Lithium Batteries
Just downsized from a Class A DP to a Class B+. I got the residential fridge in the new motorhome so power when off the grid is going to be more of an issue that it was before. I’ve been looking at ...
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FWC wrote:
Just to be clear, I agree with you on the low temperature charging advantage of SiO2 batteries. However I would argue that there are other ways to deal with this.
Which are list at $621 and are on sale for $558. LiON energy batteries are regularly on sale at Costco for ~$730 for 112Ah. .
FWC you are referencing the Canadian dollar price for the SiO2
So make that about 440 usd.
As I've repeatedly said, Li are excellent. They simply don't meet my needs.
BTW there is at least one documented report of an LiFePo4 Pouch cell battery bank bricking itself from just one discharge to stone bone dead.
Itinerant1, I will be doing a load capacity test to stone bone dead. But I think even once may kill of an Li.
Very neat that you can monitor the temperature per cell.
Are you doing anything about cooling in the summer time?
My (limited) understanding is that, for best longevity Li prefers 40% to 90%.
I lived for a lot of years with jars that preferred 80% to 100%.
