Lithium batteries.

[Lee-CI]

Originally Posted by Foldbak

Thanks Todd. I think I'll raise it to 40. I do plan on getting a heating pad at some point. I live at 1500 feet and only see temps below 32 about 20 days a year.

Only about 1500 feet above sealevel eh??? I still well remember the Texas deep freeze a couple of years back and we're about 300 feet altitude. Life's like a box of chocolates - never know whatcha gonna get.

[Foldbak]

Temgot lithium battery update. I just had my first boondock weekend with the new batteries. LOVE them! Never got below 12.4 volts even at 57%. Takes 25 minuets to charge every 10%. First night 67% Second night 57% 50 minuets on the gen and the sun did the rest. By noon 100% charged! I only ran the gen 2 hours vers 5 hours with lead acid. The Bluetooth is redundant since I have the victron shunt so don't use it.

[rames14]

Glad the new batteries are working out. It is amazing. We are 2 1/2 weeks into our Alaska trip and have used the gennie twice for a couple of hours on rainy/cloudy days. Sitting at 62% this morning after furnace ran (39 deg) and coffee. Of course StarLink, TV and charging electronics take a bit. Hope you continue to enjoy the new batteries. You will also find you won’t get the voltage dip.

[Foldbak]

I found this YouTube review on the Temgot batteries.
https://www.google.com/search?q=temg...id:lndcsjXCxXg

[Daryles]

Originally Posted by Foldbak

I found the switch. My understanding is that I shouldn't charge below 32 degrees. Where I live doesn't get below freezing more then 10 days a year. Can someone recommend a heating pad for the batteries?

Also what about over 114 degree days? We get over 100 degrees 20 days a year.

Thanks for your assistance.

You probably already have this figured out by now,
I made my own battery heaters from tank heater pads. here is a link

https://www.montanaowners.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1255190#post1255190

[Foldbak]

Originally Posted by Daryles

You probably already have this figured out by now,
I made my own battery heaters from tank heater pads. here is a link

https://www.montanaowners.com/forums...90#post1255190

Thanks Daryles. So far I don't have a need for heaters as I only camp in CA. Once I retire and if I decide to travel to colder climates I will invest in them.

[AZMont]

I have a 2015 that was not lithium ready. I did the following when I converted to LiFePO batteries: 1.) installed a 2000Watt pure sine wave inverter with a 70A battery charger compatible with the LiFePO batteries (my power center would not support the LiFePO batteries) and with a built in cut-over switch 2.) installed a sub-panel for the circuits powered by the inverter. 3.) Disonnected the power to the power center's battery charger so it would not conflict with the Inverter/charger.