RV Lithium Battery Ultimate Install Guide! DIY Tips & Mistakes To Avoid!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:42 Meet Harrison from Enduro Power Batteries
03:05 Where to start with an RV Lithium battery upgrade?
03:22 Why our current RV lithium battery install is not enough?
03:31 How much RV lithium batteries do I need?
03:38 Why does my RV battery keep running out of power?
04:21 Can I run my RV air conditioning on a lithium battery?
04:37 How to run RV A/C when generator is not allowed
05:11 Why less RV lithium batteries is better
06:02 Why resistance is a challenge for an RV lithium battery install
07:16 Our BIG RV lithium install mistake
07:59 Is the Go Power IC 3000 inverter/charger worth it?
09:07 Our Go Power RV solar set up
09:48 How we run our RV A/C with lithium batteries
10:08 Why you need a battery monitor with a shunt
10:41 BLACK FRIDAY SALE
12:02 Where to install an RV lithium battery system
13:13 Can you put RV lithium batteries on top of your generator?
13:49 Our RV lithium battery install plan using a bus bar
14:17 How to properly wire your RV lithium battery system
16:13 A common mistake when installing RV solar system
16:50 Our cable size mistake
17:21 2 tips for wiring an RV lithium battery bank
17:45 Why you need to ground your RV lithium battery system
18:37 Why our fuse didn't protect our system
20:10 How to keep refrigerator on during install
21:23 Removing old LifePo4 batteries
21:55 How much do RV lithium batteries weigh?
22:23 DIY battery cable tips
22:33 Why you should use welding cable in your battery install
23:00 What tools do I need for a DIY RV battery install?
24:45 Heat shrink tape vs electrical tape?
25:29 How to properly mount & secure RV lithium batteries
28:22 RV battery system wiring explained
29:18 DIY RV battery switch tip
30:11 Do you have to inspect RV battery connections?
31:37 Installing Victron Energy Lynx system
33:26 Installing Victron Energy BMV-712 Smart Battery Monitor w/Bluetooth
35:13 This is a must have if you have a 5th wheel RV
36:09 Setting up Victron Energy BMV-712 Smart Battery Monitor shunt
38:13 Tips for advanced boondockers
39:25 Why the battery monitor does not show 100%
40:56 Complete RV lithium battery install LifePo4
44:11 RV battery Q & A
44:38 Should you hire a professional?
45:17 3 best practices when installing RV lithium batteries
46:24 Can you mix lead acid or AGM batteries with lithium batteries?
47:21 How do you charge your RV lithium batteries?
49:01 How much power does a 12 volt RV refrigerator or residential refrigerator use?
49:44 Do you need a DC to DC charger or a BIM (battery isolation management)?
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:42 Meet Harrison from Enduro Power Batteries
03:05 Where to start with an RV Lithium battery upgrade?
03:22 Why our current RV lithium battery install is not enough?
03:31 How much RV lithium batteries do I need?
03:38 Why does my RV battery keep running out of power?
04:21 Can I run my RV air conditioning on a lithium battery?
04:37 How to run RV A/C when generator is not allowed
05:11 Why less RV lithium batteries is better
06:02 Why resistance is a challenge for an RV lithium battery install
07:16 Our BIG RV lithium install mistake
07:59 Is the Go Power IC 3000 inverter/charger worth it?
09:07 Our Go Power RV solar set up
09:48 How we run our RV A/C with lithium batteries
10:08 Why you need a battery monitor with a shunt
10:41 BLACK FRIDAY SALE
12:02 Where to install an RV lithium battery system
13:13 Can you put RV lithium batteries on top of your generator?
13:49 Our RV lithium battery install plan using a bus bar
14:17 How to properly wire your RV lithium battery system
16:13 A common mistake when installing RV solar system
16:50 Our cable size mistake
17:21 2 tips for wiring an RV lithium battery bank
17:45 Why you need to ground your RV lithium battery system
18:37 Why our fuse didn't protect our system
20:10 How to keep refrigerator on during install
21:23 Removing old LifePo4 batteries
21:55 How much do RV lithium batteries weigh?
