After using an agm 120ah leisure battery for about 3 years, I decided to take the plunge and install a 150ah lifepo4 battery last December 2020.
After using it on several trips away I feel I can now give my opinion on whether spending 3 to 4 times the price for a lithium battery was a worthwhile addition.
This battery is at least 20+ kilos lighter and charges much quicker than my agm did. I have been in 40c+ for days on end with no problem.
I can draw it down to 5 to 10 percent soc without damage but even in hot weather with the fridge running flat out I have never been lower than 40% soc.
Often with the solar panels I have the battery is back to 100% by mid morning which is great for continuous off grid travel.
When I am at home I keep the battery connected to a dedicated lifepo4 battery charger as I want it hopefully to last a long time.
My feelings are that if you do a lot of off grid camping/travel going to a lifepo4 lithium battery is the way to go not with standing the high initial price.
They should work out cheaper in the long run as they are meant to outlast agm batteries many times over but time will tell if this is true for me.
So I think going lithium lifepo4 for me was worth it as it solved my power problems for off grid travel.
After using it on several trips away I feel I can now give my opinion on whether spending 3 to 4 times the price for a lithium battery was a worthwhile addition.
This battery is at least 20+ kilos lighter and charges much quicker than my agm did. I have been in 40c+ for days on end with no problem.
I can draw it down to 5 to 10 percent soc without damage but even in hot weather with the fridge running flat out I have never been lower than 40% soc.
Often with the solar panels I have the battery is back to 100% by mid morning which is great for continuous off grid travel.
When I am at home I keep the battery connected to a dedicated lifepo4 battery charger as I want it hopefully to last a long time.
My feelings are that if you do a lot of off grid camping/travel going to a lifepo4 lithium battery is the way to go not with standing the high initial price.
They should work out cheaper in the long run as they are meant to outlast agm batteries many times over but time will tell if this is true for me.
So I think going lithium lifepo4 for me was worth it as it solved my power problems for off grid travel.
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