Lithium ion batteries
I'm thinking of switching to Lithium-ion batteries on my trailer. I was warned that they could damage your vehicle's alternator because they suck a lot of power from it, more than lead acid batteries...
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to expans on Time2rollagain's post. most of the "myth" that a LifePO4 will destroy your altanator came from a video of a guy runing a altanator on a test bench and it was destroyed by a LifePo4 battery. but it was set up for that to happen, small output altanator larger capacity battery, large wiring and no fuses so the battery would be able to take all the power the altanator could give it. so it was a rigged test. in yor truck if your using the factory harness you will be luckey to ever see the full rates amps the power supply is fused for. the battery can only take what the system can give it, it can't draw anymore than the system design. plus LiFePo4 batteries don't accept a magical amount of current only a little more than a regular battery, due to txhe lower internal resistance though more is used to charge the battery rather than being turned into heat energy. the biggest difference is the shorter adsobtion period, they stay at bulk for almost the whole charge.
