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I can send a nuke from my laptop, Mr. Putin taught me thatI suppose you do...but by the time you paddle here in your dugout I'll be long gone...
New to lithium.
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Sometimes it get complicated on here… so to simplify it, your panel will probably give you 100% and 12.7v the whole time until your lithium gets to around 10% depleted then it will die until you charge it again.
But the nearly complicated bit is putting the charge back in which you already have…. Fitting a stunt with Bluetooth will tell you how much power you have in your battery…. Simples..
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I was going to say that but he said it much betterSometimes it get complicated on here… so to simplify it, your panel will probably give you 100% and 12.7v the whole time until your lithium gets to around 10% depleted then it will die until you charge it again.
But the nearly complicated bit is putting the charge back in which you already have…. Fitting a stunt with Bluetooth will tell you how much power you have in your battery…. Simples..
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I'll remember this when you get around to fitting your Lithium...they can be life changing....an obsession for some....a constant new found interest, not just a battery....it's an addition to the family, something to cherish and talk to....via electrical gadgets you have to buy of course...the best development in motorhoming since the Chemical loo...Sometimes it get complicated on here… so to simplify it, your panel will probably give you 100% and 12.7v the whole time until your lithium gets to around 10% depleted then it will die until you charge it again.
But the nearly complicated bit is putting the charge back in which you already have…. Fitting a stunt with Bluetooth will tell you how much power you have in your battery…. Simples..
You should have bought the 300Ah of LiTime batteries that I'm selling - would have been much cheaper
(I really need to take some pics and post an advert so that people know they're for sale...)
Delivery could have been an issue...You should have bought the 300Ah of LiTime batteries that I'm selling - would have been much cheaper
(I really need to take some pics and post an advert so that people know they're for sale.
Exactly, I was very interested in buying a Fogstar or a Roamer, (even someone here kindly offered to bring it to me as he was going towards here), but I had second thoughts as, unfortunately, it was just not practical in terms of warranty by malfunction or any other potential issue. So I bought from the dealer in Barcelona and they did the installation, as they had some warranty jobs to do in our van.Delivery could have been an issue...
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Before I bought my battery , which at the moment hasn't got anywhere near the van as I realised that fully charged I could charge it from a second set of solar panels on the house & use it to put in additional charge to the power bank on the house. stupidly I then mentioned this to the wife
I researched loads of batteries , perusing what everyone was using on you tube. The Li Time are well thought of on american forums as are Cycclevolt & some others.I eventually settled on an ecoworthy mainly as I watch a spanish you tuber who dismantles & tests them & this one has a metal cage inside the battery box to stop the batteries from expanding, did well in all his tests & he thought highly of it
I have a 300A one on mine at the moment .
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I've got 2 Roamer batteries in our van...delivered to Murcia...the second one arrived with cosmetic damage to the casing....I rejected it, but Roamer had nothing in place for returning it...so I decided to keep it.....after they refunded half of the cost of the battery and also offered to maintain the 10 year guarantee.... couldn't fault this.....
I just love that orange and black aesthetic
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Excellent, thanks. I'll start looking at shunts. Any suggestions as a starter?Sometimes it get complicated on here… so to simplify it, your panel will probably give you 100% and 12.7v the whole time until your lithium gets to around 10% depleted then it will die until you charge it again.
But the nearly complicated bit is putting the charge back in which you already have…. Fitting a stunt with Bluetooth will tell you how much power you have in your battery…. Simples..
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Victron Smart Shunt unless you want a display as well as Bluetooth then the Victron BMV 712.
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But do you ship to the Canaries?You should have bought the 300Ah of LiTime batteries that I'm selling - would have been much cheaper
(I really need to take some pics and post an advert so that people know they're for sale...)
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I was imagining that would be the best. Thanks Lenny HB
I’ll be getting the eco-worthy 280a Bluetooth, hopefully that will give me enough info for my needs without getting a stunt…
I'll remember this when you get around to fitting your Lithium...they can be life changing....an obsession for some....a constant new found interest, not just a battery....it's an addition to the family, something to cherish and talk to....via electrical gadgets you have to buy of course...the best development in motorhoming since the Chemical loo...
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Victron Smart Shunt 500A version. Available on Amazon
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That was my original choice but again, no shipping to the Canary Islands, so I had to discard it.I’ll be getting the eco-worthy 280a Bluetooth, hopefully that will give me enough info for my needs without getting a stunt…
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That should be fine for the 280ah battery, correct? Leroy Merlin sell it for €69 - seems a good price.
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Funsters RogerIvy & nigelivy who run Off Grid stock them at a good price & you get a Funster discount.
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But no shipping to the Canaries....Funsters RogerIvy & nigelivy who run Off Grid stock them at a good price & you get a Funster discount.
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