Anything new in batteries for solar
I have four 31 size lead acid batteries. They are heavy and you only get to used half their capacity. Is anything come up recently that could be a reasonable replacement--probably lithium?
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2oldman wrote:reed cundiff wrote:They make sense for me in that I can run my air at rest stops without things overheating, or run it an hour before I stop. And, should park power be low voltage, run air with solar supplement. That, and I save about 400lb. And yes, I boondock about 90% of the time.
LFP batteries are not that expensive when compared to the rest of a rig. They probably only make sense if one primarily boondocks as we do.
The weight savings (400 pounds for you and 600 for us) and ability to run the air conditioner in the evening for an hour or more is well worth the cost.
Reed and Elaine
