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Title: Lithium Batteries
Post by: Travman100_4 on November 21, 2013, 01:45:20 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 92509 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/92509)
I just came upon a web site that has Lithium Batteries for RV's, has anyone tried these, they claim longer battery life and all kinds of other advantages, lower weight, etc.,

Would like to hear from real world users.

Thanks
Ray

2000 Intrigue 11040
Title: Re: Lithium Batteries
Post by: Mikey Drives on November 21, 2013, 02:05:35 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 92510 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/92510)
The lower weight comes from your wallet when you pay for them.

Price them and let us know.

Mikee
Title: Re: Lithium Batteries
Post by: Scott Brownstein on November 21, 2013, 02:55:40 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 92511 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/92511)
Lithium batteries have a lot of critical characteristics (high current and lower weight to energy) that are necessary for specific applications. However, just ask Boeing about what can happen if and when they spontaneously short circuit! They were banned on airplanes until the specific exemption for the Dreamliner. I am sure that the added risks and tremendously high price does not warrant their use in a lot of general applications...like RVs. Tesla uses them for their electric car and replaces them when capacity drops to 80%...which it does at about the life of a lead acid battery. I will wait for golf carts to use them before I even consider them for my coach.

Scott Brownstein
Title: Re: Lithium Batteries
Post by: Sallylillian1 on November 22, 2013, 10:14:39 am
Yahoo Message Number: 92512 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/92512)
Here is a real life RV report!
http://www.aboutrving.com/rr_one.php

Michael 2008 Allure 31683