Do You Need a Self-Heating Battery?
If you have ever watched your charge current vanish the moment the temperature drops, you have probably wondered whether a self-heating lithium…
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Do You Need an Alternator Upgrade?
A guy in a van conversion forum was quoted $1,400 for a high output alternator before he had even installed his lithium…
Drop-In Lithium or Build Your Own?
Every van builder eventually asks the same question at 11pm with a browser full of open tabs: buy a finished drop-in lithium…
Making a Lithium Bank Last 10+ Years
A good LiFePO4 bank can outlast the vehicle it is bolted into, but only if you treat it right from day one.…
Flexible vs Rigid Solar Panels
Every van builder eventually asks whether to bolt on rigid glass panels or glue down flexible ones, and the honest answer is…
Charging Lithium With a Generator
A generator can refill a lithium battery bank fast, but only if the charger behind it is sized and configured correctly. Get…
Grounding a 12V Camper System
A sloppy ground is the reason half the "mystery electrical problems" in RVs and vans exist at all: flickering lights, a monitor…
How a LiFePO4 Battery Actually Works
A LiFePO4 battery looks like a black box with two terminals, but inside it is doing something genuinely different from the lead-acid…
How Fast Can You Charge LiFePO4?
One of the first things people love about lithium is how quickly it charges. But there is a limit, and pushing past…