Do You Need a DC-DC Charger for Lithium?
If you are switching to LiFePO4 and charging from your engine, the short answer is almost always yes. But "almost always" is…
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Do Lithium Batteries Need Ventilation?
If you spent years around lead-acid or AGM batteries, you were trained to vent them outside or risk a hydrogen explosion. LiFePO4…
Do You Really Need a Lithium Charger?
You just dropped serious money on a lithium battery bank, and now someone at the parts counter is telling you the charger…
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…
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…
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…
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…
How Long Does a LiFePO4 Battery Last?
Every LiFePO4 spec sheet says something like 3000 to 6000 cycles, but that number alone will not tell you how long your…