jcw3rd
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Thanks guys, just installed the PDI 9270 the other day. Kept an eye on it with the Trimetric 2025 that I installed and it's working great, just as advertised. Now I feel confident that when we leave home for a dry camping trip we have fully charged batteries.My only comment would be to be sure and check out going with a true/pure sine wave inverter. It's much better for your electronic equipment, including electric blankets, electric tooth brushes, entertainment systems, etc...
-- jcw FMC#399834
Lithium Batteries and Solar Upgrade
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I installed an LiFePO4 system last year. I already had 790 watts of solar. But my AGMs died an early death (one battery went bad, apparently). So I upgraded to the LiFePO4. I went with a 500AH pack. Along with that I upgraded our inverter to a Magnum 3000w with the load balancing feature ('borrows' power from batteries when a high load exceeds shore supply). I'm *very* happy with the system. I've even upgraded my fridge recently from a Norcold 1200 to a Samsung RF18 residential and am now boondocking with no problems (in Puerto Penasco, MX). We had our system installed by Larry Crutcher at Starlight Solar in Yuma. The system ran me about $8k.