{"id":3937480048709,"title":"Solarking Caravan Lithium Battery 200AH LiFe PO4 12V","handle":"solarking-200ah-compact-lithium-battery","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/marinehowto.com\/lifepo4-batteries-on-boats\/\" title=\"LiFePo4 Lithium batteries for caravans and marine use\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eRead this article to get a true understanding of the benefits and charge settings of LiFePo4 batteries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eFREE STANDARD FREIGHT (excludes WA and NT) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE SOLARKING BATTERIES FEATURE ACTIVE CELL BALANCING. See this article - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.analog.com\/en\/technical-articles\/active-battery-cell-balancing.html#\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.analog.com\/en\/technical-articles\/active-battery-cell-balancing.html#\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolarking Caravan Lithium Battery 200AH LiFe PO4 12V is ideal for heavy load applications or in situations where you are based in the one camp site for an extended period of time and can’t always rely on solar recharging. The battery packs offer a tremendous amount of power storage and will easily run all of your typical 12V equipment including larger 2 way fridges, CPAP machines, LED Televisions, LED lighting, larger inverters and more. Parallel connect 2 of these together for a whopping 400AH. And just like the rest of the Solarking lithium range of batteries, the 200AH features internal heavy duty management system with electronic cell monitoring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSO HOW MUCH BATTERY STORAGE SHOULD YOU HAVE? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell, this depends on your power requirements. In most cases where you are powering LED lights, a TV and recharging laptops and low power devices and your fridge is a 3 way unit able to run on gas, a single 100AH lithium battery will suffice. With 300 watts or so of solar on your roof, you’ll be able to top up your batteries daily and even with several cloudy days when there is little solar charge coming back in, you’ll still have ample battery storage available. For those of you who spend a fair amount of time away and running heavier load items such as a 2 way 12V fridge, inverter, lighting, TV etc, we would suggest a single 150AH or 200AH lithium battery or 2 x single 100AH lithium batteries connected in parallel. This is a huge amount of storage that will get you through those cloudy days until the sun comes back out and recharges your batteries via your solar panels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT IS A BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (BMS?) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll Solarking lithium batteries feature heavy duty BMS circuitry inside the battery casing. The BMS looks after the battery by monitoring charge and discharge \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecurrent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e as well as temperature cut off in the unlikely event that the pack runs too hot. The BMS will also protect your Solarking battery by switching \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eoff current flow when the battery voltage reaches 10.5V\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (at this point all 200 amps of capacity has been used)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. This switchoff prevents cell damage and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewill be\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e be reset \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhen the battery has reached an\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e acceptable state of charge.\u003c\/span\u003e There is much debate about whether a standard lead acid charger can be used with drop in lithium LiFePo4 batteries with a built in BMS. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom our research, we suggest that any charger can be used providing charge rates do not exceed 14.8V (absolute max 15.0V) bulk\/absorb charge and float turned off or set to 13.3V ~ 13.6V. In general, if your charger is set to AGM then this will be fine as AGM charges at around 14.4V\u003c\/span\u003e The benefit however of having a lithium specific charger is that the battery will be returned to a full state of charge faster and more efficiently. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3 YEAR WARRANTY \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Solarking range of lithium LiFePo4 batteries are covered by an Australian 3 year warranty against defects and failure. This is a return to base warranty and if found to be faulty, will be repaired or replaced during this period. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"font_5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e200AH capacity Lithium LiFePo4 chemistry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUp to 8000 cycles (discharge and recharge)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeavy duty, internal, advanced battery management system (BMS)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProtected from under-voltage, over-voltage and over-temperature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParallel connect (charge each battery individually prior to parallel connection)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRugged UV stabilised casing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEquivalent to 2 deep cycle 200AH lead acid batteries (due to depth of discharge DoD) and recovery time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInternal cell balancing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFast recharge recovery time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree year return to base warranty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFREE Australia wide delivery (standard freight only)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"font_5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 365x185x245mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChemical: Lithium Iron LiFePo4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 22.0kgs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating Temperature Range: -20°C ~ +60°C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVoltageV : 12.8VDC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmperage : 200AH\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMax Continuous Current: 100A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMax 10 Second Pulse : 150A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMin Charge Current : 2A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNominal Charge Current: 30A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMax Charge Current : 100A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMax Charge Voltage : 14.8V\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCell Balancing: 5AH Nominal (8AH Peak) charge \u0026amp; discharge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCycles @ 100% DOD : 2000 Cycles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCycles@ 80% DOD : 3000 Cycles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCycles@ 50% DOD : 3500 Cycles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCycles@ 30% DOD : 8000 Cycles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow Voltage cut out : 10.0VDC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum In-series voltage : 30.4V\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTerminal : T10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","published_at":"2023-01-18T10:46:57+10:00","created_at":"2019-08-20T10:40:02+10:00","vendor":"SolarKing","type":"Batteries","tags":["Batteries","exclude"],"price":139500,"price_min":139500,"price_max":139500,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":145000,"compare_at_price_min":145000,"compare_at_price_max":145000,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":29451043635269,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Solarking Caravan Lithium Battery 200AH LiFe PO4 12V","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":139500,"weight":1,"compare_at_price":145000,"inventory_quantity":-1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.satplus.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/solarking200.jpg?v=1637125221","\/\/www.satplus.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/solarking200-1.jpg?v=1637125215"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.satplus.