Why Lithium Needs Less Absorption Time
If you came from lead-acid, you probably assume absorption should take an hour or two, the same way it did for your…
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What a Lithium Battery Bank Really Costs
People ask me for "the price of a lithium battery" like it is one number, and it never is. The real lithium…
Fusing a Lithium Battery Correctly
A fuse is the cheapest insurance you will ever buy for a lithium battery bank, but only if it is sized and…
7 Lithium Battery Myths That Won’t Die
Every RV forum has someone repeating the same lithium battery myths they heard in 2019, and half of them are just wrong.…
Lithium Won’t Charge? Full Troubleshooting
A lithium battery that refuses to charge is almost never actually dead. Nine times out of ten it is a BMS protection,…
Bulk, Absorption and Float: Lithium Charging
Every charger you own follows a recipe called a charge profile. For lithium that recipe looks different from lead acid, and knowing…
Charger Settings That Keep Lithium Happy
Get the charger settings wrong on a LiFePO4 bank and you either leave range on the table every single day or you…
Why You Can’t Wire Lithium to the Alternator
The idea of running a fat cable straight from your alternator to your lithium bank sounds appealingly simple, and it is exactly…
Lithium Not Holding a Charge? Causes
You charged the battery to 100 percent last night and by morning it reads half full, or worse, the inverter shuts off…