Battle Born LiFePo Batteries
About every six months I check to see what is out there for batteries as I really want to replace my 2 80AH Lifeline 6v in series that are wired up in the bed of the truck. Recently just noticed this ...
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My landed price for LiFePO4 batteries was $550/100AH
More info on how.
LFP batteries have been a game changer for how we use power off the grid. The speed at which they charge and the fact they don't need regular full charging make them ideal for rv use. We have been using ours now for almost 4 months on the road and huge thumbs up to LFP battery technology.
Battle born batteries are a drop in battery with a built in BMS that shunts cell voltages when charging to the top to avoid damaging a cell, and ruining the battery. I did look into them when I did my build but didn't like the price and didn't like that I couldn't monitor individual cell voltages. Lifeblue has some drop ins that are similar in and have a bluetooth app that gives you better info. They also have some different sized units so you could go to a single larger battery.
Lifeblue website
Finally I doubt your alternator charging will be effective. At a minimum find out what the alternator delivers voltage wise and contact the battery manufacturer and ask. Typically you see very low amperage and voltage at the discharge end of the pigtail.
Drops like Battleborn with built in BMS have some protections to use some solar charges using AGM charging curves and stock rv convert chargers which are not ideal but will work with reduced efficiency.
You would be FAR better off putting some solar on the roof to charge any battery vs. alternator.
More info on how.
LFP batteries have been a game changer for how we use power off the grid. The speed at which they charge and the fact they don't need regular full charging make them ideal for rv use. We have been using ours now for almost 4 months on the road and huge thumbs up to LFP battery technology.
Battle born batteries are a drop in battery with a built in BMS that shunts cell voltages when charging to the top to avoid damaging a cell, and ruining the battery. I did look into them when I did my build but didn't like the price and didn't like that I couldn't monitor individual cell voltages. Lifeblue has some drop ins that are similar in and have a bluetooth app that gives you better info. They also have some different sized units so you could go to a single larger battery.
Lifeblue website
Finally I doubt your alternator charging will be effective. At a minimum find out what the alternator delivers voltage wise and contact the battery manufacturer and ask. Typically you see very low amperage and voltage at the discharge end of the pigtail.
Drops like Battleborn with built in BMS have some protections to use some solar charges using AGM charging curves and stock rv convert chargers which are not ideal but will work with reduced efficiency.
You would be FAR better off putting some solar on the roof to charge any battery vs. alternator.
