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totaldla
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May 21, 2017

A large LiFePO4 battery inside the coach safety concerns?

I've been pondering a large lithium-iron (the safe type) battery pack that would be housed inside the trailer (Black Rock 20RD), likely under the bed. I've done a lot of Googling on the battery techno...
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westend
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May 22, 2017
To your safety question: IMO, anytime you have a containment of high energy, it should be enclosed so that any catastrophic failure can be somewhat contained. I'd think a metal tool box would be fairly appropriate.
FWIW, I have five batteries inside my trailer, 3 AGM's and two FLA. The FLA batteries are in their own vented box and the AGM's are inside a cabinet enclosure.

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