22:23 DIY battery cable tips
22:33 Why you should use welding cable in your battery install
23:00 What tools do I need for a DIY RV battery install?
24:45 Heat shrink tape vs electrical tape?
25:29 How to properly mount & secure RV lithium batteries
28:22 RV battery system wiring explained
29:18 DIY RV battery switch tip
30:11 Do you have to inspect RV battery connections?
31:37 Installing Victron Energy Lynx system
33:26 Installing Victron Energy BMV-712 Smart Battery Monitor w/Bluetooth
35:13 This is a must have if you have a 5th wheel RV
36:09 Setting up Victron Energy BMV-712 Smart Battery Monitor shunt
38:13 Tips for advanced boondockers
39:25 Why the battery monitor does not show 100%
40:56 Complete RV lithium battery install LifePo4
44:11 RV battery Q & A
44:38 Should you hire a professional?
45:17 3 best practices when installing RV lithium batteries
46:24 Can you mix lead acid or AGM batteries with lithium batteries?
47:21 How do you charge your RV lithium batteries?
49:01 How much power does a 12 volt RV refrigerator or residential refrigerator use?
49:44 Do you need a DC to DC charger or a BIM (battery isolation management)?
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Wow! What a system. I am going to use the Ecoflow Ultra Pro and plug into the standard shore power input. I will charge with solar and the generator as needed. No inverter wiring at all.
Why would not use a 48vdc battery system and reduce to 12 VDC? It would seem cable size could be smaller. Also i'm guessing the inverters could be less expensive.
If you discharge this battery bank to 20% it will take aproximately 3 days of good solar days to charge it back up. Most solar avg 70% of rated solar capacity when mounted flat. So 1100 watts x .70 is 60 amps of charging capacity. At 20% discharge thats about 960 ah that need to be replaced. 960/60= 16 hours of good solar. Typically 5 to 6 hours a day is what you can expect. Definately should have upgraded the solar.
very complete demonstration!
Very useful information. Always great information from this channel. I learn something new every week.
Glad to hear it!
The control board for your absorption refrigerator runs off of 12 volts. Plugging in doesn’t do anything if the 12volt is off.
Thank you guy's for sharing.
Where do you fine buss bars ? I can't find any at any wholesale houses, Graniger, Camping World.......??
Amazon is where I find them
Blue Sea Systems has really good stuff. Their website has a link for vendors.
Great info. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
A wealth of Knowledge... very helpful building my 800w 400Ah 2000W inverter system
Glad it was helpful!
For that size of battery bank, wouldn’t it be better to up your battery bank voltage to 48v system and then have a dc-dc inverter to step it back down to 12v?
I was just about to ask that question.
We are discussing that option for the next upgrade.
I see the inverter was moved into the basement. How was the wire routed past the bulkhead wall between the basement and the battery compartment?
@@EnjoyTheJourneyLife You pretty much want to go straight to 48V. It's really silly sticking with 12V at these power levels. With 48V you can use mostly 2 AWG wiring. Not even 2/0. 2 AWG to (each) inverter. 5kW per inverter with almost no losses.
For legacy 12V equipment you just down-buffer with a DC-to-DC converter to a small 12V battery (only what is needed to run the legacy equipment / surges). Like a 12V fridge that you don't want to replace yet for example. Any big-ticket items would be AC or native 48VDC.
The problem is that it can be quite expensive to retrofit a lower-voltage system to a higher voltage after the fact. That's why you pretty much want to start with 48V from the get-go. Not start with 12V or 24V and then later upgrade to 48V. Once a person has invested in a lot of 12V gear, upgrading to 48V can get expensive.
Great detailed videos and nice system. I am confused on one thing. You mention more than once about upgrading the wires from #2 to #4, isn't #4 smaller? The lower the gauge, the larger the wire? I looked at the Blue Sea amperage chart. Would appreciate your feedback, thanks, Jim
Apologies, I did more research since I figured Harrison should know what he is talking about. I learned that 4/0 and 2/0 are both larger that just plain #2 or #4. We are off to Utah from Ontario Canada in mid March along with AZ, NV and maybe CA for couple months. Loved the Utah videos too.
