Question on switching to LiFePO4 batteries.
I'm going to replace my 2 lead acid batteries in my Bigfoot truck camper with two 100ah LiFePO4 batteries. I've previously installed a 4 way battery selector switch to allow me to keep one of my batt...
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Yea, it seems like there won't be much use for the 4 way switch other than isolating the batteries for storage and individually charging them if they get out of "balance".
I plan on just using a voltage meter to determine SOC for the time being, I realize it won't be very accurate but that will be OK for my use. But that does bring up another question. If I were to install a shunt based meter how is the generator handled? Can the shunt handle the current draw of the generator and not cause too much of a voltage drop across it?
And this brings up another question. My generator and inverter are connected directly to the batteries and don't go through the switch so they only see current from both batteries if the switch is set to Both. This didn't cause any problems with my current setup but if I inadvertently tried to use them without the switch set to Both it wouldn't cause any strange back feed issues would it?
I plan on just using a voltage meter to determine SOC for the time being, I realize it won't be very accurate but that will be OK for my use. But that does bring up another question. If I were to install a shunt based meter how is the generator handled? Can the shunt handle the current draw of the generator and not cause too much of a voltage drop across it?
And this brings up another question. My generator and inverter are connected directly to the batteries and don't go through the switch so they only see current from both batteries if the switch is set to Both. This didn't cause any problems with my current setup but if I inadvertently tried to use them without the switch set to Both it wouldn't cause any strange back feed issues would it?
