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Hi,
Our current 12v setup is 2x 170ah AGM Batteries, 700w Solar (via Victron 100/50 MPPT Reg), 3000 Mastervolt Invertor / Charger, and also a Votronic B2B to deal with the "Smart" Alternator charge when driving.
I'm wanting to swap out the 2 x AGM for a single 320ah LiFePO4. I'm confident all should be fine, apart from the wizardry that is the "Smart" Alternator, as the current Votronic B2B doesn't have the Li setting (which I was surprised about as its a late 2016 Van).
The identical B2B but with Li setting is going to set me back nie on £400 on top of the battery cost, and is likely a bottleneck to getting the LiFePO batteries as I can't justify that extra expense for what is an identical bit of kit save for the Li at the end of the model number.
Has anybody else a similar setup, running via a Smart Alternator, and if so was a Li specific B2B necessary or was it OK under "other" settings (AGM1, AGM2, Gel, Lead)?
It would be the TN Power 320ah LiFePo. The current B2B is the Votronic VCC 1212-45 IUoU.
Daft thing is, I suspect 99% of the time, the Battery would be fully charged from Solar before moving off, but I don't want to have any weak spots or be susceptible to issues.
Thanks in advance for any info.
Our current 12v setup is 2x 170ah AGM Batteries, 700w Solar (via Victron 100/50 MPPT Reg), 3000 Mastervolt Invertor / Charger, and also a Votronic B2B to deal with the "Smart" Alternator charge when driving.
I'm wanting to swap out the 2 x AGM for a single 320ah LiFePO4. I'm confident all should be fine, apart from the wizardry that is the "Smart" Alternator, as the current Votronic B2B doesn't have the Li setting (which I was surprised about as its a late 2016 Van).
The identical B2B but with Li setting is going to set me back nie on £400 on top of the battery cost, and is likely a bottleneck to getting the LiFePO batteries as I can't justify that extra expense for what is an identical bit of kit save for the Li at the end of the model number.
Has anybody else a similar setup, running via a Smart Alternator, and if so was a Li specific B2B necessary or was it OK under "other" settings (AGM1, AGM2, Gel, Lead)?
It would be the TN Power 320ah LiFePo. The current B2B is the Votronic VCC 1212-45 IUoU.
Daft thing is, I suspect 99% of the time, the Battery would be fully charged from Solar before moving off, but I don't want to have any weak spots or be susceptible to issues.
Thanks in advance for any info.
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