Lithium have a different charge profile, so chargers and regulators need to be adjusted or you will fry the lithiums.
Joel On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 10:41 AM CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > I've been following a few RV channels on YouTube and learning about > lithium batteries? Some people are living "off-the-grid, living large > with solar panels and inverters. Just learned that lithium batteries are 40 > pounds less weight per battery and last three to five times as many years, > (3000 to 5000 cycles vs 1000 cycles for AGMs). AGMs and Lead Acid > shouldn't be drained below 50% so you really need four 100ah AGM batteries > to have 200ah available. Lithium can be drained down to nothing without > harm, so two give you 200ah. If I was keeping my boat, or doing any long > cruises, I'd definitely look into those. I got eleven years from my first > AGM batteries so Lithium should last me thirty years. One Lithium battery > presently costs $950 for Battleborn vs $300 for a quality AGM and two > lithium batteries ($1900 and 58# total weight) equal the amp hours of four > AGMs ($1200 and 276# total weight). Lithium is actually $500 cheaper if > you keep the boat long enough to have to replace the AGMs twice (cost > $2400) and they are 218# lighter. That's a hell of a weight savings for > racers. > > Prices keep falling for this new technology, so it's simply a matter of > time. I think one Lithium might replace my two AGMs at some point in the > near future. > > Chuck Scheaffer, Resolute 1989 C&C 34R > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Joel
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