Lithium battery as starter assist
I am considering changing out the house batteries with a single 100 ah lithium. In certain conditions I need to use the battery combiner dash switch to start the engine. Would this still be possible...
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wa8yxm wrote:
I have a little LI battery pack.. designed specifically for jump starting. the battery is TEN that's right 10, amp hours.
Designed is the operative word. I have one that I used when I managed to hatch the battery on my generator. Nice piece of kit.
But the OP wants to use an LiFePo4 for starting. They are NOT designed with that in mind. It might work--but it might not.
It could be used to put some charge into the starter battery. But--how much and for how long?
It also may indicate that for large inverter use, one would need 3 or more LiFePo4, whereas an SiO2 could do the deed on a 3000 watt inverter, without harm to the battery.
