skip1221
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anyone recommend
LiTime 12V 100Ah Group 24 Deep Cycle Lithium Battery they are reg $460 on for 300 right now.
LiTime 12V 100Ah Group 24 Deep Cycle Lithium Battery they are reg $460 on for 300 right now.
check out Will Prouse on YouTube, he did a video on them and I think they were decent.anyone recommend
LiTime 12V 100Ah Group 24 Deep Cycle Lithium Battery they are reg $460 on for 300 right now.
Good luck with that.I picked up my camper yesterday FINALLY after a 9 hour drive lol and I found this sticker on the panel so now I know I can switch to Lithium and know it will be charged accordingly. And thank you stircrazy for that price I should pick up two of them and join them,
just be carful with that one if you decide to put solar on the rv. you will either have to pull the converter and send it in to get it made a permanent LiFePO4 converter, or get them to send you the part and do it yourself, but that voids the warranty if that matters. the problem is another charging source interferes with the auto detect and you won't get the Li charge profile. if you plan to go to solar but not right away, what you could do is use it with LiFePO4 batteries this year and then when you shut down for the winter send it in to get it converter over and then you are good to add what ever you want.I picked up my camper yesterday FINALLY after a 9 hour drive lol and I found this sticker on the panel so now I know I can switch to Lithium and know it will be charged accordingly. And thank you stircrazy for that price I should pick up two of them and join them,
Good luck with that.
If your camper came with a factory SolarFlex, it will conflict with the auto detect "capability" of the converter. You will probably be okay if you don't camp off grid and don't want/need the full capacity of your LiFePO4 batteries. Otherwise, you will have to disable the solar while you are connected to shore power (and remember to turn it back on when you disconnect from shore power) in order for the auto detect to sense the lithium batteries correctly.
acid batteries are not a lot less maintenance. the only issue you will have is the converter, if your camping with out power and just using the solar you won't have any issues, it is just when they are both feeding, the converter won't "detect" the battery properly when the solar is running. easy fix, one of three options.. send the converter in to get a jumper installed to make it always Li, get them to send you the jumper and install it your self, then you know how if you want to put it back to auto detect if you sell it. and third just put a new converter in it and keep the old one or sell it.This stuff is pretty overwhelming to say the least. I think I will just stay with the acid batteries..lol A LOT less wondering and maintenance. It came with 200 solar I changed the controller and added another to make it 400. I would only use boon docking in October when my sister will use the camper for three weeks so .. I thank you all for the information as I would have just installed them and had no clue what to do or expect. Again I thank you all for the reply's.
If that price is $460 on sale for $300 PER BATTERY, then the price you posted is about $50-75 more PER BATTERY than Amazon. Do a Amazon search for "LiTime Battery" and their entire product line will be listed. They have (I'm guessing) 30-40 different "100 amp lithium batteries" some with heater circuits, some without, some waterproof (for marine use) some that aren't, some in GP 24, GP 27, GP 31 sizes and some in "odd size cases" for other than RV use....anyone recommend
LiTime 12V 100Ah Group 24 Deep Cycle Lithium Battery they are reg $460 on for 300 right now.
AHHHH My "bad".... We just got electrical power back last night after 16 days of no power due to the "northern Michigan Ice Storm"... There are still about 3000 homes within 10 miles of us that do not have power. After 16 days of running on the generator (at reduced power so limited capability to heat water/pump it at the same time, etc) we're just now returning to "comfort living"... Still no internet, so we're using the Cougar's Verizon MiFi. It's slow as molasses, but beats smoke signals (just barely)... It was super nice to stand in the shower this morning and not be limited to a "navy shower"...John, those are Canadian prices for the batteries. Since they are in Canada, US Amazon prices don’t matter.
for once thanks to your tariffs we can actually get something cheaper in Canada hahaJohn, those are Canadian prices for the batteries. Since they are in Canada, US Amazon prices don’t matter.
nope with the exchange our battery would be 233.00US. if you don't have the tariff applied yet then you still get a better deal. there isn't much we get a better deal on and if we do its because it is a local product not sold in the US or there are new tariffs on it. solar panels and batteries from China should be getting cheaper to buy up here though..The same battery is $269.99 US on the LiTime website or $534.58 for a 2-pack with free shipping, or $311.99 and $617.74 CAN also with free shipping. Factoring in the currency exchange rate, you do get a better deal up there!