Cable Size From Alternator to Battery
Undersized cable between your alternator and your DC-DC charger is one of the quietest ways to sabotage a lithium upgrade. It willā¦
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Charging Lithium While You Drive
You turn the key, drive three hours, and expect a full battery bank by the time you park. Charging lithium while drivingā¦
DC-DC Chargers for Lithium: Full Guide
If you are converting a van, RV or boat to LiFePO4 and your house bank charges off the engine, a DC-DC chargerā¦
DC-DC Charger vs Battery Isolator
If you are wiring a second battery bank off your vehicle alternator, you have probably run into two very different pieces ofā¦
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" isā¦
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. LiFePO4ā¦
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 lithiumā¦
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 isā¦
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 lithiumā¦