mena661 wrote:
puttd wrote:
Elite Power is not so pricy. Per their tech guy, you can buy incrementally -- ie., 100 AH now, another later, so long as its not a huge change in time.
http://elitepowersolutions.com/products/index.php?cPath=25&osCsid=cda1411e4b53f11ce0de203f1ab3d3dd -- $1400 for 200 ah.
If I understand, their BMS was scalable for what I was looking for, which is class C sized roof and appropriate batteries.
Is that what you have?
Not yet, I am shopping. Planning on going full time and doing alot of boondocking.
They have been most generous and prompt in answering questions at a technical level and if you note, they have alot of the technical specs on their website.
The scalability is a big plus to me in that its hard for me to predict what I will need in terms of storage.
these are LiFeMnPO4, which is surmised to have a broader temperature operating range than LiFePo. I have a 12 Amp Hour LiFePo Lithium battery for my scooter and I love it. But.... the scooter folks (ie, a German engineer) emphasized - don't leave it in your closed up car, don't let it get cold and don't drop it. If I were to put a lithium battery in a non-full time vehicle, I would install it inside the coach for a smoother ride, and have it be detachable if the vehicle is going to be stored in harsh conditions -- eg. summer in Arizona.
If you look at the data coming in on how well lithium batteries last, batteries in vehicles in Phoenix don't appear to last as long as batteries in Minnesota.
