LiFePo4 - what components required?
Premise: certainly solar is fine but most of my camping is in the shade or in low solar areas so no solar. And there are more no solar reasons too. Intent is to have a battery bank of 4S-8P CALB...
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My understanding is that the battery balancing system ought to be integrated right into the battery bank, for a good LI system.
The one deal breaker for me is that LI can not be recharged below -20 c (-4 f).
I do urge you to reconsider solar even though you say you are in the shade. I do get 3 amps of charging in the rain. True, it is not a lot--but it is twice the 'rule of thumb' for parasitic loads. So 5 hours of shade garners 10 hours of parasitic loads.
The one deal breaker for me is that LI can not be recharged below -20 c (-4 f).
I do urge you to reconsider solar even though you say you are in the shade. I do get 3 amps of charging in the rain. True, it is not a lot--but it is twice the 'rule of thumb' for parasitic loads. So 5 hours of shade garners 10 hours of parasitic loads.
