator for most of the day.
My plan is to build a 12v pack out of 8 EVE 280AH cells, which I‘m getting ready to order from Jenny Wu. I haven’t started looking at a BMS solution yet. I know some of the options could be one large BMS with external contactors, or maybe use two BMS and make two individual packs in order to split the current between each pack.
Have any of you had success powering the bow thruster and windlass from a lifepo4 pack and if so, do you have any pointers?
P.S. if this doesn’t work, I’ll have a large enough house battery that I can run without the generator for most of the day.