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Originally Posted by creativepart
Full River batteries are very good. They also are quite a bit higher priced.
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Most of the shops around where I live want to replace the Fuse's OEM batteries with Interstate 34M AGMs and they are $300+ dollars for 62AH rated batteries. The Fullriver AGMS are supposed to bar 115AH and cost about $330 from the local Solar shop, + $50 for installation. That actually sounds like a bargain to me. Perhaps these people are just not gouging as much as some others?
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Originally Posted by creativepart
As for not choosing LiPo because of alternator charging, you could consider a Victron DC to DC charger. It takes alternator output (or any other 12v power source) and gives you a programmable DC output and smart charger to take over charging your batteries. It's not much over $250 and is a great way to maintain LiPo battery charging from your alternator. Plus it protects your alternator from damage at the same time.
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So this does what? Modify the output from the alternator so that it produces enough voltage to fully charge the Lithium-ion batteries?
The same Solar shop that is offering the Fullriver AGM batteries told me that they no longer sell Lithium-ion batteries for RVs because they still have serious issues - early failures, fires and an inability to maintain their rated voltage. I am not suggesting that what I am told is correct - I know so little about this subject that I can't immediately vet anything a sales guy tells me and so I tend to be very suspicious. Still, if they were selling L-I batteries and stopped doing so I would assume there was some reason.
Have you had any issues with L-I batteries? And what are good brands? I read a lot about Battle Born but know nothing about them or about other brands that might be just as good but not have a recognizable name.
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