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profdant139
Explorer II
Dec 05, 2022

Lithium for dummies: need advice in simple terms

I have been torturing myself, trying to develop some sort of a decision tree to see if I should convert to lithium batteries. I have searched the archive for a "lithium for dummies" thread and have c...
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3_tons
Explorer III
Dec 10, 2022
“And by "storage," I mean "whenever I'm not actually on a camping trip, the batteries go onto the trickle charger."

LFP’s Uber low self-discharge rate makes the solution to this quandary easy…I simply added a battery ‘side’ post knife switch disconnect from Amazon which isolates the battery whenever camper is not in use…No need to keep on a trickle charger….In this way shore power (if available?) can continue to be used to operate the 12v systems via the onboard converter-charger…

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