HMD1056 Posted July 16, 2020 Posted July 16, 2020 Why isn't the lithium battery option available on the "shorty" Oliver I? Thank you.
Moderator+ ScubaRx Posted July 16, 2020 Moderator+ Posted July 16, 2020 I believe it may be due to room in the battery tray. 1 Steve, Tali and our dog Rocky plus our beloved dogs Storm, Lucy, Maggie and Reacher (all waiting at the Rainbow Bridge) 2008 Legacy Elite I - Outlaw Oliver, Hull #026 | 2014 Legacy Elite II - Outlaw Oliver, Hull #050 | 2022 Silverado High Country 3500HD SRW Diesel 4x4
Moderators SeaDawg Posted July 17, 2020 Moderators Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) I don't think that's it. There are a number of lithium drop in replacements for group 27 batteries. I know Battleborn advertises one. So do other brands. We have 2 group 27s, in the newer updated tray. It's tight, but doable. I think it may be the limits of the rooftop solar, in the typical rooftop install? But, that can be changed up, too. We have had 200 watts (2 × 100) on our little trailer since September, 2008. We have the panels and other bits to upgrade to 400 watts. The typical 340 would easily fit, with our sidemount that Paul designed, and Oliver fabricated and installed, beautifully. The saddle brackets they made in the machine shop are a thing of beauty, imo. Sherry Edited July 17, 2020 by SeaDawg Add photo 3 2008 Ram 1500 4 × 4 2008 Oliver Elite, Hull #12 Florida and Western North Carolina, or wherever the truck goes.... 400 watts solar. DC compressor fridge. No inverter. 2 x 105 ah agm batteries . Life is good.
Moderator+ ScubaRx Posted July 17, 2020 Moderator+ Posted July 17, 2020 There are brands of Lithium batteries that would fit into the tray of the Elite. Oliver’s choice of Brand is “Lifeblue”. Theirs is a larger footprint than the standard sizes. They are working on a solution to the issue. 2 Steve, Tali and our dog Rocky plus our beloved dogs Storm, Lucy, Maggie and Reacher (all waiting at the Rainbow Bridge) 2008 Legacy Elite I - Outlaw Oliver, Hull #026 | 2014 Legacy Elite II - Outlaw Oliver, Hull #050 | 2022 Silverado High Country 3500HD SRW Diesel 4x4
Moderators SeaDawg Posted July 18, 2020 Moderators Posted July 18, 2020 I see that now. Looks like Lifeblue 100 amp is a group 31 case, and too tall for our battery tray. A standard group 27 "barely" fits, height wise. I hope Oliver can either move the batteries, or find a different tray to make it work. Imo, the Ollie Elite I is the ultimate boondocking trailer. The lithium option would make it stellar. With appropriately upsized solar. Sherry 2008 Ram 1500 4 × 4 2008 Oliver Elite, Hull #12 Florida and Western North Carolina, or wherever the truck goes.... 400 watts solar. DC compressor fridge. No inverter. 2 x 105 ah agm batteries . Life is good.
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