coloradoOkie
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Hello All -
I have a 2022 21BHE travel trailer. It currently has two 6V lead acid golf cart batteries located the tongue. I would like to remove those batteries and install a 280 AH lipo4 battery from litime. I would like to relocate that lipo4 battery off the tongue and inside the coach (I dry camp in the cold weather in CO often). I would like to be able to easily remove the battery so I can also use it when I car camp (in the cold) without the coach - so I don't want it to be too hard to get to. I have seen some folks relocate the batteries under the Murphy bed on this model, but that seems challenging to remove and install (if I want to pull the battery to use while car camping for a night).
I'm thinking the best spot would be under the bench seat in the dinette (empty space easy to get to).
I already have 200W of solar on the roof and a solar charge controller that is compatible with lithium.
Based on some research (on this forum!) I think the converter I have that is part of the electric panel will not work that great with the lithium - but I rarely plug into shore power, and I usually rely on the solar panels to charge the battery.
I have calculated the loads I put on the system and I am content I have the correct size battery for my use case.
A few questions for this group:
1) Can someone point me to any write up with pictures for a similar install?
2) Is under the bench a good spot, or would you recommend somewhere else?
3) What is the preferred method for securing the battery under the bench?
4) For the install - would you recommend running a wire to the junction at the front where the lead acid battery is hooked into? Or try to shorten the run and run the battery somewhere else (like to the converter)?
5) Since I have solar and don't rely on shore power converter charging much at all, I think I do not need to worry about upgrading the converter. Do you agree?
6) Anything else you would offer I didn't already ask
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I have a 2022 21BHE travel trailer. It currently has two 6V lead acid golf cart batteries located the tongue. I would like to remove those batteries and install a 280 AH lipo4 battery from litime. I would like to relocate that lipo4 battery off the tongue and inside the coach (I dry camp in the cold weather in CO often). I would like to be able to easily remove the battery so I can also use it when I car camp (in the cold) without the coach - so I don't want it to be too hard to get to. I have seen some folks relocate the batteries under the Murphy bed on this model, but that seems challenging to remove and install (if I want to pull the battery to use while car camping for a night).
I'm thinking the best spot would be under the bench seat in the dinette (empty space easy to get to).
I already have 200W of solar on the roof and a solar charge controller that is compatible with lithium.
Based on some research (on this forum!) I think the converter I have that is part of the electric panel will not work that great with the lithium - but I rarely plug into shore power, and I usually rely on the solar panels to charge the battery.
I have calculated the loads I put on the system and I am content I have the correct size battery for my use case.
A few questions for this group:
1) Can someone point me to any write up with pictures for a similar install?
2) Is under the bench a good spot, or would you recommend somewhere else?
3) What is the preferred method for securing the battery under the bench?
4) For the install - would you recommend running a wire to the junction at the front where the lead acid battery is hooked into? Or try to shorten the run and run the battery somewhere else (like to the converter)?
5) Since I have solar and don't rely on shore power converter charging much at all, I think I do not need to worry about upgrading the converter. Do you agree?
6) Anything else you would offer I didn't already ask