ColtClimbs
New Member
Hello, my girlfriend and I just bought a van that is mostly converted. It has a lot of high quality gear such as victron 3000w inverter, mppt solar controller, 2 dc-dc chargers, stove top, fridge. The only issue we have run into is the LiFePO4 batteries are damaged. The van was sitting for 2 years in storage and now the existing GBS 300ah (from starlight solar) batteries will not hold a full charge.
Rather than risking trying to salvage useful cells, I plan to get a drop-in replacement. My budget is around $1000-$1200 and my current considerations are the Chins 300ah w/ blutooth and low temp heating ($1139) or LiTime 300ah ($1099). Low temp cutoff and SOC are both important to have, but I figure I can also get the victron smart sense and smart shunt on the LiTime to solve these. I currently feel that LiTime has a better build quality and higher quality cells (Chins says nowhere about grade A cells), so I am more inclined to go that direction. That would put my a little over budget, but might be worth it for higher quality.
Please let me know if you have thoughts on my situation, preferences between these options, or thoughts on different batteries/setup.
Thank you!
Rather than risking trying to salvage useful cells, I plan to get a drop-in replacement. My budget is around $1000-$1200 and my current considerations are the Chins 300ah w/ blutooth and low temp heating ($1139) or LiTime 300ah ($1099). Low temp cutoff and SOC are both important to have, but I figure I can also get the victron smart sense and smart shunt on the LiTime to solve these. I currently feel that LiTime has a better build quality and higher quality cells (Chins says nowhere about grade A cells), so I am more inclined to go that direction. That would put my a little over budget, but might be worth it for higher quality.
Please let me know if you have thoughts on my situation, preferences between these options, or thoughts on different batteries/setup.
Thank you!