Off-Grid Lithium TEST - Onboard Lifestyle ep.161
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Join Teal and Linh Goben of Onboard Lifestyle as they document their 2026 structural refit of their custom 8,500-lb Featherlight catamaran in Texas.
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On this week’s episode of Onboard Lifestyle we have a crazy busy week preparing basik for our first real test of our new Battle Born LiFePO4 batteries and they don’t disappoint! It felt so good to not worry about power consumption, this upgrade is definitely a gamechanger. Come back next week to see what we are up too…see you then!
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Lithium Battery Installation:
6 Battle Born Batteries BB10012
1 Victron Energy BMV 712 Smart Battery Monitor
2 Sterling 12v alternator protection devices (APDs)
1 Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/50 Charge Controller
1 Victron 3000/12 Multiplus Inverter/Charger
1 400A ANL fuse kit to go inline between the inverter and house bank
1 Victron VE Bus Smart Dongle
1 RJ45 1.8m cable
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