Lithium Battery Charging System
It is time for a new battery in my '04 Lance 921. I am looking at an Interstate battery they sell up the road. But through my research into charging systems/problems, I got to thinking about Lithium...
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Lithium is a Hassle? LoL it's the same procedure as installing acid batt. Sure, building a raw cell batt. requires a little more effort, but the payoff is far better than lead acid.
Price has dropped considerably for both raw cells and drop in's. You can get an 100Ah LFP for about $350. Probably less if you can catch a sale. That's less than the two 100Ah 160lbs AGM monster I replaced. Effectively the same Ah's.
I paid $400 less than two years ago and they've already begun to degrade. They were well taken care of. Not even used much, really.
Nah. With a 50% usable capacity that begins diminishing immediately at triple the weight vs. roughly 10-15 minimum year life to 80% capacity, even longer for the new K cells, lithium is absolutely less expensive in the long-term.
I do agree. If you're always plugged in, there's no point. But that's not truck camping. That's something else.
Price has dropped considerably for both raw cells and drop in's. You can get an 100Ah LFP for about $350. Probably less if you can catch a sale. That's less than the two 100Ah 160lbs AGM monster I replaced. Effectively the same Ah's.
I paid $400 less than two years ago and they've already begun to degrade. They were well taken care of. Not even used much, really.
Nah. With a 50% usable capacity that begins diminishing immediately at triple the weight vs. roughly 10-15 minimum year life to 80% capacity, even longer for the new K cells, lithium is absolutely less expensive in the long-term.
I do agree. If you're always plugged in, there's no point. But that's not truck camping. That's something else.
