Northbynortheast
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Hi all,
I'm doing a few more modifications to my 2017 FWC Fleet front dinette electrical system. (it sits on a 2015 Tacoma)
As it stands I have changed the solar controller to a Blue Sky Solar boost 3000I, I have 3 100 watt Renogy rigid solar panels on the roof. I went to the bother of dismantling the cabinetry and replaced the Iota charger with internal IQ4 module to one with the external module. (the original one was over charging my AGM batts.) I did the truck to camper wiring myself with 10 awg duplex. With the AGM batteries we can go around two days with no charging.
The goal of intended changes is to be able to go 4-5 days without charging if need be and to improve charging efficiency from the truck alternator.
I have ordered a Victron 12 12 30 Isolated dc-dc converter, 6 awg wire to run from truck to camper and camper outside to inside and the Iota module for charging LiPo batteries. I'm planing to order 2 100 ah LiPo batts.
I'm asking for open ended advice and specifically:
Should the dc-dc converter be set up in between the Blue Seas battery disconnect and the truck battery or between the disconnect and the house batteries?
Battery advice please?; I'm trying to be frugal and make a good choice. I was close to buying two heated Life Blue batteries but discovered at the last minute that the heated model cannot be mounted any way but upright. The Fleet battery compartment has very limited space. Working with typical 100 ah battery dimensions, I need to place one on end and one can be upright. (heated is attractive since we live in VT and do some cold weather camping, one less thing to think about.) I'm considering one heated and one not, possibly the heated one would warm the other one in a tight cabinet. (maybe add some insulation during cold months)
Cheers
I'm doing a few more modifications to my 2017 FWC Fleet front dinette electrical system. (it sits on a 2015 Tacoma)
As it stands I have changed the solar controller to a Blue Sky Solar boost 3000I, I have 3 100 watt Renogy rigid solar panels on the roof. I went to the bother of dismantling the cabinetry and replaced the Iota charger with internal IQ4 module to one with the external module. (the original one was over charging my AGM batts.) I did the truck to camper wiring myself with 10 awg duplex. With the AGM batteries we can go around two days with no charging.
The goal of intended changes is to be able to go 4-5 days without charging if need be and to improve charging efficiency from the truck alternator.
I have ordered a Victron 12 12 30 Isolated dc-dc converter, 6 awg wire to run from truck to camper and camper outside to inside and the Iota module for charging LiPo batteries. I'm planing to order 2 100 ah LiPo batts.
I'm asking for open ended advice and specifically:
Should the dc-dc converter be set up in between the Blue Seas battery disconnect and the truck battery or between the disconnect and the house batteries?
Battery advice please?; I'm trying to be frugal and make a good choice. I was close to buying two heated Life Blue batteries but discovered at the last minute that the heated model cannot be mounted any way but upright. The Fleet battery compartment has very limited space. Working with typical 100 ah battery dimensions, I need to place one on end and one can be upright. (heated is attractive since we live in VT and do some cold weather camping, one less thing to think about.) I'm considering one heated and one not, possibly the heated one would warm the other one in a tight cabinet. (maybe add some insulation during cold months)
Cheers