Zirdu
Senior Member
I was researching the possibility of upgrading the dual 75 AH AGM batteries that came with my 2016 Grandby. I came across the following lithium battery called the LiFeBlue Battery. http://www.lifebluebattery.com/the-smartest-lithium-battery/index.html It is also sold by Starlight Solar in Yuma, AZ.
The LiFeBlue 200 AH lithium battery is a drop-in replacement. It contains its own battery management system, so you don't have to purchase and wire up this necessary accessory. The size is smaller than 4D, and the dimensions seem to be a perfect fit for the current battery compartment in my 2016 Grandby, where my two 75 AH AGM batteries now sit.
This battery also contains what they call the "Smart Connect" system. As they describe it, you download an app to your phone, then you can read and monitor via bluetooth the State of Charge, Voltage, Temperature, and the Charge or Discharge Current of your battery. It also keeps track of the number of "cycles" the battery has experienced in its lifetime, defined as one cycle equals 80% of a discharge. It also notes events such as an overcurrent discharge event. This is better than a battery monitor!
Cost for the 200 AH model is $1788. Free Shipping now. They also have a 100 AH and a 300 AH model.
Anyone have any experience with this particular model? It seems perfect, to me, other than the cost. But I am not sure that Lithium batteries are going to get that much cheaper, what with the electric car movement gaining steam.
The LiFeBlue 200 AH lithium battery is a drop-in replacement. It contains its own battery management system, so you don't have to purchase and wire up this necessary accessory. The size is smaller than 4D, and the dimensions seem to be a perfect fit for the current battery compartment in my 2016 Grandby, where my two 75 AH AGM batteries now sit.
This battery also contains what they call the "Smart Connect" system. As they describe it, you download an app to your phone, then you can read and monitor via bluetooth the State of Charge, Voltage, Temperature, and the Charge or Discharge Current of your battery. It also keeps track of the number of "cycles" the battery has experienced in its lifetime, defined as one cycle equals 80% of a discharge. It also notes events such as an overcurrent discharge event. This is better than a battery monitor!
Cost for the 200 AH model is $1788. Free Shipping now. They also have a 100 AH and a 300 AH model.
Anyone have any experience with this particular model? It seems perfect, to me, other than the cost. But I am not sure that Lithium batteries are going to get that much cheaper, what with the electric car movement gaining steam.