HighTechLab
AKA Dexter - CTO of Current Connected, LLC
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My best friend and I have been working on my Fifth-Wheel and we're planning to make videos showing how to install LiFePO4 batteries, inverters, solar panels, charge controllers, transfer switches, and more. I want to make this a step-by-step series in the real world so you can see exactly how I've done everything so you can follow along at home and do it yourself.
I was planning on adding around 1000 watts of solar on the roof coupled with some LiFePO4 batteries (Or possibly Winston LiFeYPO4 for better cold weather performance.) We have a sample pack of 4 CALB CA180s but I think since I live in North Idaho and have cold weather to combat, it would be a smart move to use a technology that has the best performance in the cold weather.
My goal here is to make this rig ready to go out to the desert or any remote area and be able to run without requiring noisy generators - at the same time allowing myself to enjoy the luxuries such as AC, TVs, Coffee makers, microwaves, and just about anything else you could imagine. It will be great for the trips we like to take out to the desert where there are no utility hook ups. The point however, is to make videos to teach you how to do these things on your own.
Quite a few of my videos I show off "What I built" as compared to "How I built it". I have seen countless comments come in from the community that indicate I need to show how I figured things out - This is what I would like to improve on moving forward.
So check out Part 1 of this series - I overview what I'm starting out with so you can follow along from start to finish. I will post the continuation of this series as replies to this thread as they develop.
I was planning on adding around 1000 watts of solar on the roof coupled with some LiFePO4 batteries (Or possibly Winston LiFeYPO4 for better cold weather performance.) We have a sample pack of 4 CALB CA180s but I think since I live in North Idaho and have cold weather to combat, it would be a smart move to use a technology that has the best performance in the cold weather.
My goal here is to make this rig ready to go out to the desert or any remote area and be able to run without requiring noisy generators - at the same time allowing myself to enjoy the luxuries such as AC, TVs, Coffee makers, microwaves, and just about anything else you could imagine. It will be great for the trips we like to take out to the desert where there are no utility hook ups. The point however, is to make videos to teach you how to do these things on your own.
Quite a few of my videos I show off "What I built" as compared to "How I built it". I have seen countless comments come in from the community that indicate I need to show how I figured things out - This is what I would like to improve on moving forward.
So check out Part 1 of this series - I overview what I'm starting out with so you can follow along from start to finish. I will post the continuation of this series as replies to this thread as they develop.