7sparky7 wrote:Here is a good link about the comparison of lithium to lead acid batteries. They have a pretty informative little video.
They may be on a sailboat, but the technology comparison remains. I’m going with lithium on my cargo conversion myself. The cost per amp hour maybe higher in the short term, but less in the long term. I like the compactness, less weight, and no hydrogen.
I’ve been living off grid for 10 years with lead acid batteries, and having to equalize the batteries, and make sure they get a full charge regularly will be nice not to have to deal with on the road with a battery systems in my travel trailer.
https://www.gonewiththewynns.com/sailbo ... -batteries
CaleyAnn wrote:Hank, Stumptown is busy lately, with so many visitors to Joshua Tree National Park. The locals have a difficult time just getting to the gate some days, with the long entry lines.
I'm sure I could find a welder, but I made up my pea brain, and decided to go lithium. Much less hassle. I just plug in one unit on solar, while the other powers what I need during the day, though most of the day nothing will be powered except maybe the computer fans to keep air movement inside the trailer. One battery unit should keep me powered for a night.
I also have a Duracell 26Ah Powerpack 600 whick I have for backup also. Between two 33Ah battery generators and the 26Ah Duracell, I will have 65Ah of capacity. With good power management I should be fine. Most of what I am purchasing just sips power. My energy hogs are the TV/DVD at 2.6 amps, heating blanket at 4 amps, and 12 inch fan at 2.6 amps. So my nightly power consumption is going to be less than 7 to 8 amps per hour. My Duracell could almost handle that for one evening. And the 33Ah battery generators definitely can. All of these can recharge on the solar panel system 120 watts, 10 amps in less than a day with good sunlight.
I'm still going to set up the trailer electrical just as if I were going to connect it to AGM batteries. I will add a cigarette socket in the battery compartment so that I can just use a male-to-male cord to plug the battery into the trailer electrical system. I doubt any of the circuit breakers/fuses will ever fail/blow. The system just won't draw enough amperage.
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