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smoline
Explorer
Oct 04, 2014

Any innovative solutions for adding more batteries?

My 2014 CS Adventurous has the standard configuration of two 6-volt deep cycle batteries under the hood to supply the coach power, a 1250 watt inverter, and (optional) solar panels. We boondock a lot;...
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Davydd
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Oct 07, 2014
pianotuna wrote:

LI appears to not do well in cold temperatures. Not only can you not charge them, you can't draw from them either.

Wrong. They do better in cold weather than lead-acid batteries. What you cannot do is bulk charge them in below freezing weather. Solution. Insulated heated battery box. Besides, few Bs are designed for use in sustained over 24 hours below freezing temperatures and I doubt many use their Bs in sustained below freezing temperatures.

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