In-Depth RV Lithium Install & Wiring Film - Mike Mas

[LowOnCash]

In-Depth RV Lithium Install & Wiring Film - Mike Mas

Hello Pickup Owners,

I'm an owner of a Jeep Gladiator and I thought my video would be of interest to a lot of you guys since like me you guys spend a lot of time in the woods. This video is on upgrading a standard battery camper to lithium. I know a lot of you guys stay out for a while so this might be of interest. Linda and I decided document our own independent installation and share it with other guys who might be considering a lithium upgrade to their jeep or camper.

While there are many different levels of installations, our film shows a total conversion from flooded batteries in a camper to a state of the art advanced lithium system. The film includes an overview of 12 & 110 volt wiring. It also covers our five different charging sources and most important, having the right RV appliances with a lithium coach.

A few of the key components are a pair of Lithionics Battery 400ah lithium packs (800AH) providing over 10 kilowatts of lithium power. The packs are regulated by a Lithionics advanced Bluetooth BMS module. The secondary component is Xantrex’s Freedom 3012, 3 kw inverter, with its 150 amp lithium protocol charger, SCP panel and Combox wireless system, connected to our MoFi 4500G 4G cell router, allowing monitoring and making changes to the system from any location.

The system also includes a Mastervolt’s Charge Mate Pro for charging from the stock Transit alternator, and Victon’s solar controller and 400 watts of roof panels. The film also includes installation of a Ring 4G alarm system with cameras and a lithium heating system.

Enjoy - Mike Mas

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[steffen707]

In-Depth RV Lithium Install & Wiring Film - Mike Mas

Hello Pickup Owners,

I'm an owner of a Jeep Gladiator and I thought my video would be of interest to a lot of you guys since like me you guys spend a lot of time in the woods. This video is on upgrading a standard battery camper to lithium. I know a lot of you guys stay out for a while so this might be of interest. Linda and I decided document our own independent installation and share it with other guys who might be considering a lithium upgrade to their jeep or camper.

While there are many different levels of installations, our film shows a total conversion from flooded batteries in a camper to a state of the art advanced lithium system. The film includes an overview of 12 & 110 volt wiring. It also covers our five different charging sources and most important, having the right RV appliances with a lithium coach.

A few of the key components are a pair of Lithionics Battery 400ah lithium packs (800AH) providing over 10 kilowatts of lithium power. The packs are regulated by a Lithionics advanced Bluetooth BMS module. The secondary component is Xantrex’s Freedom 3012, 3 kw inverter, with its 150 amp lithium protocol charger, SCP panel and Combox wireless system, connected to our MoFi 4500G 4G cell router, allowing monitoring and making changes to the system from any location.

The system also includes a Mastervolt’s Charge Mate Pro for charging from the stock Transit alternator, and Victon’s solar controller and 400 watts of roof panels. The film also includes installation of a Ring 4G alarm system with cameras and a lithium heating system.

Enjoy - Mike Mas

someday this would be badass to have in a JT overland build. I'll watch the video soon. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Oscar Indy]

I need some help.
I want to run a fridge freezer in my canopy. I have half length cabinets on both sides.
I want to charge while driving and have the option of a solar panel. I was looking at a yeti400 as an option but was wondering if there is a better option for similar or less money.

 

[LowOnCash]

I need some help.
I want to run a fridge freezer in my canopy. I have half length cabinets on both sides.
I want to charge while driving and have the option of a solar panel. I was looking at a yeti400 as an option but was wondering if there is a better option for similar or less money.

You might be better off looking into one of those Lithium Generators - they can be charged when you leave, by your tow car or with portable solar panels. Do a search there is hundreds of them and they work very well for what you're doing.

