Subj : Re: Camping Trip
To   : Fusion
From : Thom Miller
Date : Thu May 18 2023 07:35:49

 > i'm not sure the deep-cycle batteries (aka marine batteries) are "the"
 > thing anymore. LiFePO4 is where it's at. they sprouted up a whole
 > ecosystem of chargers, solar panels, etc that was quite mediocre just
 > 10 years or so ago.

Yeah, in addition to the 'real' solar we have on the roof (8 kW) we have 400w
of panels on a seperate system that I built in our garden shed. It charges
two deep-cycle marine batteries. When they go, my *plan* is to replace them
with LiFePO4 batteries, but they're much more expensive, so we'll cross that
bridge when we get to it.

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