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tacotacotaco · 04-18-2022, 05:35 PM

New RV owner here. Eventual plan is to upgrade the solar so I can boondock a bit more robustly but want to get out on the road first, make sure it's an RV I'm going to stick with for a long time, maybe wait a year as I am told by the dealer that drilling into the roof voids the warranty on it.

I know that for the solar I will need an inverter and myriad other equipment for the infrastructure, and I plan on hiring somebody to do all that. My question is: for now can I get a little extra time living on DC power off shore charge by putting in some LiFePO4 batteries? Is there anything else that needs to be done regarding wiring, controller, etc? Or is it just as simple as switching out the batteries? Is this something worth doing or better to wait?

04-18-2022, 05:35 PM	#1
tacotacotaco Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Austin Posts: 10	Question about changing batteries New RV owner here. Eventual plan is to upgrade the solar so I can boondock a bit more robustly but want to get out on the road first, make sure it's an RV I'm going to stick with for a long time, maybe wait a year as I am told by the dealer that drilling into the roof voids the warranty on it. I know that for the solar I will need an inverter and myriad other equipment for the infrastructure, and I plan on hiring somebody to do all that. My question is: for now can I get a little extra time living on DC power off shore charge by putting in some LiFePO4 batteries? Is there anything else that needs to be done regarding wiring, controller, etc? Or is it just as simple as switching out the batteries? Is this something worth doing or better to wait?