Lithium Battery Charging systems---Goods & Bads

Interesting reading from a professional Lithium Battery engineer.  Although the article deals almost exclusively with Class B RV's and MB engines, there is references to other class's of RV's and also gas engines.

It should be noted that the Ford Transit diesel engines do not suffer from all the ill's of the MB diesel engine.

http://www.classbforum.com/forums/f5/lithium-and-2nd-alternators-verses-onan-generators-mike-mas-9034.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&fbclid=IwAR2TDOZBVcgcSB6RqP5vihE3EXM4VOUFpHAnpKV9DgUvG1DfZE-G0mY2Rf0




 

Very interesting indeed, and thanks for sharing.
I love all of the educational information that others in this forum post for the rest of us!

Dougn

Interesting that the E-Trek was the beginning of the end of Roadtrek.

Yes, technology is good.  But too fast in one direction can do harm. All of this battery technology and Cell business will come to be in the RV industry.  But only after is is ready for our service.  Just my 2 cents.

Denny and Barb

Handy Bob's latest addition is a Lithium Battery rant. Interesting as always.

https://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/2019-lithium-batteries-truth/

Interesting that the E-Trek was the beginning of the end of Roadtrek.

Roadtrek died when Erwin Hymer Group bought it. 

Yes, technology is good.  But too fast in one direction can do harm. All of this battery technology and Cell business will come to be in the RV industry.  But only after is is ready for our service.  Just my 2 cents.

Good point!

In one of Steve Gerzeny, owner of Coach House RV, walk thru videos goes into a detailed explaination as to why Coach House does not support using Lithium batteries in any of their coaches at this time.  His thoughts of Lithiums being produces by smaller mom and pop operations at this point, prohibits Coach House using until there is a true national distributor that can service these batteries any place in the country.

His thoughts of Lithiums being produces by smaller mom and pop operations at this point, prohibits Coach House using until there is a true national distributor that can service these batteries any place in the country.

Not much you can do to service a battery except replace it. 

The small lithium battery companies do make you wonder if they will be in business any time near as long as their warranties.

FMCA came out recently with a group discount for lithium batteries. I think they made a mistake with the company (Briter Products) as I had never heard of them before and their specs are weak not specifying any details on the BMS nor a statement on their webpage about the warranty.