New EnduroPower Battery!

[Bobbybob]

Just did a battery swap on my 2400BH. Dumped the lead acid and went with a 200AH EnduroPower lithium battery. Moved it to under the front bed and also added the Victron BT battery monitor. The image here is not 100% complete...still just testing everything to make sure it's all good.

Only question I have is, is there anything that I need to do to my inverter? It's the stock inverter (WFCO WF-89559AD9GE) unit and solar controller (Furrion 25 MPPT).

[Country Campers]

I think you are asking about your stock "converter" and not an "inverter". The stock converter model that you have listed does describe it as an auto detect model, the "AD" in the model. You will have to read up on the manual on that or someone here will help you with it. Auto detect means that it should automatically detect that you have a lithium battery. The Furrion solar controller will have a setting to select lithium. Keep an eye on both of these items as they have sometimes been found to switch back to lead acid with out warning.

Brian

[Bobbybob]

I think you are asking about your stock "converter" and not an "inverter". The stock converter model that you have listed does describe it as an auto detect model, the "AD" in the model. You will have to read up on the manual on that or someone here will help you with it. Auto detect means that it should automatically detect that you have a lithium battery. The Furrion solar controller will have a setting to select lithium. Keep an eye on both of these items as they have sometimes been found to switch back to lead acid with out warning.

Brian

Thanks, Brian. Yes, I did change the setting on the controller from sealed to lithium. I will dig into the manual on the converter to see if there is anything else I need to do.

[mgnuttall]

Just did a battery swap on my 2400BH. Dumped the lead acid and went with a 200AH EnduroPower lithium battery. Moved it to under the front bed and also added the Victron BT battery monitor. The image here is not 100% complete...still just testing everything to make sure it's all good.

Only question I have is, is there anything that I need to do to my inverter? It's the stock inverter (WFCO WF-89559AD9GE) unit and solar controller (Furrion 25 MPPT).

I am just in the process of changing mine from lead acid to lithium. The WFCO unit will auto detect the new battery, but there is a process to make this happen. Mine is a different model number, but here is the link to the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pFuVnUsPz4

They also suggest that you send in the converter for a firmware update depending on your current version. It should still work without the update, but not as well.

Hope this will help.

[Bobbybob]

Thanks for this! I was not aware.

[Bobbybob]

After researching this further, it might just be easier to switch the converter! It seems that many who have tried the auto detect switch over have experienced it switching back to lead mode...as in, it wont stay that way and they have to repeat this crazy process. Wish they would have just made it with a simple switch.

Anyways, open to suggestions or better converters. LOL

[howson]

After researching this further, it might just be easier to switch the converter! It seems that many who have tried the auto detect switch over have experienced it switching back to lead mode...as in, it wont stay that way and they have to repeat this crazy process. Wish they would have just made it with a simple switch.

Anyways, open to suggestions or better converters. LOL

Some have gone to Progressive components. See https://gdrvowners.com/forum/operati...hium-batteries

Hopefully SASurvival will see your question and chime in with further detail.

Howard

[Yoda]

Just did a battery swap on my 2400BH. Dumped the lead acid and went with a 200AH EnduroPower lithium battery. Moved it to under the front bed and also added the Victron BT battery monitor. The image here is not 100% complete...still just testing everything to make sure it's all good.

Only question I have is, is there anything that I need to do to my inverter? It's the stock inverter (WFCO WF-89559AD9GE) unit and solar controller (Furrion 25 MPPT).

Looks like a nice install. May I ask what gauge wiring you used - it looks small for the run. I am assuming you tied back into you OEM power bar where the old battery did. This is a good article on how to size wiring. Measure the distance from you new battery to the buss bar, double it (hard to explain why) https://www.bluesea.com/resources/1437 as for sizing match the amperage on the auto resetting breaker that feds the trailer. My guess it is 50A, but someone here will know. Also as its a good run for the new wiring, I would put a fuse at the battery.. Something like this makes it easy. https://www.bluesea.com/products/519...k_-_30_to_300A

Just trying to help
Keith

[Bobbybob]

Some have gone to Progressive components. See https://gdrvowners.com/forum/operati...hium-batteries

Hopefully SASurvival will see your question and chime in with further detail.

Howard

Thanks...I just ended up going with a progressive unit. Overall just a better experience from what I gathered from all that I have read. Thanks for the help.

[Bobbybob]

Looks like a nice install. May I ask what gauge wiring you used - it looks small for the run. I am assuming you tied back into you OEM power bar where the old battery did. This is a good article on how to size wiring. Measure the distance from you new battery to the buss bar, double it (hard to explain why) https://www.bluesea.com/resources/1437 as for sizing match the amperage on the auto resetting breaker that feds the trailer. My guess it is 50A, but someone here will know. Also as its a good run for the new wiring, I would put a fuse at the battery.. Something like this makes it easy. https://www.bluesea.com/products/519...k_-_30_to_300A

Just trying to help
Keith

Thanks for your input/help, Keith.

Great question and I did not really change the length of the wire too much based on how I did this. I actually ended up taking about a foot off the negative that was factory...then I had to add about a foot to the positive. I was a little shocked to see that, from the factory, it was all 8 gauge wiring. My positive runs to a junction box and block on the frame of the trailer up front and looks like it splits into a thousand different wires from there. LOL. I researched wire sizing till I was blue in the face and just ended up keeping it stock without having to rewire the entire trailer (I'm just a weekend DIY'er ).

[Bobbybob]

Added an inverter as well and am soooo happy with the overall setup. Used it camping this weekend and did not have to fire up the gen once while at a site with no electricity (no air con though…was not needed)!

[Country Campers]

Very nice, glad it is working well for your needs.

Brian