Converted to Lithium-Ion be careful.
I know a few people have converted. This article although not truck camper specific warns of the dangers of unsupervised Lithium-Ion charging. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Conceptio...
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jaycocreek wrote:work2much wrote:jaycocreek wrote:
As for the Lithium batteries and fires,one word Samsung...
That's a lot like saying:
As far a diesel trucks and reliability, one word, Ford6.0
Lithium battery fires go far beyond just Samsung cell phones..
On airplanes
There have been dozens of aircraft fires caused by lithium batteries?, so many that the batteries are no longer welcome as cargo on passenger flights.
Tesla
In August, a Tesla electric car caught fire during a promotional tour in southwest France
Hoverboards
Hoverboards?, or self-balancing scooters, have been linked with at least 99 electrical fires in the U.S., according to the the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Computer batteries
In June HP recalled nearly 50,000 HP, Compaq, HP ProBook, HP ENVY, Compaq Presario, and HP Pavilion computers after seven reports of battery packs overheating, melting or charring, including four reports of property damage totaling about $4,000.
Lithium batteries are not without there issues..
None of these are LifePO4 chemistry lithium batteries.
That is the point. You need to dig down farther. Lithium is a broad type of battery. Within that group there are subsets with differing chemistries. You are welcome to lump them all together with respect to their safety but you wouldn't be accurate doing so. Lithium iron phosphate batteries do not have a history of catching on fire. They are not used in laptops, cell phones, cars, or hover boards.
