Thread: switching to Lithium

Originally Posted by ozscott

Thanks Dave. I didn't mention it in my post but the Lithium 100ah i bought is for the bow of my boat. Managed to drop 23kg there which is handy in a 4.5m tinny. It is for my Minn Kota trolling motor. Cheers

Thanks Scott and a different situation there.

I take it you charge that battery either at home before and after a trip, or use a DC/DC to charge while on the move.

The reason I bought up the Drop-ins is because they remove the need for slower charging DC/DC setups, but in your case, this is probably irrelevant.

Originally Posted by drivesafe

Thanks Scott and a different situation there.

I take it you charge that battery either at home before and after a trip, or use a DC/DC to charge while on the move.

The reason I bought up the Drop-ins is because they remove the need for slower charging DC/DC setups, but in your case, this is probably irrelevant.

Yes mate charge at home. The output from the rotor and stator in the flywheel of my 2 stroke doesn't put out enough grunt to bother with and the 100ah on a 54lb MK with its neat power use means I can comfortably use the motor all day and charge at night. Cheers

Just been looking at the DCS site for drop in replacements. Incredibly expensive. The 100ah marine are over twice the cost of the Big Wei jobbie. I still don't know what about the BMS or cells make a drop in battery...if anyone can tell me I would be grateful. Cheers

The dishwasher is pulling some amps this morning…..

Just like range anxiety in electic cars there is always comments online about induction cooktop being too power hungry, burning capacity, destroying batteries.

Water for 2 cuppa’s and and the dishes cost me 3%…….if we were parked facing East I’d say we’d have the 3% back before we even drive off……

Think we’ve made the right call ditching gas for our lap.

And……….back to 100% 50 ish minutes

Stumbled across this guys reviewing gas and induction cooking…..

Pretty much covers the reasons we switched away from gas..


INDUCTION COOKING & Camping | Is it sustainable | Electric vs Gas | Overland Cooktop | Pots&Pans - YouTube

What is your setup like to run induction cooking? Been tossing this around in my head but there’s nothing like real world setups and experience. Battery size, inverter size and type, etc?

TIA