One can also glue a rubber mat on the metal flap. My Westy has yet another mounting bracket for the battery. The first one you are showing is on my diesel starting battery in the back.
We wouldnt advocate adding a rubber mat on the flap. In high vibration environments the terminals could easily wear out the rubber and cause short circuit of the terminals. Much safe to remove completely.
@@LithiumProEnergy The terminals normally don't touch the lid, with the rubber mat they are isolated, there is no friction supposed to be on the rubber mat, if that is the case there is something else wrong in your setup.
@@CampervanCulture.com-Official Lots of noob questions here, is it possible to connect two of these batteries in series to double the amount of power? I have a diesel motor in mine and thinking of utilising the space in the passenger seat
Hi Jed I've noticed that in your video you have fitted a victron dc to dc charger is that critical when using lithium. Also will the battery for into my T2 mate. Ps great video
The problem with split charge relays or Voltage-Sensitive Relay (VSR) is they do not monitor the charge level of the leisure battery; they only respond to the voltage of the starter battery. As a result, when the starter battery is full it will continue to pass charge to the leisure battery as long as the alternator is running and the starter battery voltage is above the VSR's cut-in threshold. This can potentially lead to overcharging once the leisure battery is full and with a split charge relay there is no additional protection in place. LithiumPro batteries are equipped with very advanced BMS's Battery Management Systems which will safely shutdown the battery to prevent overcharging as one of the many built-in safety factors. However, when designing safe off-grid power systems it is essential to have safe guards in place and not solely rely on the lithium Batteries BMS to be the only line of defence to protect your system. It is therefore good practice to install a B2B, Battery to Battery charger, sometimes referred to as a DC-DC charger, which has its own safety factors built-in and will safely shutdown the charger when the leisure battery is fully charged. Read more about B2B or DC-DC chargers here: www.lithiumpro.co.uk/victron-dc-dc-chargers
Im new to the t25 and have been restoring one recently , I like your common sense solution for the metal battery flaps & your knowledge , Thanks .
It is of paramount importance to REMOVE the metal door/lid battery cover, before installing a battery. This is not a sensible design from VW.
One can also glue a rubber mat on the metal flap.
My Westy has yet another mounting bracket for the battery. The first one you are showing is on my diesel starting battery in the back.
We wouldnt advocate adding a rubber mat on the flap. In high vibration environments the terminals could easily wear out the rubber and cause short circuit of the terminals. Much safe to remove completely.
@@LithiumProEnergy The terminals normally don't touch the lid, with the rubber mat they are isolated, there is no friction supposed to be on the rubber mat, if that is the case there is something else wrong in your setup.
A fascinating bit of kit
Great Jed, next time we’re in the UK we will pick one up. Or do you ship the battery to Germany?
What a great product! But you’d still need a charge controller for the solar panels right?
@@elifan2523 yes indeed.
@@CampervanCulture.com-Official thx!
@@CampervanCulture.com-Official Lots of noob questions here, is it possible to connect two of these batteries in series to double the amount of power? I have a diesel motor in mine and thinking of utilising the space in the passenger seat
Bravo jed pour ta vidéo très intéressante bon courage pour la suite et longue vie à campervan culture Cordialement ,Manuel p
Hi Jed I've noticed that in your video you have fitted a victron dc to dc charger is that critical when using lithium. Also will the battery for into my T2 mate. Ps great video
The problem with split charge relays or Voltage-Sensitive Relay (VSR) is they do not monitor the charge level of the leisure battery; they only respond to the voltage of the starter battery. As a result, when the starter battery is full it will continue to pass charge to the leisure battery as long as the alternator is running and the starter battery voltage is above the VSR's cut-in threshold. This can potentially lead to overcharging once the leisure battery is full and with a split charge relay there is no additional protection in place.
LithiumPro batteries are equipped with very advanced BMS's Battery Management Systems which will safely shutdown the battery to prevent overcharging as one of the many built-in safety factors. However, when designing safe off-grid power systems it is essential to have safe guards in place and not solely rely on the lithium Batteries BMS to be the only line of defence to protect your system. It is therefore good practice to install a B2B, Battery to Battery charger, sometimes referred to as a DC-DC charger, which has its own safety factors built-in and will safely shutdown the charger when the leisure battery is fully charged.
Read more about B2B or DC-DC chargers here:
www.lithiumpro.co.uk/victron-dc-dc-chargers
@ huge thanks for the feedback it’s really appreciated
Nice