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This feature makes this charger a favorite upgrade of van builds, skoolies, overland truck builds, and small RVs where you plan to spend more time boondocking and camping off-grid and want a simple way to monitor your batteries. Plus, it includes a smart battery monitor, so you can use the Victron app to see how much power is left in your batteries, and how much you are currently charging them. It will also protect your engine’s alternator from the wear and tear of charging lithium batteries (which charge faster than lead acid). This will charge your batteries at a lithium specific setting using the electricity created by your engine’s alternator.

If charging your house batteries from your engine’s alternator we recommend a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-18A Isolated DC-DC charger.

For larger RV, Skoolie, or trailer builds, or off grid cabins, you may want to consider the Victron MultiPlus C 12/2000/80-50 120V Inverter & Charger, which is a lithium specific charger, battery monitor, and DC to AC inverter (turns battery power into wall sockets for household electronics) combined into one blue box. See the rest of our charging options here.

#BEST BATTERY MONITOR FOR RV 2017 FREE#

All Dakota Lithium 100Ah batteries come with a 12V 10 Amp lithium specific charger included free of charge. Since that voltage is lower than when a lithium battery is full, your Dakota Lithium will only have a 80-90% charge, meaning an upgrade to a lithium charger will unlock more power. Lead acid chargers charge at a lower voltage and stop when the battery reaches the “I’m full” voltage associated with lead acid batteries. Lead Acid, AGM and SLA chargers will charge the batteries safely, but not fully. Our R&D testing has found that a charging voltage of 14.4 volts provides the greatest performance for lithium iron phosphate batteries. Dakota Lithium batteries are built with lithium iron phosphate technology. Charge your batteries with a lithium specific charger, or change your charging voltage to 14.4 volts (also called the lithium setting on dual purpose chargers).Here’s the changes we recommend to get the most out of your Dakota Lithium RV house battery upgrade:

#BEST BATTERY MONITOR FOR RV 2017 FULL#

Although you can simply drop the batteries in to your RV and enjoy increased performance, you may not get your Dakota Lithium’s full capabilities without additional changes to your RV, van, or trucks’ electrical system. But with significantly more performance (more on this below).īut does “drop in replacement” mean you can just plug and play and call it good?

The most common size battery for RVs is the group 27 size 100Ah battery and the Dakota Lithium 100Ah battery is a drop in replacement - meaning it is the same size and dimensions as the RV house battery it is replacing. Dakota Lithium batteries are a drop in replacement for AGM, SLA, or traditional lead acid batteries.

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