Plug and Play Lithium?

[eyemgh]

I have a Blue Sea isolator and a 30a IOTA smart charger. It charges only by the alternator or shore power, no solar. I'm not going to do solar or a refrigerator on this rig. Total power needs are heater fan, roof fan, 3 LED strips of indoor lights. entry level porch light, phone recharging and soon to be added ARB awning light strip. The current setup is a 78ah AGM. It's probably fine to replace it with another, but I was wondering if there's a plug and play safe lithium option that will require minimal or no additional hardware, ideally 100ah or so. Thanks!

 

[john61ct]

Battle Born.

Not good value IMO but easy, ready to "drop in" without having to learn much.

Likely best quality in that category.

 

[Happy Joe]

There are multiple chinese made batteries out there; many do not appear to be terrible. I looked at BB (Battle Born), good reputation and good reviews but quite spendy. and decided the drop in 100 AH was too pricey.
I eventually went with a reBel 100 AH LiFePo4 it has a 5 year warranty, made from prismatic cells instead of cylindrical (I don't see either as significantly superior), a good BMS like BB and reBel use might be the deciding factor. I figure near half the price , half the warranty... Note Battle Born appears to be on sale right now ~$800... a good deal...

As always look at the specs, warranty, reviews and your requirements before buying.

...so far (crosses fingers) no regrets going with a rebel 100AH, and an Epever MPPT charge controller for my portable solar setup/ I expect to mostly use a Lithium battery compatible; 120 VAC charger to keep the charge up, between weekend trips since I use little power, as long as I do not bring the fridge/freezer. I would double check the specs and setup on your charger to be sure of Lithium phosphate compatibility. Note; so far only DC to DC chargers seem to be recommended to recharge lithium phosphate batteries in vehicles.

Enjoy!