[C320-list] New Battery Chemistry

[John Beck]

Love it, would do again!!

On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 9:39 PM Jerry via C320-list <
c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:

> Did it last year a little different than most people. I have two xantrex
> chargers in parallel. One is 40 amps and one is 20 amps. They do not have a
> lithium setting. I installed 2 200ah Renogy blue tooth batteries that
> connect to my iPhone. I use the AGM setting most of the time. But I
> increased the amp output to 13.9 V by selecting the cold setting on
> temperature control on the charger. This gets the batteries up to 98% which
> lithium prefer. When I am off the boat I shut off most of the load and turn
> off the charger. Once in a great while I need to top balance the battery
> cells then I switch the charger to GEL settings which increases the float
> charge to 14.5V for a few hours. When the cells are balanced I switch back
> to AGM settings which returns the charger back to13.9V float. That keeps
> the battery happy.  To protect the alternator from over heating I installed
> a 40amp dc-dc charger to run from the AGM start battery to the lifpo4
> battery   That works for me very well I have enough power to run off grid
> with refrigerator and stereo and instruments for 3-4days without returning
> to the dock. I am on a Missouri lake so I don’t need solar.
> Cat 320 #500 1998.
> Midnight Rider.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 20, 2023, at 19:19, Bruce Heyman via C320-list <
> c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi John,
> > Excellent!  Would you do it again?  Any issues or challenges?  Seems
> like it should provide a lot more AMP Hours!
> > Very best,
> > Bruce
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> On Behalf Of
> John Beck via C320-list
> > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2023 5:09 PM
> > To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> > Cc: John Beck <jbeck50 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] New Battery Chemistry
> >
> > Did it 2 years ago with solar and added a start battery!
> >
> >> On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 8:02 PM Bruce Heyman via C320-list <
> c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Has anyone ventured into switching to LiFePO4 batteries?  Seems the
> >> technology has really advanced.
> >> Thanks,
> >> Bruce
> >>
> >> Bruce Heyman
> >> Somerset #671   San Pedro (LA) California
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> > Jb
> >
>
> --
Jb