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Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 01-08-2024, 09:22 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
What was your solar situation during those 3 days...

What was your solar situation during those 3 days in the driveway? Longest boondocking implies maximum solar charging and minimal appliance use. You have a 4kWh bucket of energy, solar is trickling...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 10-04-2023, 04:21 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
@Downytide , attaching the PDF with instructions...

@Downytide , attaching the PDF with instructions for 2nd battery install, as you requested in the PM.

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Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 08-20-2023, 03:35 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
relationship between an LFP battery and the stock...

relationship between an LFP battery and the stock alternator largely depends on length and gauge of wires running from the alternator to the battery, including the ground one, which may or may not...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 08-20-2023, 03:27 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
3 stage charge is needed to gain a full charge...

3 stage charge is needed to gain a full charge quickly by applying higher voltage at first, to facilitate high current flow thru often long and relatively low gauge wires, then after bulk stage is...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 08-20-2023, 10:28 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
LFP battery has the same charge profile as AGM or...

LFP battery has the same charge profile as AGM or GEL, so if your charger supports one of those, then you don't need explicit LFP support. Just don't set it to Flooded and never enable Equalization.
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 08-16-2023, 08:42 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
Make sure battery is in the normal ON state,...

Make sure battery is in the normal ON state, indicated by solid blue LED ring around the On/Off button. If charging it could also be slowly flashing, 0.5sec on and 0.5sec off.
Can you try to power...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 08-15-2023, 05:11 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
There is a 100 years old presedence to treat...

There is a 100 years old presedence to treat batteries as expendable item, part of operating cost rather than capital cost. Dealers just don't know any better, yet. LFP battery like Lithionics could...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 08-14-2023, 10:13 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
I forgot to add that a loose or broken ground...

I forgot to add that a loose or broken ground wire from a solar controller can also cause solar voltage to pass thru without proper regulation, as controller needs a ground wire for reference and...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 08-14-2023, 10:10 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
Inverter has nothing to do with solar, these are...

Inverter has nothing to do with solar, these are completely separate and independent circuits and components.

Solar from panels is "high voltage", goes to the input of the solar controller, which...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 08-14-2023, 09:49 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
You don't need a Big Brother overwatch to...

You don't need a Big Brother overwatch to understand that whoever took your money is the responsible party, in this case a dealer who sold the unit. If the dealer sells on behalf of manufacturer,...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 08-07-2023, 12:47 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
The breaker supplied with FLX serves 2 functions...

The breaker supplied with FLX serves 2 functions - manual disconnect and automatic disconnect on overload, like a resettable fuse. A typical battery cutoff switch only serves one of those functions,...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 08-07-2023, 11:36 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
Depends on your new trailer's charging equipment,...

Depends on your new trailer's charging equipment, like inverter/charger, solar controller, etc. All charging equipment must be able to support Lithium charge settings, or at least AGM, which has the...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 08-04-2023, 10:24 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
I just saw a post from a new member, owner of FLX...

I just saw a post from a new member, owner of FLX Minnie with Lithionics battery, who lost power on his first trip, asked for help with no technical details provided, which makes it difficult to help...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 08-01-2023, 02:05 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
During those first 20 minutes when it worked, but...

During those first 20 minutes when it worked, but before beeping, was inverter plugged into shore power? If so, then it was charging a battery, which was already full, which means it should have...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 08-01-2023, 11:25 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
@Downytide, I'm very sorry to hear about your...

@Downytide,
I'm very sorry to hear about your troubles. This is a major issue, not something I can resolve remotely.
I can tell you for sure that battery is not capable of making more than 14.8V,...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 07-28-2023, 06:45 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
It's your decision to turn off the battery or...

It's your decision to turn off the battery or not, you can just flip the breaker and leave the battery on, so any safety devices remain powered. A 320AH Lithionics battery will stay on for much...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 07-28-2023, 05:47 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
The best place to look is Lithionics mobile app,...

The best place to look is Lithionics mobile app, connected to your battery via Bluetooth. It shows voltage, current, temperature internal to the battery, directly from the source.
However, current...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 07-28-2023, 05:43 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
Lithionics batteries have 2 major advantages: ...

Lithionics batteries have 2 major advantages:
1. Ability to turn off the battery itself using the on/off button with blue ring LED, where LED shows the status of the battery being on or off. This...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 07-28-2023, 08:48 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
Do you have a Bluetooth symbol on your Xantrex...

Do you have a Bluetooth symbol on your Xantrex control panel? If yes, then you can use the Xantrex app on your phone to check and change inverter settings.
If not, then use 3 buttons on the panel,...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 07-25-2023, 04:03 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
Most likely your Xantrex charge settings aren't...

Most likely your Xantrex charge settings aren't ideal and your battery firmware might need updating.

It sounds like your Xantrex float voltage is lower than expected, which causes battery to...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 07-20-2023, 10:09 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
@Soji, this is an excellent and a very common...

@Soji, this is an excellent and a very common question. Attached paper goes deeper into this subject, but a short answer is that LFP (short for LiFePO4 or Iron Phosphate) lithium battery chemistry is...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 07-12-2023, 12:49 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
I'm very familiar with EKKO, a bit less with FLX...

I'm very familiar with EKKO, a bit less with FLX and NPF, but learning quickly and can make some educated guesses. I'm also familiar with the Xantrex part of the system.
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 07-12-2023, 12:37 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
I work for Lithionics, as an electrical engineer,...

I work for Lithionics, as an electrical engineer, so I have full knowledge of our batteries. I'm also an RV'er myself, so I can relate to fellow RV owners and their challenges with electrical...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 07-02-2023, 02:36 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,556
Posted By electric
Assistance with Lithionics batteries

I'm starting this thread to see if I can provide some assistance to owners of Lithionics batteries, which are now a standard equipment on some Winnebago products.
This is not an official Winnebago...
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