The 4/0 lug won't fit a 3000w Renogy Rover, suggestions?
Once you start going to this level. Can I ask why you wouldn't look to a single server rack 48v battery system. Newbie to the idea of Lithium for trailer
Did Enduro buy your old Lion energy batteries or give you a discount for going with their batteries?
I have a 200 AH Li battery, but ifvI want to upgrade, could I add a 300 AH battery since Li batteries have their own charge controllers?
Thats all fine and dandy if $$$ is not an issue.. i run 3. 12v rec batteries with 200 watt solar, they run lights, heater fan and tv in my modest rig. Propane is used in the furnace and oven..i run 2. #40 lp tanks . I can use lp generator if i need ac. My solar charging setup was under $300. Id bet his is thousands
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Exactly. Kinda like the auto detail guys that just got home from the gym and tattoo shop and 'let's go ahead and I'll show ya how to polish a car...we'll use my $14 million Lamborghini...'
Is a inline converter better then a wave converter
awesome instal !! my only concern is the 1200w of solar on the roof. I have 950w solar and 400ah battery bank. On an average day of sun light its having a hard time topping up the bank. We never see the full potential of solar we have on the roof. I could just imagine how long it would take to charge up the 1200ah battery bank with 1200w of solar. You will see 700 to 800w on a good day.
thanks sean great content BTW
Thanks! Yes, more solar is needed in the future.
FYI without 12v dc the fridge won't work with 120v only
You just down-buffer to a small 12V battery to run 12V appliances like fridges. You don't want your main system bus to be 12V though, not with the kind of power people want to pump these days. You want 48V, simple as that, with 48V inverters. Then down-buffer with a DC-to-DC to a 100Ah 12V battery for legacy 12V appliances.
Shouldn’t of batteries be balanced before hand, which I’m under the impression wasn’t voltage but amperage I don’t know I’m noob a newbie, and I saw this on another channel
I had a battery failure due to faulty crimped lugs inside the battery case. I found this by noting the battery terminals getting hot when ruunning a heavy load. I pried the cover off the battery and soldered all lugs inside. Problem solved.
What are you going to do with those Lion Energy batteries you've taken out?
We sold them.
@@EnjoyTheJourneyLife good! I would have been interested as well. They are good batteries. I've got 4 of them now. Good luck with the new setup! Thanks for the reply! ☺️
That fridge needs 12v hooked up even if its plugged in to 120v, gas side needs 12v as well!
Another 12V build? When are these guys gonna figure out that you need to go 48V in this day and age?
What is the benefit of going 48V in an RV over 12V? You are going to use an inverter to get 240V anyway.
@@didac3918 Higher efficiency, far far less heat, lower cable losses, much thinner cabling, much greater flexibility and scalability, and beyond a certain size... lower cost as well.
For example, lets say you wanted a 5kW system. That's 2 AWG (not 2/0 ... 2 AWG) battery cabling. Lets say you wanted 1000W of solar. That's one 20A charge controller. Inverters, chargers, etc... all 2 AWG or thinner cabling. 800W circuits can run 10 AWG with almost no voltage drop.
All with less ventilation needed... sometimes none at all. And the system doesn't even break a sweat even if asked to do 5kW 24x7.
Now do the same system with 12V. Or 24V.
Now lets say you do all that and now, a year or two later, you want to add another 1000W of solar. Or you want to add another 5kW (for 10kW) in power? Or you want to pump the battery storage up to 20kWh. Or you want to add an external buddy connector. Etc.
That's why.
That said, there are still good arguments for small systems going 24V instead of 48V. But there aren't really any good arguments for sticking with 12V any more. Even when one has 12V legacy gear to deal with, it is better to go with a higher voltage and then just DC-to-DC down for the legacy gear (with or without a small buffer battery at the lower voltage).
-Matt
I've never seen a guy with a PhD in batteries. Well now I have.
2/0 is fine for 3000watt inverter
Misleading. Not a generator. Nothing more than a big battery.
Battery's with built in charge controller, mppt, and inverter are called solar generators. But yes, not the old type of gas generator. :)