Camping 3 months with single 100Ah Lithium
Before I started ramblin' this summer, I replaced my two lead acid batteries with a single 100 Ah lithium. I also added a second solar panel to go from 125w to 225w. I was on the road almost fiv...
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pianotuna wrote:jaycocreek wrote:
I actually thought and looked at the Sio2 batteries/2-6 volt and stuffing the wheel wells with batteries..All good choices for some, but the way I camp out in the boonies, the lithium and it's charge parameters and weight won out..Being able to charge up so quickly and or just partial charges matters to me....
SiO2 allows partial charges. So there is no need to stuff the wheel wells with batteries, from a capacity point of view.
it would still be a lot more weight, and you would require two to get the longjevity that a LFP will give you. while you can discharge a SIO2 to 100% a fair amout of time it is still recomended to stay above 50% to get the max life which is still less cycles than a LFP gives you doing 100% discharges constantly. unless your frequently camping in -0c or below I just couldnt justify the extra weight, reduced capacity when cold and more expensive cost. sio2 are now the most expensive option available to us now. I was looking at them again wondering if the price has dropped to a reasonable level for the 5th wheel, but for the camper I wouldn't even concider them because of the size and weight constraints.
