LiFeP04 chargers
I'm trying to understand all I can before going lithium. I've got most of the issues resolved in my head, but I'm struggling a little about the charging and how it relates to house loads. My exper...
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camperdave wrote:Unless stated by the battery maker... any float significantly below the charging voltage is fine. In effect the converter will supply no power until the battery is discharged to that level. Remaining at partial charge is not an issue for lithium as we are so used to with lead-acid.2oldman wrote:camperdave wrote:I'm not sure what your concern is. My Li pack allows float. Yours don't?
I don't want to be floating the lithium batteries,
ok, maybe that's the part I need to look into more. I'm going to be using prismatic CALB 130ah cells, I was under the impression they should not be floated.
Or having the converter shut down at full charge is not an issue either. The battery will supply power just fine to run all things 12 volts. The real question is when does the converter kick back on to recharge and does it do this automatically.
