Capebuild wrote:I'll pipe in with my thought on this, as I did give it a fair amount of thought. True, the Lithium batteries are expensive. The main reason I've chosen to use a 100 Ah lithium is it can be drained more (draw more juice out of it) before it will need recharging (iv'e read it can be used down to 10% capacity). An AGM can be used 50% and then needs to be recharged or I suppose there's a risk of damaging the batt. I'm also planning on using a charger that, again--supposedly, charges the battery from shore hook up fairly "quickly". They are lighter and smaller. The downside for me using a lithium is not using the tow vehicle to charge it while driving.... as I've read it can put a strain on your alternator. I've also read there's ways around that strain and maybe I'll research it a bit more, but for now, not planning on car charging..... but will have 2/100 watt solar panels.
So as Bruce says... this is what works for me.
Socal Tom wrote: For the typical weekend warrior the occasional dip down to 20 or 25% probably won’t make a difference.
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