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Almot
Explorer III
Jan 19, 2018

The pitfalls of bying Lithium batteries (article)

In my quest for REALLY lightweight battery I found this article (haven't found lightweight battery though, nothing under 28lbs for Gr31). http://www.electriccarpartscompany.com/The-Pitfalls-of-Buyi...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Jan 19, 2018
For your never off the grid an LI battery would be wonderful, if you have deep pockets.

Assuming lead acid:

What is the longest time the RV will not have shore power? Double that time, and measure the consumption. Use a Kill-a-watt meter. From that data it would be possible to calculate the number of amp-hours needed for the bank.

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