Allan Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Hello We are in the process of getting our XC3 18ft caravan built and are really undecided about whether or not to get lithium batteries.While the cost of them is a bit steep we do feel the benefits would out way this. Our concern is we have heard reports about them catching on fire and are wondering if anyone has had any problems. We would really appreciate your feedback. Regards Allan & Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petdav30 Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Hi Allan & Colleen, I'm in the same boat (well Van), I'm having a XC3 19ft Van built. Having an electrical background and after a lot of research I didn't hesitate to select the lithium option (300 A/hr) package. Admittedly there was some concern by Caravan manufacturers when lithium were first introduced and its taken some time for some to offer them as an option. I think the fact that some now do is due to company's like Enerdrive delivering a "Turnkey" package which includes a battery management system that monitors and protects. Other than the electrical benefits the weight reduction was also a big hitter for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyH Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Hi Allen & Colleen, Welcome to this forum. If you do a search on Lithium Batteries (on this site) I'm sure you will find what you need to know in regards to selection, setup & performance. i don't recall to much correspondence on the 'fire' issue..... but I would to think, that has been resolved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGWA47 Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Hi Allen & Colleen I have a lithium pack 300 a/hr in a TE3 and it works fantastic runs all the lights ,coffee machine and toaster hair dryer with no problems ,will give you power for 2 days under very poor sun conditions (under high 240 volt usage ), running the battery down to about 40/50 percent . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 23 hours ago, petdav30 said: Hi Allan & Colleen, I'm in the same boat (well Van), I'm having a XC3 19ft Van built. Having an electrical background and after a lot of research I didn't hesitate to select the lithium option (300 A/hr) package. Admittedly there was some concern by Caravan manufacturers when lithium were first introduced and its taken some time for some to offer them as an option. I think the fact that some now do is due to company's like Enerdrive delivering a "Turnkey" package which includes a battery management system that monitors and protects. Other than the electrical benefits the weight reduction was also a big hitter for me. Thanks for your feedback. appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 23 hours ago, petdav30 said: Hi Allan & Colleen, I'm in the same boat (well Van), I'm having a XC3 19ft Van built. Having an electrical background and after a lot of research I didn't hesitate to select the lithium option (300 A/hr) package. Admittedly there was some concern by Caravan manufacturers when lithium were first introduced and its taken some time for some to offer them as an option. I think the fact that some now do is due to company's like Enerdrive delivering a "Turnkey" package which includes a battery management system that monitors and protects. Other than the electrical benefits the weight reduction was also a big hitter for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Thank you to everyone for your input.We have also contacted a few insurance companies and none of them have a concern about lithium either. We have decided to go ahead with them. Again a big thank you. Allan &Colleen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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