Another Battery Thread

gspdx said:

Just looking at Amazon and saw a Renogy 100 AH for $99 and 170 AH for 1500.  Still pretty pricey but that 170 AH battery would be a nice weight savings from the 2 6V AGM batteries and would be a nice gain in usable storage.

I was thinking about adding 2 more of the 6V batteries but this could be a better solution.

Any other thoughts?  Seems the only downside is price?  

https://www.amazon.com/Renogy-Lithium-Iron-Phosphate-Off-grid-Applications/dp/B075RST4R2/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1IUM7PNV6XJ5V&keywords=renogy+100ah+lithium+battery&qid=1560529972&s=gateway&sprefix=renogy+100+ah%2Caps%2C321&sr=8-2

At $99 the 100AH would have been a ridiculous good deal.  I think you meant $899, right?

The 170 AH looks like a nice solution and you could easily use 150 AH or more of it.  In comparison, two 6 volt golf cart batteries would yield about 225 AH of which you could use 1/2 of that.  Weight and space difference would also be significant. 

FWIW, I have a 100 AH battleborn battery and typically use about 15 AH from dusk to dawn.  Solar takes care of most of the rest of it, and the generator when necessary.  I am extremely pleased with my solution.  I also have a 150 watt sine wave inverter that powers the Apple TV, 19" LCD TV, and Bose sound bar for four hours or more per day. 

gspdx said:

ADRawli said:

gspdx said:

Just looking at Amazon and saw a Renogy 100 AH for $99 and 170 AH for 1500.  Still pretty pricey but that 170 AH battery would be a nice weight savings from the 2 6V AGM batteries and would be a nice gain in usable storage.

I was thinking about adding 2 more of the 6V batteries but this could be a better solution.

Any other thoughts?  Seems the only downside is price?  

https://www.amazon.com/Renogy-Lithium-Iron-Phosphate-Off-grid-Applications/dp/B075RST4R2/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1IUM7PNV6XJ5V&keywords=renogy+100ah+lithium+battery&qid=1560529972&s=gateway&sprefix=renogy+100+ah%2Caps%2C321&sr=8-2

At $99 the 100AH would have been a ridiculous good deal.  I think you meant $899, right?

Wishful thinking!

At $99 each, I'll take nine of them!

@gspdx I personally would never use the fridge on DC for camping.. as far as I'm concerned, it's a "keep it cool while driving" thing.. and like many others, I managed to kill my car battery once by leaving it on and forgetting to remove the tow vehicle trailer light cable..

When AC is available, I use the fridge on AC, and when not and camping I'll use the Propane

klenger said:

FWIW, I have a 100 AH battleborn battery and typically use about 15 AH from dusk to dawn.  Solar takes care of most of the rest of it, and the generator when necessary.  I am extremely pleased with my solution.  I also have a 150 watt sine wave inverter that powers the Apple TV, 19" LCD TV, and Bose sound bar for four hours or more per day. 

According to my calculations, we are using 21ah for fridge on propane 24 hrs a day, Alde on propane 10 hours a day for heat only, parasitic draw, and aux fridge fan 24 hours a day. Do you do none of those things?

@N7SHG_Ham I have the Battle Born GC sized battery in a battery box in my tub. This is the one that fits in a group 24 sized battery tray, not the "standard" BB battery, which seems to be a group 27 size. I will gladly show her off this weekend at the campout!

gspdx said:

Here is the document.  Hope this works.

@gspdx I was trying to find the specs on my Harris batteries and found your PDF.  The model number matches mine, but the terminals are completely different than what is shown on the PDF.  Makes me suspicious that this is the correct data sheet.  Did Harris or Nucamp sent that document to you?

@gspdx any pictures of the new battery installation? Was thinking of the same modification since we have similar solar issues here in the northeast, especially for fall camping. Haven’t opened my battery box yet, so pics would be great!