Marine Battery Chargers for Lithium
Most marine chargers on dealer shelves were built for flooded and AGM batteries, and slapping a lithium sticker on the box does…
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MPPT vs PWM for a Lithium Bank
Every solar shopping trip runs into the same fork in the road: MPPT or PWM. The short version is that MPPT is…
Portable or Rooftop Solar for Vans?
Picking between portable and rooftop solar for a van build with lithium batteries comes down to how you actually travel, not which…
Running Solar and DC-DC Together
Running solar and a DC-DC charger on the same lithium bank is one of the smartest setups you can build, but only…
Solar Charging for Lithium: Full Setup
Pairing solar with a LiFePO4 battery bank is one of the best upgrades you can make to a van, RV or boat,…
Solar Controller Settings for LiFePO4
Get your solar controller settings wrong and you either starve your lithium bank of a full charge or cook it with too…
Solar Not Charging Lithium? Fixes
You climb up on the roof, the sun is blazing, and your battery monitor still shows zero amps coming in. Before you…
Choosing Solar Panels for an RV Lithium Bank
Picking solar panels for a lithium battery bank is not the same exercise it was with lead-acid, because lithium accepts a full…
Solar Panels: Series or Parallel?
Wiring your solar array in series or parallel changes the voltage and amperage your controller sees, and getting it wrong either wastes…