โApr-29-2021 07:10 AM
โMay-03-2021 04:19 PM
PerryB67 wrote:StirCrazy wrote:I did not want to make my own lithium bank, and now Battleborn sells a 270 ah lithium for only $2,800. Our 260 ah Soneils cost $1,000 delivered to our door. There is no way I'm spending an extra $1,800 for nearly the same ah's, especially when Battleborn was hesitant on recommending their batteries for our situation.
I just hate seeing people spend more money than they have to , I would make a horabile company owner haha
Enjoy,
Perry
โMay-03-2021 07:30 AM
StirCrazy wrote:My last sentence states: "When I talked to Battleborn they weren't too keen about either idea." That was enough for me to look elsewhere. I just felt Battleborn was honest and certainly implied my situation was not necessarily the best for their batteries. I know recently they released a "heated" version and perhaps that would have changed their opinion, but I'm going to listen to Battleborn first.PerryB67 wrote:I am just tired of people posting thengs that are wrong about LFP and others seing that and thinking they cant use them.
We have a seasonal campsite .8 mile from our home. In the fall I store the camper near the entrance where the campground owner blows snow, so we can take off in Jan/Feb to head south. In that location we are not allowed to use the campground electricity. We use solar to keep the batteries charged and sometimes use the camper for overflow guests at our home. I want to immediately use the batteries no matter how cold it is outside. Azmuth had no problems with this scenario, since cold weather use is one of SiO2's attributes. Not only do I want to be able to use the batteries in cold weather, I want to be able to charge them without having to run the furnace. When I talked to Battleborn they weren't too keen about either idea.
Perry
Steve
StirCrazy wrote:I did not want to make my own lithium bank, and now Battleborn sells a 270 ah lithium for only $2,800. Our 260 ah Soneils cost $1,000 delivered to our door. There is no way I'm spending an extra $1,800 for nearly the same ah's, especially when Battleborn was hesitant on recommending their batteries for our situation.
I just hate seeing people spend more money than they have to , I would make a horabile company owner haha
โMay-03-2021 07:06 AM
PerryB67 wrote:
pianotuna seems to understand my reasoning.
Steve, are you another user?
Enjoy,
Perry
โMay-03-2021 07:02 AM
PerryB67 wrote:StirCrazy wrote:First of all this is now a moot point. We already own a set of Soneil 260 ah batteries, but.....
who was talking about recharing them when cold, he said he would have to take them out for long periods when he wasnt there. no, you simply need to turn them off and let them sit. sitting in the cold over the winter wont hurt them and in the spring when you go back to your seasonal site you just turn the switch back on.
maybe we need some claification on what he ment by that statment but I took it as removing the batteries for the off season when they wernt using it.
Steve
We have a seasonal campsite .8 mile from our home. In the fall I store the camper near the entrance where the campground owner blows snow, so we can take off in Jan/Feb to head south. In that location we are not allowed to use the campground electricity. We use solar to keep the batteries charged and sometimes use the camper for overflow guests at our home. I want to immediately use the batteries no matter how cold it is outside. Azmuth had no problems with this scenario, since cold weather use is one of SiO2's attributes. Not only do I want to be able to use the batteries in cold weather, I want to be able to charge them without having to run the furnace. When I talked to Battleborn they weren't too keen about either idea.
Perry
โMay-02-2021 09:52 PM
3 tons wrote:As I stated in a previous post I've corrected my grammar.
Well, the OPโs information is a bit sketchy, Iโm still confused by the reference of amp/hrs capacity vs amps current - some clarity is lacking...
โMay-02-2021 09:43 PM
StirCrazy wrote:First of all this is now a moot point. We already own a set of Soneil 260 ah batteries, but.....
who was talking about recharing them when cold, he said he would have to take them out for long periods when he wasnt there. no, you simply need to turn them off and let them sit. sitting in the cold over the winter wont hurt them and in the spring when you go back to your seasonal site you just turn the switch back on.
maybe we need some claification on what he ment by that statment but I took it as removing the batteries for the off season when they wernt using it.
Steve
StirCrazy wrote:pianotuna wrote:
Steve,
I am not willing to move 7 batteries and the starter battery and the generator battery at -30. Now do you understand why cold weather performance is necessary for me?
Oh are you the original poster using a different name? I didnt think this was about you...
โMay-02-2021 07:55 PM
pianotuna wrote:
Steve,
I am not willing to move 7 batteries and the starter battery and the generator battery at -30. Now do you understand why cold weather performance is necessary for me?
โMay-02-2021 04:44 PM
โMay-02-2021 01:10 PM
โMay-02-2021 01:06 PM
pianotuna wrote:StirCrazy wrote:
why would you have to remove them? just have a shut off switch and turn them off when you leave.
Steve
Steve,
You can't recharge Li when they are cold. If it is -30, it may take HOURS of furnace run time to warm up the RV and the battery bank, even if it is in the living quarters. So it may be impossible to get the battery bank to where it is possible to recharge it, unless it is a massive bank to start with. If you roll your own--fine--but if you are buying drop in it may cost a pretty penny. The alternative is to remove the batteries to a warm environment and then return them to the RV.
I realize this is an outlier possibility--but it is the situation in which I live and RV in.
โMay-01-2021 09:07 AM
pianotuna wrote:Hot weather is much more damaging to LA batteries, and mine showed a significant loss of capacity when cold.
My lead acid bank doesn't mind at all, and solar keeps it 100% charged.
โMay-01-2021 08:10 AM
2oldman wrote:pianotuna wrote:I read what he said. I doubt I'd be leaving any batteries in severe temperatures like that, no matter what the specs are.
Here is what Perry said 2oldman
โMay-01-2021 07:58 AM
โMay-01-2021 07:43 AM
pianotuna wrote:I read what he said. I doubt I'd be leaving any batteries in severe temperatures like that, no matter what the specs are.
Here is what Perry said 2oldman