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Cannon_George
Explorer
Mar 10, 2024

Battery Conversion from Lead Acid to LIFePO4 on Northern Lite

I have a Northern Lite Model 811OSEC camper.  (Shortbed)  This is my "Ham Shack" that I use for supporting various remote ACS/ARES ham radio events; I typically will use FM or UHF and sometimes HF ra...
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Grit_dog
Navigator
Mar 20, 2024

Yes a lifepo4 battery is preferable for a bunch of reasons you already know. 
whether you need an isolator or not depends on your truck and whether it is hot all the time to trailer plug of not. 
Beyond that, what Stir crazy said about solar, DCDc chargers is correct. And you may want to upgrade your converter depending what it is and how you will be charging the battery. 

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