Solar Panels and LIFEPO4 batteries

[CatNewBee]

Originally Posted by s/v Jedi

A maintainer as used for LA is not suited. You want it completely off until it has gone too low. If you need to store for up to a year, you don’t need charging at all, just check the graph for self discharge and make sure that at the end of the storage period you have at least 30% SOC left. I think they all do that for 12 months when you start at 70%

Dont forget the BMS and the electronics inside, they may drain your battery much quicker. Even lipo batteries in cameras have internal protection electronics and die of gross negligence by not being charged frequently.

[newhaul]

Originally Posted by CatNewBee

Dont forget the BMS and the electronics inside, they may drain your battery much quicker. Even lipo batteries in cameras have internal protection electronics and die of gross negligence by not being charged frequently.

Hence a complete disconnect switch on the pos lead between the battery and buss bar all disconnected .
Imo every boat should have one just in case.