New 2 stage PD lithium Converter charger yet?
When I installed lithium batteries 18 months ago I also changed out my converter charger. I didn't want it constantly charging 14.4 volts. so I returned it and have been using my original PD convert...
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3 tons wrote:Agree, cell quality and testing is very important. However, there's another significant issue to consider when comparing a 12v 100ah Battleborn battery to other 12v 100ah lifepo4 batteries on the market.
Another factor (though widely overlooked…) that impacts longevity is determined during the manufacturing process via final testing, and suggest the cost difference between say a BattleBorn or an Aims (grade ‘A’ cells), versus the bargain brands . . .
BB's 12v 100ah lifepo4 battery uses 100+ cylindrical lifepo4 cells in a parallel/series configuration. If a few cells go bad, weak, or unbalanced, there's minimal effect on the battery's total output because each cell is connected in parallel with 25-30 other cells. To my knowledge no other 12v 100ah lifepo4 battery manufacturer configures their battery in this manner. The typical 12v lifepo4 battery (found on Amazon and elsewhere) uses 4 prismatic cells, all wired in series. One bad, weak, or unbalanced prismatic cell in a series configuration has an equal and dramatic impact on the entire battery's output. A lot more eggs in one basket so-to-speak.
Battleborn could have built a much lighter, smaller, and less expensive 12v 100ah battery using prismatic cells, but they chose not to in order to achieve maximum redundancy, reliability, and longevity.
