New to lithium battery

I charge my Lithium battery in only two ways…solar (95% of the time) and via a 10 amp Lithium AC to DC charger that I plug in separately from my TT, usually while driving.

When hooked up to shore power, just use one of these (Link):

https://www.amazon.com/Ampper-Battery-Disconnect-Isolator-Vehicles/dp/B07JYDY7FQ/ref=sxts_rp_s_a1_0?crid=1V4RUX6Y2YVRO&cv_ct_cx=battery+knife+switch&keywords=battery+knife+switch&pd_rd_i=B07JYDY7FQ&pd_rd_r=0afd5500-0ede-4cbd-a902-966165ee207e&pd_rd_w=DRC4v&pd_rd_wg=OzLnR&pf_rd_p=ae71c5d9-0355-41f0-ae0d-6fe5c47bc5dd&pf_rd_r=XXFHAMRTKRHDZ8FE0W1W&psc=1&qid=1652481232&sprefix=Battery+knife%2Caps%2C470&sr=1-1-5985efba-8948-4f09-9122-d605505c9d1e

Solar should not cause any difficulties because with Lithium (LFP) there’s no real need to charge it to a full 100% SOC (state of charge) like you would with a lead-battery, except for the ‘occasional’ cell-balancing regime - in fact, except for cell-balancing, it’s far better to avoid maintaining the battery at a full state of charge, and thanks to LFP’s far deeper discharge characteristics, you can just allow the solar to battery just ‘play’ somewheres between the upper and lower SOC span…However, because of LFP’s relatively flat voltage discharge plateau, determining SOC can be problematic, thus I’d recommend a quality lithium compatible SOC meter, something like a Victron ‘Smart-Shunt’ (smart phone compatible), or of equivalent make…

Charging LFP’s is simple, so long as ‘post, cell-balancing’ you don’t overcharge for an extended period of time…

I would also recommend (because of some stray info interlopers), that you endeavor to follow forum advice from those who have ‘actual’ hands-on LFP operational and ownership experience…JMHO Only…

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Best to dig in and find the converter make and model and post for best answers.
Same with the solar. Need to know the charging voltage.

Most are actually quite compatible with drop in lithium batteries. Actually some lithium converters are worse than standard converters.

May as well post what battery was installed.

First what OEM converter did you buy.
Second what is the charge/float voltage for your LI battery

As I recall (And I stress that As I recall part for I may recall incorrectly) LI's float and charge a couple points higher than Lead Acid.

Google says A fully charged 12V LiFePO4 battery will have a charging voltage of around 14.6 volts and a resting voltage of around 13.6 volts.

For Lead acid Google says: The typical charging voltage is between 2.15 volts per cell (12.9 volts for a 12V 6 cell battery) and 2.35 volts per cell (14.1 volts for a 12V 6 cell battery)

Which is not what I recall from earlier research. (I recall closer to LiFePO4 specs)

In either case I do not think the LI will be damaged by the OEM converter.

If the charger has reasonable amount of power for your 12V needs (lights and ... ?) Just get rid of the converter and wire the battery directly to the 12V distribution box. Plug your charger into a convenient outlet.

wa8yxm wrote:
Google says A fully charged 12V LiFePO4 battery will have a charging voltage of around 14.6 volts and a resting voltage of around 13.6 volts.

Why do people over think these things !

That is well within the range of 12VDC appliances.

Ditch the old converter and wire the battery to the DC distribution panel.

“Ditch the old converter and wire the battery to the DC distribution panel.…”

I’m not sure what this means?? …Since he merely replaced the previous battery, wouldn’t the LFP still be connected to the distribution panel??

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Goggles 14.6 volt figure merely refers to the upper charge limit before BMS protective cut-off…From my own experience, LFP’s are happy to charge even in the high thirteens…Just saying

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As others have said, you need to do some research. What is max input for your lithium batt? Can your charger be programmed to that max value?

As others have mentioned, we really need to know the specs on your converter, and batteries. I have 420 AH of LiFePo4 Lithium batteries being powered by a standard (Non-Lithium) Progressive Dynamics PD9260 and it works just fine, though might be slightly slower getting to a full charge than if I were to have one of their Lithium specific converters. On the other hand some standard off the shelf Non-lithium converters are not nearly as Lithium battery friendly as my PD-9260