Lithium battery upgrade

[DarrenB83]

Hi All, first post from someone who's not all that clued up on campervan electrics, having very recently purchased a new to me T6!

On first outing, it is very clear I need to upgrade my electrics to suit our needs. It appears my current setup is as follows;

• A terrible lead acid battery
• 200W solar panel with Victron SmartSolar charge controller 75/15
• BCA PS167-13.8-BCSM power supply/battery charger

Based on the above, I assume I would need the following to accommodate a lithium upgrade that will suit;

• Lithium Battery (looking at 300Ah)
• 50A DC-DC Charger
• 2000W Inverter
• 240v Battery Charger? Not sure if this is needed, but it is in one quote I have obtained.

I have had a couple of quotes so far, and while I appreciate there's a fair bit of work to do, best quote is coming in at circa £1,600. Is this an expected cost for upgrading to lithium (with the addition of an inverter - wanted to power an air fryer & occasional nespresso)?

Appreciate any input on this, as I am lost as to what is actually required, and what costs I should expect vs current quotes!

 

[SimeonT6]

Seems reasonable, I've got 230ah Lithium, Victron Dc-Dc, Victron MPPT, 1200w inverter and with fitting I didn't get much change from £2k..

 

[CAB]

Yes, sounds about right.

 

[manfrotto]

Perhaps you could also compare with an Ecoflow, Bluetti, Anker, Jackery etc as another option.

Note also - check the cycle count for the lithiums. The newer LiFePo4 ones do around 4000 cycles