Hello! I been reading the forum about "Lithium + Victron + Solar Install and questions". I am in the process of getting a 17MKE and planning on use lithium battery. I only planning on boondocking less than 3 days, so one BattleBorn 100Ah will fit my needs. From what I was reading about the inverter, I should be fine, because I am having 300WT solar panel install on my 17MKE. Original they were going to using AGM batteries, and told them I wanted in 100Ah lithium. I am more concern about the converter/charger. An AGM battery use a pulse charging technique to recharge the battery, while with lithium battery should be charged at a set current level (typically from 1 to 1.5 amperes) until it reaches its final voltage. On the Battle Born site it states:
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“In some cases, you might have to replace the current converter/charger that come stock in the application due voltage of 13.6 V. Some very common WFCO and Progressive Dynamics converters will rarely get to their higher volts when a lithium battery is connected.
Although these converters will charge your Battle Born Batteries (very slowly), they may never get to a 100% sta will not trigger the passive balancing effect that starts at over 14 volts”.
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So how easy is to replace the WFCO on Grand Design 17MKE with the solar package or does it depend on what the dealer installed on the unit?
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Thanks!
Ziggy
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“In some cases, you might have to replace the current converter/charger that come stock in the application due voltage of 13.6 V. Some very common WFCO and Progressive Dynamics converters will rarely get to their higher volts when a lithium battery is connected.
Although these converters will charge your Battle Born Batteries (very slowly), they may never get to a 100% sta will not trigger the passive balancing effect that starts at over 14 volts”.
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So how easy is to replace the WFCO on Grand Design 17MKE with the solar package or does it depend on what the dealer installed on the unit?
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Thanks!
Ziggy
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