I put the battery on the other side of the wall from where the battery was. The cables were long enough to reach. I just put a hole through the wall for the cables.How do you get the cables from the battery into the front bay for connecting to the original power or are you saying you just left them in the front bay?
I put the battery on the other side of the wall from where the battery was. The cables were long enough to reach. I just put a hole through the wall for the cables.
How do you get the cables from the battery into the front bay for connecting to the original power or are you saying you just left them in the front bay?
It is definitely an option. A very good one if you are often camping in freezing temps. A couple other options are a temp sensor by the battery to cut off charging when cold or heat trace/heat pad in the battery box or area. What is the best option is up to you.So should one move the battery location to the basement of a 5VR from the front bay when converting to LiFePO4 since they can’t be charged below freezing?
Unfortunately there is no wire directly from the charger to the battery. There’s 10’ of #6 wire from the charger to the power distribution panel then 20’ of wire from the power distribution to the battery. So with the original design there is 30’ of #6 from converter to batteries therefore so much voltage drop to the LA batteries the converter doesn’t realize how low the batteries are and doesn’t even go into bulk mode. In addition, in absorption mode there’s 0.6V drop from converter to batteries. GD needs to fire their electrical dude and get one that knows what he’s doing.It is definitely an option. A very good one if you are often camping in freezing temps. A couple other options are a temp sensor by the battery to cut off charging when cold or heat trace/heat pad in the battery box or area. What is the best option is up to you.
Remember, if you move the battery into the basement area, you can use the wire that used to feed from the battery to the charger to connect the battery to the power distribution in the front storage. Then run a shorter wire between charger and battery.
Mine is and that’s part of the reason for putting the new LiFePO4 battery in the basement area whereas now the batteries are in the unheated front bay.Aren't most basements heated now?
I don't/won't camp when the temperature gets that cold. I do have thermo protection, but I doubt if I will ever need it.
You be hard put to do it worseonce you route the wiring/plumbing better.
It's simple man, they are admiring your work!Heck, someone could look at it and say it's worse but I would be wondering why someone is in my basement.![]()
I moved it last weekend. Extra bonus since the battery is now wired directly to the converter, I'm getting full 55A charging from the converter instead of 10A before.So should one move the battery location to the basement of a 5VR from the front bay when converting to LiFePO4 since they can’t be charged below freezing?
I just recently changed over to lithium. I went the other way. Moved the charger to the batteryI moved it last weekend. Extra bonus since the battery is now wired directly to the converter, I'm getting full 55A charging from the converter instead of 10A before.
I wanted to move be the battery to the basement which is heatedI just recently changed over to lithium. I went the other way. Moved the charger to the battery
I've been working with electrons (and holes) for over 40 years so it wasn't unfamiliar territory.Amazing how that works.
The more you understand how electrons work, the easier it becomes.