Cold weather here in Galveston TX this morning, but not as bad as a lot of areas up north. It was 73 * F yesterday now this morning 36 * F real feel 21 * F and the wind howling, Burrrr!
Our Lithium battery is in the front storage compartment and the BMS shows 43.2 * F and shows protection Off. I guess that's not too bad of a battery temp with the ambient temps at 36F since our front storage is not heated. Our battery is not self heating. I don't think it would be a problem charging the battery until the temp of the battery approaches 32 * F
I hope that we would not be camping in even colder weather but that's not a guarantee so maybe I'll look into protecting the battery from cold for the future. Yeah I could have bought a Lithium battery that's self heated, but I didn't.
I guess I have a few options - easy to more complicated
1 -Leave it in the front storage compart and Stuff insulating material (microfiber towels, old T shirts
) around the battery.
2 -Cut a hole in the wall between passthru storage and front storage to allow heat to transfer into front storage
3 -Moving the battery to the passthru storage that is heated = major rearrangement of storage compartment.
4 -Leave it where its at and wrap a 12VDC heating blanket of some sort around the battery.
5 -Add some sort of AUX heater to the front storage compartment
6 -Add heat duct from furnace to the front storage compartment.
Currently the battery is in the front storage compartment, sets inside a plastic battery box screwed to the floor with a snap on lid and a strap around the box.
Our Lithium battery is in the front storage compartment and the BMS shows 43.2 * F and shows protection Off. I guess that's not too bad of a battery temp with the ambient temps at 36F since our front storage is not heated. Our battery is not self heating. I don't think it would be a problem charging the battery until the temp of the battery approaches 32 * F
I hope that we would not be camping in even colder weather but that's not a guarantee so maybe I'll look into protecting the battery from cold for the future. Yeah I could have bought a Lithium battery that's self heated, but I didn't.
I guess I have a few options - easy to more complicated
1 -Leave it in the front storage compart and Stuff insulating material (microfiber towels, old T shirts
2 -Cut a hole in the wall between passthru storage and front storage to allow heat to transfer into front storage
3 -Moving the battery to the passthru storage that is heated = major rearrangement of storage compartment.
4 -Leave it where its at and wrap a 12VDC heating blanket of some sort around the battery.
5 -Add some sort of AUX heater to the front storage compartment
6 -Add heat duct from furnace to the front storage compartment.
Currently the battery is in the front storage compartment, sets inside a plastic battery box screwed to the floor with a snap on lid and a strap around the box.
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