Just trying to gauge if I should investigate this for our cabin in the remote woods etc?
Many thanks
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@WJS If you Q is re unattended charging of LFP, I’ve done it for years. My RV has 2 x 100Ah LFP batteries with solar input. I remote travel to prospect, which is most always away from camp. I leave in the morning with the batteries at 60-70% SOC and return later in the day with them at 100%. (Most days weather dependent)
It’s safe! I also recharge my Bluettis similarly.
PS, I do NOT charge Li-ON unless present i.e. phones, detector batteries, torches etc.
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Thanks Mandp.
What I also find annoying is that the powerstation turns itself on when there is just a sniff, of no use for charging with, of a voltage presented on the PV input.
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The solar input is plug n play. If, when you leave your cabin, there are no loads and you turn it off, just unplug the solar input. This is if you leave the power station at the cabin.
I leave my power stations at 100% if using within the next 2 weeks. Any longer I run down to 75%, then turn off for longer term storage. The state of charge (SOC) after 6 months will be very little less.
I have an older AC200P, rarely used. It is stored at 60%, however every 6mths or so, I fully charge it, run it down to 20% SOC, then recharge back to 60%.
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