BThe 19 foot caravan is ready to go....November is when we will be leaving...For two years travelling...
We are heading to Perth and using as many Free Campsites as possible..
I got the Free Campsite Book from RAA and what a Beauty...Well Spent Money I say...
We would like to know what are the BEST Batteries for the Battery System and WHY ...for the Caravan/Solar System...
I will be running a Yamaha Generator...also...
I will NOT be using Air Conditioner and cooking out side...Only thing I will have on is a...
2 LCD light and also a Small TV and DVD player and 1 Mobile Phone and a small Laptop Computer with Charger...Fridge will be gas....
I Appreciate you help in this matter...Kind Regards Kazza58
-- Edited by kazza58 on Wednesday 23rd of September 2015 07:56:14 AM
Delta18 said
09:54 AM Sep 23, 2015
LITHIUM BATTERIES
Lithium batteries have been around for a few years (in your mobile phone, for example) but their usage in RVs is much more recent. Until then, the Rolls Royce of batteries was the AGM deep-cycle. The disadvantage of AGM batteries when compared to lithium batteries is their physical size lithium batteries are much smaller and about 75 per cent lighter which is a major asset in any RV. They can be charged to 100 per cent capacity and will give nearly their maximum voltage down to 20 per cent. Lithium batteries can be charged at nearly 100 per cent efficiency (most batteries run at about 85 per cent) which means lesser energy loss. But there are disadvantages of lithium batteries they are the most expensive of all and when fully discharged, the voltage drops very rapidly resulting in a dead battery which needs to be replaced.
All of the above assets were the reasons that Kimberley Kampers, along with several other manufacturers, opted for lithium batteries, with appropriate protection for the discharge problem, for its 12V power supply needs
BThe 19 foot caravan is ready to go....November is when we will be leaving...For two years travelling...
We are heading to Perth and using as many Free Campsites as possible..
I got the Free Campsite Book from RAA and what a Beauty...Well Spent Money I say...
We would like to know what are the BEST Batteries for the Battery System and WHY ...for the Caravan/Solar System...
I will be running a Yamaha Generator...also...
I will NOT be using Air Conditioner and cooking out side...Only thing I will have on is a...
2 LCD light and also a Small TV and DVD player and 1 Mobile Phone and a small Laptop Computer with Charger...Fridge will be gas....
I Appreciate you help in this matter...Kind Regards Kazza58
-- Edited by kazza58 on Wednesday 23rd of September 2015 07:56:14 AM
LITHIUM BATTERIES
Lithium batteries have been around for a few years (in your mobile phone, for example) but their usage in RVs is much more recent. Until then, the Rolls Royce of batteries was the AGM deep-cycle. The disadvantage of AGM batteries when compared to lithium batteries is their physical size lithium batteries are much smaller and about 75 per cent lighter which is a major asset in any RV. They can be charged to 100 per cent capacity and will give nearly their maximum voltage down to 20 per cent. Lithium batteries can be charged at nearly 100 per cent efficiency (most batteries run at about 85 per cent) which means lesser energy loss. But there are disadvantages of lithium batteries they are the most expensive of all and when fully discharged, the voltage drops very rapidly resulting in a dead battery which needs to be replaced.
All of the above assets were the reasons that Kimberley Kampers, along with several other manufacturers, opted for lithium batteries, with appropriate protection for the discharge problem, for its 12V power supply needs
Here is one, free postage too.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/12V-FUSION-45AH-ULTRALITE-LITHIUM-ION-DEEP-CYCLE-BATTERY-SOLAR-4WD-CARAVAN-/321778690190http://www.superstart.com.au/Products/ProductList/tabid/108/mode/details/bid/16/Default.asx
Cheers Neil