Lithium iron leisure batteries

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Has anybody fitted one of these batteries and if so, did you do it yourself? Any complications with the wiring?
 
Wissel said:
Yep, but I bought the cells and BMS separately, rather than an off the shelf "all in one" solution.
I went with 400Ah of Winston LiFePO4, 123SmartBMS and a Votronic VBCS 60/40/430 combined B2B/Solar/EHU charger. Thread here if interested:
https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/foru...tup-for-full-timing-lifepo4-build-log.167236/
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Given Lithium batteries have to be E Marked for road use, did your insurers have any comments on your set up?

We have had a couple of issues with Insurance companies being difficult about lithium, mainly due to ignorance, but still potentially an issue.

Your set up does look impressive (y)
 
I fitted a Relion RB100 LiFePO4 myself, it is CE marked. I changed the mains charger and added battery to battery charger and solar mppt at the same time so that everything had appropriate charging profiles.

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eddievanbitz said:
Given Lithium batteries have to be E Marked for road use, did your insurers have any comments on your set up?

We have had a couple of issues with Insurance companies being difficult about lithium, mainly due to ignorance, but still potentially an issue.

Your set up does look impressive (y)
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It's not come up (with insurance company) tbh Eddie. I highly doubt my cells are E marked, but I'd guess Mastervolt LiFePO4 batteries are? Same cells, so nothing I'll worry about unless I'm asked.

Tbh my insurance don't ask for that many details considering it's a self-build. Off the top of my head, they don't like woodburners etc and gas installation needs to be certified (which it is). Apart from that they are quite laid back :)

Glad you like the setup. Really pleased I went this route as it does all I hoped for :)
 
Wissel said:
It's not come up (with insurance company) tbh Eddie. I highly doubt my cells are E marked, but I'd guess Mastervolt LiFePO4 batteries are? Same cells, so nothing I'll worry about unless I'm asked.

Tbh my insurance don't ask for that many details considering it's a self-build. Off the top of my head, they don't like woodburners etc and gas installation needs to be certified (which it is). Apart from that they are quite laid back :)

Glad you like the setup. Really pleased I went this route as it does all I hoped for :)
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No you would think with the cost that MasterVolt lithium batteries would be but apparently they are not (According to our in house Lithium Guru)

I guess that like lots of things it only matters when push comes to shove.

How are you getting on with the rest of the conversion? I hope that your taking plenty of pictures?
 
I’ve just installed 2 x Victron Lithium’s with associated BMS which are linked to the Victron Multiplus Inverter/Charger which has its own BMS assistant which makes the whole setup fairly easy
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eddievanbitz said:
No you would think with the cost that MasterVolt lithium batteries would be but apparently they are not (According to our in house Lithium Guru)

I guess that like lots of things it only matters when push comes to shove.

How are you getting on with the rest of the conversion? I hope that your taking plenty of pictures?
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I'm not really. Struggling a bit at the moment with life in general, but hopefully back on track soon. Then pictures :)
 
Our Relion 100 lithium batteries require no extra components as the battery management system is built in, which makes installation much cheaper, quicker and easier

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