AO Lithium 100 Ah battery

[VanityLovesCompany]

Has anyone installed this under the driver's seat of the EV or EVC?

FYI, they are on sale. The 100 Ah battery is available for $449 plus shipping.

https://aolithium.com/products/12v100ah-lithium-lifepo4-battery

It has the dimemsions of 12” L x 6.9" W x 7.4" H, so it *should* fit under the driver's seat of the Eurovan.

I had a disaster with the lead acid battery. I bought my van in 2016. The fridge and lights worked for a while, then stopped.

A couple of years ago, I checked the battery and it had cracked and leaked acid all over. The carpet around the battery tray also disintegrated, just from the fumes!

I feel like spending $1000 to upgrade from a lead battery is overkill, but I really like the specs on LiFePO4 batteries.

[orbeamike]

I have had the AO lithium in my EVC for about a year now and it has been working great, the only gripe I have is the built in bluetooth battery monitor
SOC is not very accurate. I also upgraded the DC to DC charger and AC/DC charger at the same time. schematic below, only chage made is adding a jumper across the terminals on the OEM isolator:

[VanityLovesCompany]

Thanks for posting that!

So it looks like you used the lower diagram and not the upper diagram?

I see you used the Victron DC-DC charger. What did you replace the Magnetek controller with?

Also, did you upgrade the wire guage and/or the alternator? I still have original/stock everything--except for no battery at all under the driver's seat!

[orbeamike]

The upper diagram was to preserve the Magnetek and less work for me to dig deeper to remove it. In the end I decided to remove the Magnetek to make room for the Victron DC/DC charger and a simple Battery Tender 4amp lithium charger. The AC/DC charger is for home charging, usually I plug it in 12 to 24 hours before a trip to cool down the fridge, so a low amp unit is just fine.

The Eurovan Camper has wiring capable of supporting up to 40 amps, I choose the 30 amp DC/Dc unit so I can reuse the existing wiring. All these equipment is located behind the driver side rear wheel, not under the driver's seat.

[VanGeek]

Prices keep dropping on these and more options available. Another low-cost LiFePO4 option. This one will warm itself if the temps fall below freezing.

https://www.geekbuying.com/item/CHINS-12V-100Ah-LiFePO4-Lithium-Battery-516660.html
But probably too big to fit under driver's seat.

The 50Ah battery is ~$200 and would fit more easily
https://www.geekbuying.com/item/CHINS-12V-100Ah-LiFePO4-Lithium-Battery-516660.html

[Zeitgeist 13]

[orbeamike]