robert135

thank u again.....

Jcussen, I was answering daryl, when your post came in. thank you for the link. do you use the converter for this reason (the trickle charger)?

i am willing to lost the trickle charge completely if that is what this takes. i figured there was some dc to dc conversion possible, but I want to try to ascertain what that is really worth, compared to what I lose by not having the charge at all. the only real reason is the inverter powering a residential fridge, and especially with these lithiums being able to go so deep without damaging the batteries, i am not sure...all the ore so with the solar panels on the truck doing some charging anyway.......that i am really losing anything, practically speaking. i had not even thought about what you said about the trailer trying to charge the truck. could you please be more specific about exactly why that would happen (I am in learning mode)? thank you.

thank you kindly.

Hi all, New member here. I am switching from AGMs to lithiums in my trailer. It occurs to me that insofar as the trickle charger from my truck (ram 5500 with cummins 6.7) is also trickle charging the trailer as I drive, and that that voltage is surely set for lead acid voltage, rather than the 14.x required to charge these lithiums, that I may need to do something about this. My concerns are whether or not allowing the lithiums to be trick charged at much less than 14.4, could cause a problem.........or would just result in less than effective charge when taking place. I want the lithiums enough to forego the trickle charging if I have to. May I have your thoughts, please? Many thanks! robert