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otrfun wrote:

StirCrazy wrote:

otrfun wrote:
The larger 280-310ah cells are by far the most popular. We're partial to the smaller 200/230ah cells because 4 of these cells, a 200a BMS, heating pads, thermostat, active balancer, etc. will all fit inside a plastic Group 24 battery box. Having a portable (40 lb.), standalone 200/230ah battery that can support max c-rates (charge & discharge) down to 0f, is a big plus for us. Two of these will fit inside our truck camper's existing battery compartment (sized for 2 Group 27 batteries) with only some small modifications to the ends of the battery boxes.

I can get that, my issue is I have a old camper (1991) that only has one compartment for a single battery, but that holds my leveling blocks and water hose just perfectly haha. I have a useless space by the furnace and fridge that will just fit (width and hight) a single battery made from the larger size cells. with the battery installed there is still room to put an inverter in front of it if I decide and this space is about 1 foot from my power center so all the wiring will be short.

Ref using the battery compartment for storage, yup, old habits die hard--lol!

You're fortunate to have the option to locate everything in the same general area. Reduces cable losses and makes installation and maintenance easier.

Our TC would have required extensive modifications to do the same. We elected instead to locate everything (lifepo4, inverter, dc2dc, etc.) throughout our TC and use 4/0 and 2/0 cable to keep losses to a minimum. Completed everything about 18 mo. ago. Everything's been working flawlessly. That 200ah lifepo4 is a powerhouse. Use it to power the microwave and a/c all the time.

ya, well I kinda took away the real storage to get the two 6V GC batteries in there so I had a little tiny storage where the old battery was, so I think of it as gaining my storage back haha

which active balancer did you go with, did your BMS not have active balancing?

Steve