Charging a Lithium Teardrop From a Small SUV: Ridgeline, Pilot, Outback, 4Runner and Frontier
What the Ridgeline, Pilot, Outback, 4Runner and Frontier trailer plugs supply, why lithium barely charges, and the DC-DC setup that stays under the...
RV Parts & Off-Road Camping Blog
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Charging a Power Station While You Drive: EcoFlow, Bluetti, Jackery and Anker
Why the 12 V socket charges a power station so slowly, what EcoFlow and Bluetti alternator chargers do well, and when a fixed lithium battery wins.
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Charging a Lithium Trailer From Your Truck's 7-Pin: Ram, Ford and GM
Why a truck's 7-pin barely charges a lithium trailer, the fuse that feeds it on Ram, Ford and GM, how to add a DC-DC charger, and when to run a hea...
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Chevy Express and Ford E-Series Second Battery: The DC-DC Charger Guide
Adding a house battery to an Express, Savana or E-series van: why a DC-DC charger beats an isolator, sizing to the alternator, cable, fusing and li...
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Food Truck and Mobile Business Lithium Power: Sizing the Battery and Inverter-Charger
Sizing lithium and an inverter-charger for a food truck, grooming van, detailing rig or service body: 24 or 48 volts, overnight fridges, shore inlet.
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Victron Orion vs REDARC BCDC: Which DC-DC Charger for a Tow Vehicle
The two DC-DC chargers every tow-vehicle board argues about, compared on lithium support, solar input, engine detection and the app, objection incl...
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Class B Lithium Upgrade: Keep the Li-BIM or Fit a DC-DC Charger?
What a battery isolation manager actually does on a Class B van, why owners going lithium replace it with a DC-DC charger, and what else has to cha...
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RV Converter Upgrade for Lithium: What Actually Has to Change
Dropping lithium into an RV means more than swapping batteries. What your converter, alternator, solar and monitoring each need, and what stays as ...
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Victron Blue Smart IP22 vs IP65: Which Battery Charger Do You Need?
Victron's Blue Smart chargers all share the same core: multi-stage adaptive charging, lithium/AGM/gel profiles, and Bluetooth setup and monitoring ...
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Victron Blue Smart IP65 vs NOCO Genius: Best RV Battery Charger?
A maintenance charger keeps your RV's batteries healthy through storage season and brings them back to full after a trip.
