[C320-list] Lithium Lifepo4 Battery Project

[danny jensen]

Dear Group,
I just finished the installation of a DIY Lithium Lifepo4 180Ah battery
that I hope will someday replace my 2 x 200ah 4D batteries. The project was
larger that I imagined.  I don't recommend the project for most people as I
assembled the batteries myself. The "drop in" batteries may be not quite
ready for prime time and many are expensive. However, you can get by
usually will a small bank of lifepo4 batteries because the charge
acceptance rate is very high and many take them down to a 10% State of
charge. They are small and they are very light compared to Lead Acid.  My
long term plan is to have a lead acid starting battery and a Lifepo4
battery for my house bank.

Here is my video showing all the components.
https://youtu.be/h991SCePHpw

Here is the MHT article I used as my reference for the project.
https://marinehowto.com/lifepo4-batteries-on-boats/

Danny
#972