Lithium batteries
What's the newest skinny on lithium batteries?
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PawPaw - as I noted above, we would have to have approximately 1000# in lead acid to have the same usable energy storage as our 250# of LFP. that extra 750 would put us over pickup rear axle weight.
We are pretty much weight police and always check weight on CAT scales before we start a new segment of travel. We weigh with 80 gallons of fuel (transfer-flo), 81 gallons of freshwater, 6 full 20# propane canisters and, if really in desert boondocking, another 30 gallons of freshwater in Jerrycans.
Our capacity is 8500# on rear axle (dualie with Michellins rated at 3200# each = 12800# total) and we are at 7500#, 10,200# on trailer axles (2) and the Michellins on trailer wind up at 12,800# and rear axle weight on scale is about 9,400#.
The front bay of our Open Range 337RLS is designed to carry an Onan 6.5 kW (290# or 131 kg). I asked about this and was told by manufacturer that the steel plate floor is designed to handle over 400#. We could conceivably install 50% more LFP but see no reason to. 1000# of lead acid would probably wind upon the ground with some of the roads we have been on in Yucatan (particularly after hitting an unforeseen topay/speed bump).
We are pretty much weight police and always check weight on CAT scales before we start a new segment of travel. We weigh with 80 gallons of fuel (transfer-flo), 81 gallons of freshwater, 6 full 20# propane canisters and, if really in desert boondocking, another 30 gallons of freshwater in Jerrycans.
Our capacity is 8500# on rear axle (dualie with Michellins rated at 3200# each = 12800# total) and we are at 7500#, 10,200# on trailer axles (2) and the Michellins on trailer wind up at 12,800# and rear axle weight on scale is about 9,400#.
The front bay of our Open Range 337RLS is designed to carry an Onan 6.5 kW (290# or 131 kg). I asked about this and was told by manufacturer that the steel plate floor is designed to handle over 400#. We could conceivably install 50% more LFP but see no reason to. 1000# of lead acid would probably wind upon the ground with some of the roads we have been on in Yucatan (particularly after hitting an unforeseen topay/speed bump).
