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Yes it will slow charge though you naturally want to do that with a LA battery. You probably do not want to straight charge a drop-in LiFePO4 battery from the alternator because it could damage it, and the connections and wire unless you really know what you are doing. Have some sort of...

Your Battle Born will still be at or above 12 volts even when it is down to 8-9% state of charge (and you don't really want to dip below 12 v for battery health anyway) and as is, your refrigerator should have a low voltage cut-off which you can also set. Pick up a shunt so that you can monitor...

I see you are running a Group 31 AGM paired with a BCDC which has the solar capacity (so whatever solar solution you go for, you do not need to get a charge controller). Do you have a roof top tent on the trailer? I see a couple of options for you. Option one is to simply mount a flexible panel...

It indicates your state of charge by measuring the current flowing in or out of the battery. Doing so by looking at voltage is practically useless when using LiFePo4 batteries (and is tricky even with LA). Most shunt systems also come with a voltage monitor that attaches to the positive battery...

I think something like the solution adopted in this thread (user picture att for reference) may be very helpful for you. You can put a SAE connector, a Powerpole connector or any other solar connector you prefer. There is space to accommodate most of them short of say something like a SB50...

Newer model Goal Zeros do. I believe all of their X series has regulated 12 v regardless the size.

I believe Battle Born also has the internal heating lithium battery option, but those are only on offer (for now) for their OEM offerings and tieups with some RV and trailer OEMs.

Yeah it checks most of the marks if you are looking for a combined system. But these days you can build a best of breed system for far less and one that is more optimized for one's needs. But as you said if you don't have space to put 2-3 individual components then that becomes an issue and may...

What a bummer. A $1200+ system which I assume will shut absolutely all forms of charging below a temperature threshold (which is quite high from what I can make out)? I was once considering this for my build but was a bit reluctant about placing most of my charging bets on one piece of hardware...

Been using it for a couple of months and love the functionality and the app is pretty intuitive.

Could you be a little bit more specific? Do you want to install this charger in one of your vehicles or RV? Do you want it to be portable etc.

The Victron units are pretty straight forward to wire up. An input side and an output side for your DC-DC and I think you can even wire up an ignition on connection just like you can on the Renogy, or the Red Arc for that matter. All connections are standard terminal crimps and no soldering...

Here are a few other more decent priced options that I've just stumbled upon. Don't know how good they are (beyond Amazon reviews) so it would be interesting to see if any of the users here have experience http://www.iallpowers.com/index.php?c=product&id=352

Thanks. I stumbled on the Overland Solar based on a few folks I know who are very happy with theirs (and have extensive experience with different panel types) and via this forum where users have written good things about them. For me, personally, I wouldn't want to spend $500+ on a 130 W solar...

That would be a great combination. The only problem I had with a DC-DC and an MPPT combined was the lack of flexibility in upgrading or being left in the dark when (if) something goes wrong with the device. With the victron duo you get a 30A DC-DC, and a 15A MPPT all for about $350 and both can...

Red Arc makes a really good DC-DC and I too was considering it for my build at one point but kind of figured that a non-engine bay application probably doesn't warrant the extra cost given other excellent choices out there (particularly the app-connected Victron DC-DC smart chargers). $ for $...

I recently installed a 100 W rigid solar panel on my roof rack and have been studying up on folding solar panels or solar blankets as some like to call them. I've heard great things about a few, in particular the products offered by Overland Solar and Red Arc (not sold in the USA). However, the...

Thanks for the tips. We'll be using it as a freezer for quite a while but might squeeze in a couple of camping trips before the winter sets in so I may get a chance to run it as a fridge in a more realistic scenario. Will report the data here. So far the fridge seems exactly what we were looking...

So I've been playing around with various settings on the National Luna 52 L the two or so days I've had it. Below is some preliminary data. All testing was done inside the house with an ambient temperature of around 74F so I didn't bother extrapolating any hourly or average draw numbers out of...

As long as you match the charge controller to the battery chemistry, you will not overcharge it.