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/solarking200.jpg?v=1637125221","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Solarking 200AH LiFe PO4 12V Lithium Battery","id":21331080773790,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":2000,"width":2000,"src":"\/\/www.satplus.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/solarking200.jpg?v=1637125221"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":2000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.satplus.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/solarking200.jpg?v=1637125221","width":2000},{"alt":"Solarking 200AH LiFe PO4 12V Lithium Battery","id":21332200980638,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.509,"height":1559,"width":2353,"src":"\/\/www.satplus.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/solarking200-1.jpg?v=1637125215"},"aspect_ratio":1.509,"height":1559,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.satplus.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/solarking200-1.jpg?v=1637125215","width":2353}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/marinehowto.com\/lifepo4-batteries-on-boats\/\" title=\"LiFePo4 Lithium batteries for caravans and marine use\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eRead this article to get a true understanding of the benefits and charge settings of LiFePo4 batteries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eFREE STANDARD FREIGHT (excludes WA and NT) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE SOLARKING BATTERIES FEATURE ACTIVE CELL BALANCING. See this article - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.analog.com\/en\/technical-articles\/active-battery-cell-balancing.html#\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.analog.com\/en\/technical-articles\/active-battery-cell-balancing.html#\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolarking Caravan Lithium Battery 200AH LiFe PO4 12V is ideal for heavy load applications or in situations where you are based in the one camp site for an extended period of time and can’t always rely on solar recharging. The battery packs offer a tremendous amount of power storage and will easily run all of your typical 12V equipment including larger 2 way fridges, CPAP machines, LED Televisions, LED lighting, larger inverters and more. Parallel connect 2 of these together for a whopping 400AH. And just like the rest of the Solarking lithium range of batteries, the 200AH features internal heavy duty management system with electronic cell monitoring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSO HOW MUCH BATTERY STORAGE SHOULD YOU HAVE? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell, this depends on your power requirements. In most cases where you are powering LED lights, a TV and recharging laptops and low power devices and your fridge is a 3 way unit able to run on gas, a single 100AH lithium battery will suffice. With 300 watts or so of solar on your roof, you’ll be able to top up your batteries daily and even with several cloudy days when there is little solar charge coming back in, you’ll still have ample battery storage available. For those of you who spend a fair amount of time away and running heavier load items such as a 2 way 12V fridge, inverter, lighting, TV etc, we would suggest a single 150AH or 200AH lithium battery or 2 x single 100AH lithium batteries connected in parallel. This is a huge amount of storage that will get you through those cloudy days until the sun comes back out and recharges your batteries via your solar panels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT IS A BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (BMS?) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll Solarking lithium batteries feature heavy duty BMS circuitry inside the battery casing. The BMS looks after the battery by monitoring charge and discharge \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecurrent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e as well as temperature cut off in the unlikely event that the pack runs too hot. The BMS will also protect your Solarking battery by switching \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eoff current flow when the battery voltage reaches 10.5V\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (at this point all 200 amps of capacity has been used)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. This switchoff prevents cell damage and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewill be\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e be reset \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhen the battery has reached an\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e acceptable state of charge.\u003c\/span\u003e There is much debate about whether a standard lead acid charger can be used with drop in lithium LiFePo4 batteries with a built in BMS. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom our research, we suggest that any charger can be used providing charge rates do not exceed 14.8V (absolute max 15.0V) bulk\/absorb charge and float turned off or set to 13.3V ~ 13.6V. In general, if your charger is set to AGM then this will be fine as AGM charges at around 14.4V\u003c\/span\u003e The benefit however of having a lithium specific charger is that the battery will be returned to a full state of charge faster and more efficiently. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3 YEAR WARRANTY \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Solarking range of lithium LiFePo4 batteries are covered by an Australian 3 year warranty against defects and failure. This is a return to base warranty and if found to be faulty, will be repaired or replaced during this period. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"font_5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e200AH capacity Lithium LiFePo4 chemistry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUp to 8000 cycles (discharge and recharge)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeavy duty, internal, advanced battery management system (BMS)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProtected from under-voltage, over-voltage and over-temperature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParallel connect (charge each battery individually prior to parallel connection)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRugged UV stabilised casing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEquivalent to 2 deep cycle 200AH lead acid batteries (due to depth of discharge DoD) and recovery time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInternal cell balancing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFast recharge recovery time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree year return to base warranty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFREE Australia wide delivery (standard freight only)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"font_5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 365x185x245mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChemical: Lithium Iron LiFePo4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 22.0kgs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating Temperature Range: -20°C ~ +60°C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVoltageV : 12.8VDC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmperage : 200AH\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMax Continuous Current: 100A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMax 10 Second Pulse : 150A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMin Charge Current : 2A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNominal Charge Current: 30A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMax Charge Current : 100A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMax Charge Voltage : 14.8V\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCell Balancing: 5AH Nominal (8AH Peak) charge \u0026amp; discharge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCycles @ 100% DOD : 2000 Cycles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCycles@ 80% DOD : 3000 Cycles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCycles@ 50% DOD : 3500 Cycles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCycles@ 30% DOD : 8000 Cycles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow Voltage cut out : 10.0VDC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum In-series voltage : 30.4V\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTerminal : T10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e"}