Practical guidance for choosing, sizing, charging, installing and maintaining LiFePO4 battery systems for RVs, boats, golf carts, solar and off-grid power.
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BMS & TroubleshootingPublished 9 min read
Learn why a LiFePO4 battery may show full voltage but a low percentage, including SOC drift, monitor calibration, voltage behavior, and app readings.
By Stephen Davenport
System Design & WiringUpdated 12 min read
Learn how to choose the right inverter size for a LiFePO4 battery based on battery voltage, discharge current, surge loads, wiring, and battery bank size.
By Stephen Davenport
Charging & InvertersPublished 11 min read
Learn when an existing charger may work with a Li matter.
By Stephen Davenport
BMS & TroubleshootingPublished 7 min read
Learn why LiFePO4 battery voltage may drop under load, including high current demand, inverter loads, low SOC, cable sizing, wiring issues, and BMS protection.
By Stephen Davenport
Charging & InvertersPublished 9 min read
Learn why a LiFePO4 battery may charge more slowly near full, including charger behavior, BMS monitoring, cell balancing, SOC drift, and charging limits.
By Stephen Davenport
Charging & InvertersUpdated 10 min read
Learn why your lithium battery app, charger, inverter, or battery monitor may show different percentages and what those SOC readings actually mean.
By Stephen Davenport
BMS & TroubleshootingUpdated 26 min read
Learn why a lithium battery may turn off under heavy load, including BMS overcurrent protection, inverter surge, undersized battery banks, wiring issues, and voltage drop.
By Stephen Davenport
BMS & TroubleshootingUpdated 16 min read
Learn why a LiFePO4 battery may not show 100%, including charger settings, SOC drift, voltage behavior, cell balancing, temperature protection, BMS limits, and wiring issues
By Stephen Davenport
BMS & TroubleshootingUpdated 16 min read
Learn why a LiFePO4 battery may enter protection mode, common causes like low voltage, overcurrent, temperature, or short circuits, and what to check next.
By Stephen Davenport
Charging & InvertersUpdated 13 min read
Learn whether LiFePO4 batteries need a special charger, how lithium charging profiles differ from lead-acid, and what to check before using your existing charger.
By Stephen Davenport
System Design & WiringPublished 8 min read
Learn what a Class T fuse is, why it matters for high-capacity lithium batteries, and how it helps protect LiFePO4 systems from dangerous fault currents.
By Stephen Davenport
Charging & InvertersPublished 8 min read
Learn how a pre-charge circuit helps protect lithium battery systems from inverter inrush current by safely charging capacitors before full battery connection.
By Stephen Davenport
Battery BasicsUpdated 23 min read
Learn why LiFePO4 battery voltage and percentage readings may not match, how the flat voltage curve affects SOC accuracy, and when to trust voltage vs percentage.
By Stephen Davenport
Battery BasicsPublished 8 min read
Learn why your LiFePO4 battery percentage may look inaccurate, what causes SOC drift, why it does not mean the battery is defective, and how to recalibrate it.
By Stephen Davenport
BMS & TroubleshootingPublished 6 min read
Learn why LiFePO4 batteries in parallel shut down at startup, how voltage mismatch causes equalization current, and how to prevent BMS overcurrent trips.
By Stephen Davenport
Charging & InvertersPublished 7 min read
Learn why inverter inrush current can cause a LiFePO4 battery BMS trip, especially with Victron inverters, and how pre-charge circuits prevent shutdowns.
By Stephen Davenport
RV & VanUpdated 10 min read
Learn what to check before replacing an RV lead-acid battery with lithium, including charger compatibility, sizing, wiring, solar, alternator charging, and battery fitment.
By Stephen Davenport
Golf CartUpdated 11 min read
Learn how to convert a golf cart from lead-acid to lithium batteries, including voltage, charger compatibility, conversion kits, accessories, and common mistakes.
By Stephen Davenport
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