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Battle born batteries
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:43 am
by M&M Waites
Has anyone replaced their old lead batteries with these new Lithion Ion batteries? Any advice you can offer? Thank you.
Re: Battle born batteries
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:36 pm
by tomzleapin
I purchased a Renogy 170 AH lithium battery two years ago at Walmart for $980. This was probably a mistake because shortly after it went up to $1400. Solar is my main power source so I upgraded my charge controller to one rated for lithium. It's also recommended that you upgrade your converter/charger but since I am seldom hooked to shore power I did not upgraded. So far it has worked great. Battle Born, Renogy, and several other brands are considered "drop in" replacement batteries. This means that they have built in circuitry that will prevent you from doing bad things to them.
Go to YouTube and do a search for Will Prowse. He has done several videos on lithium batteries.
Re: Battle born batteries
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:41 pm
by M&M Waites
Thank you for your info. I will check out the U tube for Will .
Re: Battle born batteries
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:47 pm
by Hugh
I installed two Battle Born batteries (BB10012 - Battle Born 12V 100Ah) one Progressive Dynamics Replacements WFCO RV Power Centers 45 Amp Lithium Converter, one ORI121236120 - Orion-TR Smart 12/12V-30A Isolated Charger, and one Victron BMV 712 battery monitor with bluetooth. All in all I like the system. The batteries lasted over 12 hours with lighting load, the TV on for a while and the heater on overnight when the temp is dipping below freezing. The batteries did not go below 40% of capacity.
I am satisfied with the battery capacity, the Progressive Dynamics Converter works well. So does the BMV 712. The readout on my phone is great.
The 12v/12v charger did not need to be isolated. Plus I am having an issue with the voltage dropping while the 12v/12v converter is charging the batteries. This was causing the charger to shut down, then the voltage would increase, the charger would start & the voltage would drop. So I disconnected the charger until I can troubleshoot my alternator & charging system. I suspect a bad connection, although it could be an alternator / voltage regulator issue.
I plan on installing 2ea 175 watt solar panels, but that has not happened yet. Once they are installed I think I will add a switch so I can turn off the 12v/12v converter when I am driving in nice weather. Let the solar panels charge the house batteries.
I won’t be able to get to the solar panels or charging system until August due to work, as I will be joining a ship, hopefully this afternoon. (I am presently in Covid isolation in a Singapore Hotel)
Good Luck!