After a conversation with the very nice chap Jason @Absolut5 I have bought a Fogstar Drift 12v 230Ah Seat Base Lithium Leisure Battery (on offer from Fogstar for Black Friday at £529.99 from £699.99!). He and his crew are going to re-jig our drivers seat base install, removing the CTEK 250SE et...
Those with inverters. What Ah leisure do you have. I have the 100ah lithium. If I was to make her day and get her Nespresso working in the van off grid would it be up to the job for a couple of cups in a morning?
That's the reason I sold it.... very poor power management.
These PPP run with 48v ISH internal battery packs.
So use power to create the 12v regulated output or the 5v USB. (From the 48v, plus the BMS internal power draw)
Having the a inverter on to create the 240vac uses even more power...
It's a curious one because my first thought was it's the regs catching up with older lithium chemistry and being about fire enclosures - but it seems mostly about venting and I wasn't aware there was much in Lithium chemistry Vs the very definite venting in Lead Acid chemistry.
As far as I'm...
I think given my time over, I'd certainly be thinking about simplifying things with a powerbank, but the van is also used occasionally for work so we went inverter route. Like you just offsetting the faff of EHU for very occasional use/maybe topping up the leisure battery if we've been on the...
Thank you, it's taken me 2yrs to get this far. 1 you can't see is the doubd deadening and insulation, the 260w solar panel on the roof, 2000w inverter, 110ah Lifepo4 lithium leisure battery. You can only convert at the rate you can spend.
Not so much bought, but with the 3000w inverter, 560ah lithium battery and 5g Internet......I can now run the xbox while off grid, aswell as all the other stuff! Win!
For a quick and easy solution, get this. Built in controller, clip to battery when parked up, sorted.
For a more permanent installation, get this and one of these. For the inverter size you're gonna need to find out what that nespresso draws and what it surges at during startup.
I'd do all that...
Clayton Power LPS 2000 Portable Power Station – Excellent Condition (Only 4 Cycles)
Change of plans with my campervan conversion.
Selling my Clayton Power LPS 2000, a high-end portable power station ideal for campervans, off-grid setups, van conversions, events or backup power.
The unit is in...
Hi all,
Reaching out to the guys in the know regarding inverters and elec installations etc.
I want to go ELEC only route on my current camper which means I want to run an induction hob. Just on the Renogy site with @Deaky discount code in hand :) and trying to figure out what I need. Im...
Yes, but that is a massive upgrade.
You need to check all your cabling is up to spec.... I'd assume not.... That Victron has a 70A charger built in.
And you will need 200Ah of lithium to run that inverter.
So as above @roadtripper , let's look at what you have now and go from there.
And as...
OK, so 100Ah AGM will give you 80Ah in reality of useable capacity, that's 3.3A per hour over the 24 hours. If you add a 200Ah lithium to the AGM, that will give you ~10Ah in total per hour over a 24 hour period. Not sure if your can mix lithium & AGM though, someone can comment. Night be a...
And just to think this all started from a crappy 20w 12v solar panel. Shown in my first solar Vid.
Then over my camping 12v solar adventure to keep the beer fridge running.... Slowly increasing in size and capacity.
To my first venture into grid tied kit..... That EcoFlow 800w kit.
And now we...
Did you ever get this resolved? I have Lithium 230AH, and it's an All Seasons van, only recently got it, but it has a Sargent EC700 power unit, which I don't think will make the best use of the battery. At some point, I am looking at getting another Lithium, probably in a series or parallel...
the Renogy above is rated at 100A continuous discharge.
Renogy recommend one 100ah lithium per 1000w of inverter.
so 2x 100ah lithiums will give you the 200A discharge rate for 8000 cycles etc. ( recommended for a 2000w inverter)
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pulling 1400w or 130A from one lithium might...
" Renogy 1000w inverter under drivers seat, and connect to the 160ah lithium which will be under passenger seat, " - this is how i have mine setup.
you need to use super beefy cable, as above use the cable guide.
1000w full load will easily pull 100A/120A . . . so cable for that and fuse...
So as a short term solution it’s viable as long as you have a relatively mahoosive lithium reserve. But after a couple of days without sunshine, you’re dependent on either running the engine or EHU.
Roamer 230Ah seatbase battery and 2kW Renogy inverter.
Picture one is a mains 2 slice electric toaster...
That's 776 watts at 12.7V so drawing just over 60A of leisure battery power.
Picture two is a tiny mains "1kw" travel kettle...
That's actually 943 watts at 12.7V and drawing 74A from the...
Hi @Turboponzy,
There is some info missing from your post, but I will try and fill the blanks as best possible to give you an answer:
Assuming the MTB chargers are 4A DC @ 42V:
Power per charger = 42V × 4A = 168W
2 chargers = 336W total
Add 10–15% for inefficiency = ~380–400W AC draw from...
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