Keeping Batteries Charged in Winter
Here's to keeping my batteries healthy through the winter. I have them in a heated garage, wired in parallel, and attached to a trickle charger. I'll keep an eye on the water level every couple weeks,...
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Left our rig at son's place at 8000' in northern NM for 3 months while we traveled in Guatemela and Honduras. Left the LFP batteries hooked up to the solar panels. It got to -20F or so. Commentators on other fora said this could be deadly to LFP since they felt that charging below freezing would damage the cells. Contacted the manufacturer and they said this was nonsense, LFP cells just do not charge/discharge as well at these temperatures. He made a comment that they have to be heated on the North Slope. We do not plan to RV on the North Slope in winter.
Reed (once an 11B4P) and Elaine
Reed (once an 11B4P) and Elaine
