Good evening Everyone, My name is Stu, I'm new on here and Have just recently Purchased a 2008 Swift Kontiki 645 Based on the 3.0 Fiat Ducato.
It has already fitted a single (unknown wattage as yet) Solar panel on the roof and a very basic Solar charge controller, There are 2x agm leisure batteries @ 110ah & 100ah and a battery master which keeps the starter battery topped up when there is surplus power in the leisure batteries.
I believe the vehicles standard system includes a split charge relay to charge the leisure batteries when the engine is running.
The fuseboard / control Unit is a Nordelletronica NE184 with a NE143 battery charger.
I am about to embark on upgrading the system, but My understanding is that none of this system is compatible with Lithium batteries.
I have already purchased in readiness for upgrading a Fogstar drift 460ah Lithium battery & My plan is to increase the solar, simply put by as much as I can physically fit on the roof, probably around 600-800 watts, I also have previously purchased several Renogy items for a different campervan project but now surplus, A 40a dc-dc charger, A 3000w inverter, A Renogy M1 panel and a Renogy Rover 40a mppt charge controller.
I'm not too worried about spending a little more money in order to get the vehicle as "off grid" as possible but I have one major stumbling block.
Can anyone explain how the heck I can install this with losing functionality of the existing control panel etc, the existing system seems to be interlinked / modular and all plugs into and talks to each other so I guess disconnecting for example the existing charger to replace with a lithium compatible charger will create issues ?
It has already fitted a single (unknown wattage as yet) Solar panel on the roof and a very basic Solar charge controller, There are 2x agm leisure batteries @ 110ah & 100ah and a battery master which keeps the starter battery topped up when there is surplus power in the leisure batteries.
I believe the vehicles standard system includes a split charge relay to charge the leisure batteries when the engine is running.
The fuseboard / control Unit is a Nordelletronica NE184 with a NE143 battery charger.
I am about to embark on upgrading the system, but My understanding is that none of this system is compatible with Lithium batteries.
I have already purchased in readiness for upgrading a Fogstar drift 460ah Lithium battery & My plan is to increase the solar, simply put by as much as I can physically fit on the roof, probably around 600-800 watts, I also have previously purchased several Renogy items for a different campervan project but now surplus, A 40a dc-dc charger, A 3000w inverter, A Renogy M1 panel and a Renogy Rover 40a mppt charge controller.
I'm not too worried about spending a little more money in order to get the vehicle as "off grid" as possible but I have one major stumbling block.
Can anyone explain how the heck I can install this with losing functionality of the existing control panel etc, the existing system seems to be interlinked / modular and all plugs into and talks to each other so I guess disconnecting for example the existing charger to replace with a lithium compatible charger will create issues ?
