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--- opinion:frater_secessus:self-heated_lifepo4 [2023/09/03 16:22]
frater_secessus [robust charging]
+++ opinion:frater_secessus:self-heated_lifepo4 [2023/09/03 16:29]
frater_secessus [when it's a wash]
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-With "soft" charging like a small solar setup it's a wash.  a matter of preference and cost.
+With "soft" charging like a small solar setup it's a wash.  a matter of preference and cost.   But in some specific use cases one approach might work better.
-In some specific use cases one approach might be better-suited than the other.
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 With 50A charging it's 260Wh net vs 107Wh net. .
-If one was charging by alternator only and only driving to/from work while stealthing in freezing weather it's conceivable the self-heated batt would get *never get charged at all* because it wouldn't have time to get out of the heating phase.
+If one was charging by alternator only and only driving to/from work while stealthing in freezing weather it's conceivable the self-heated batt would get //never get charged at all// because it wouldn't have time to get out of the heating phase.
 ==== specific configurations ====
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   * how much charging would I miss out on because the bank is taking only 60w to run the heaters instead of taking everything I can throw at it?; and
-   * how does this compare to the Wh required to keep the bank above freezing when no charging is present?
+  * how does this compare to the Wh required to keep the bank above freezing when no charging is present?
-   * do I need greater configurability than the built-in heater allows?
+  * do I need greater configurability than the built-in heater allows?
+  * do I have the interest or ability to DIY?
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