DIY LifePo4 Battery Build
Was right on the edge of purchasing a pair of 100ah BB or LifeBlue LifePo4 batteries ($1600-$2100) for our truck camper. They were going to replace two GC2's. About 2 weeks ago decided to get advent...
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Gjac wrote:$750 for 4 200ah 3.2v LifePo4 cells and BMS.
Do you have a rough cost breakdown for the total package for the batteries, chargers and monitoring systems? With your system are you planning on eliminating your genset?
$175 for the Renogy 40a dc to dc charger.
Plus approx. $150 for cables/wire and hardware.
Total approx. $1075
We monitor SOC (plus voltage, current, presets, etc.) using the bluetooth dongle and app which were included with the BMS.
No plans to eliminate the generator. We sometimes dry-camp during the summer in the desert SW and other very humid parts of the US. We sometimes run the a/c for days at a time.