 

[steffen707]

In-Depth RV Lithium Install & Wiring Film - Mike Mas

Hello Pickup Owners,

I'm an owner of a Jeep Gladiator and I thought my video would be of interest to a lot of you guys since like me you guys spend a lot of time in the woods. This video is on upgrading a standard battery camper to lithium. I know a lot of you guys stay out for a while so this might be of interest. Linda and I decided document our own independent installation and share it with other guys who might be considering a lithium upgrade to their jeep or camper.

While there are many different levels of installations, our film shows a total conversion from flooded batteries in a camper to a state of the art advanced lithium system. The film includes an overview of 12 & 110 volt wiring. It also covers our five different charging sources and most important, having the right RV appliances with a lithium coach.

A few of the key components are a pair of Lithionics Battery 400ah lithium packs (800AH) providing over 10 kilowatts of lithium power. The packs are regulated by a Lithionics advanced Bluetooth BMS module. The secondary component is Xantrex’s Freedom 3012, 3 kw inverter, with its 150 amp lithium protocol charger, SCP panel and Combox wireless system, connected to our MoFi 4500G 4G cell router, allowing monitoring and making changes to the system from any location.

The system also includes a Mastervolt’s Charge Mate Pro for charging from the stock Transit alternator, and Victon’s solar controller and 400 watts of roof panels. The film also includes installation of a Ring 4G alarm system with cameras and a lithium heating system.

Enjoy - Mike Mas

how much did this setup cost for the hardware?

 

[LowOnCash]

how much did this setup cost for the hardware?

Thanks for the reply - you can install a simple lithium system with a few 100 ah batteries and a lithium charger for around $2500. Generally a full advanced system like mine would coast around $15K. While this is a major amount, when you consider most RV's sell for $100-200,000 its seems more affordable when you consider the battery and system will last 10-20 years.

Mike

 

[Oscar Indy]

You might be better off looking into one of those Lithium Generators - they can be charged when you leave, by your tow car or with portable solar panels. Do a search there is hundreds of them and they work very well for what you're doing.

Do you have a recommended one youve seen that works well? There are so many out there its hard to sort the crap from the decent. Polaroid even makes a 600wh one that is reasonably priced.

 

[LowOnCash]

For those who are planning a lithium installation using Lithionics Deluxe BMS, you’ll be happy to know their BMS is comparable and talks to any RV-C protocol display system. I provided some information below regarding the handshake.

Enjoy - Mike

 

[LowOnCash]

Hey guys - We had another great “Off The Grid” trip in our Lithium RV over the Holidays on a ride to Cincinnati, Ohio to to pick up our new BMW i3. The trip was five days and we never plugged one time or stopped at a campground. The battery system operated flawlessly to provide plenty of heat at night as well as run the entertainment devices. The beauty of lithium RV conversions such as mine is they offer the ability to spend a night where you want to stay, rather than in a campground miles from your destination. For this trip we ended up staying two nights right on BMW dealers lot, surrounded by millions of dollars of new BMW’s as they prepped our new I3.

While on the subject of lithium, new technology in lithium chemistry is transforming electric cars and RV's. Using the same battery space my older I3, the new BMW i3 has almost tripled its electric mileage.

Our older 2014 I3 had a range of around 60 miles on battery and 58 miles on gas for an average good weather total of 120 miles. Thanks to this new lithium technology, the original 18 kWh battery has been replaced with a 42.2 kWh. / 120ah pack. The i3 can now travel 180 miles on electric and 85 miles gas for a total of 265 miles.

Should you run low on battery, the I3 RX version includes a gas powered range extender using a de-tuned BMW 650 motorcycle gas engine. So if you're going on a long trip you can either fuel up with gas or stop at a number of Walmart's new network of super chargers which can charge the i3 battery to 80% in 20-30 min.

Since we’ve been back the temperatures have been getting down to 25-35 degrees at night. Thanks to special venting I incorporated to circulate air from the trunk to the coaches interior, the 350 watt lithium heater in the rear trunk keeps the entire coach at around 45 degrees, eliminating a need for winterizing. In the image below you can see the open area on the firewall where it vents to the coach.

Regards - Mike

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