Changing from lead acid to LiFePo4 battery?

Boomerweps wrote:

WFCO WF-8955PEC
GENERIC LiFePo4 100ah
It appears WFCO sells a lithium converter upgrade kit, checking their website.

Initially the existing WFCO will work fine.

These WFCO have poor logic to switch to boost mode (14.4v) when expected.
I have read no good results with the WFCO lithium version either. And the lithium goes to 14.6v which is higher than necessary and is the absolute max for lithium. This can stress the cells more than needed and if the cells are not perfectly balanced can trip them to shut down. Happens a lot especially with value priced battery brands. Full 100% charge can be attained with 14.0 to 14.4 volts and the battery lasts longer.

While a converter replacement is not immediately needed I recommend a standard Progressive Dynamics or Powermax when ready.

https://www.bestconverter.com/PD-4655L-MBA-WildKat-55-Amp-Main-Board-Assembly-for-WFCO-8955 Don't use the lithium jumper.

https://powermaxconverters.com/product/pm3-mba/. This one has adjustable voltage.

Get the charging specs for your LiFePo Battery, go by what the mfg says, the charge controller i had on my solar system has a setting for Li , stated 14.6v for LiFePo,
In general you can safely use a lower than specified voltage it will just never reach absolute full, but will not be damaged, this is opposite of lead acid batteries, which need a full charge to remove lead sulphate from the plates which restores the density aka specific gravity of the acid

time2roll wrote:

Boomerweps wrote:
Do I need to replace the original converter/charger in my 2019 Wolf Pup 16BHS?

Most OEM converters are better than the so called "lithium" models. Don't spend money until you know what the existing converter is.

Post the converter model number for best answers.

May as well post the battery information also.

WFCO WF-8955PEC
GENERIC LiFePo4 100ah
It appears WFCO sells a lithium converter upgrade kit, checking their website.

Boomerweps wrote:
Do I need to replace the original converter/charger in my 2019 Wolf Pup 16BHS?

Most OEM converters are better than the so called "lithium" models. Don't spend money until you know what the existing converter is.

Post the converter model number for best answers.

May as well post the battery information also.

You can always replace the converter. Is the solar controller compatible with a LiFePo4 battery?

The CONVERTER manual will tell you. If NOT, then use the Internet to find your Brand and Model Converter to see if it is compatible with non lead acid batteries. Rule of thumb is, the more inexpensive the RV, it lacks non lead acid capability in its charging system. Doug

The battery manual should tell you.