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stacaz822
Explorer
Oct 26, 2022

LinkPro settings for Lithium batteries

I just upgraded from lead-acid to lithium batteries in my RV. I am wondering if anyone can recommend new parameter settings in the Xantrex LinkPro battery monitor for lithium chemistry. Surprisingly, I searched here and Google, and found basically nothing useful... Strange.

Thanks!
  • stacaz822 wrote:
    I just upgraded from lead-acid to lithium batteries in my RV. I am wondering if anyone can recommend new parameter settings in the Xantrex LinkPro battery monitor for lithium chemistry. Surprisingly, I searched here and Google, and found basically nothing useful... Strange.

    Thanks!


    what type of batteries did you buy and what do they recomend?
  • 3_tons's avatar
    3_tons
    Explorer III
    Been dare done dadt….Switched to LiFePo4 from former two 6v GC’s…

    Had a Xantrex LinkLite (same as your’s minus history feature) that was uber reliable up until I switched to LiFePo4 chemistry…

    At this point, no matter how I programmed it (even using competing Victron’s own meter settings!!) it would not properly track Lithium more than about one discharge cycle due to extreme meter drift… meter re-syncing did no good…In the end (Ugg!) I swapped it out for a Victron BMV-12 (or equivalent Victron Smart-Shunt) which did the trick - tracks nearly perfectly with no discernible meter drift whatsoever, regardless of how many times the batteries are cycled (typically 4-5 times before opting for a full 100% re-charge, meter re-sync, and cell balancing regime)…

    Lesson: Unlike wet-cells, a capable ‘LiFePo4’ SOC Meter parameters will include voltage tracking, coulomb counting, and an embedded ‘look-up’ table to accurately arrive at state of charge…

    3 tons

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