I currently have a DC-DC boost converter on a split charge system going into a Lead Acid leisure battery (LB).
It's a cheap 400W module but it has CV & CA limiters so I can set it to 14.4 volts and 10 amps and it will top up my LB when I'm driving. Main reason is to maximize the top up charge from short journeys.
So I'm now thinking I might like to fit a LiFePO4 battery instead of the lead acid LB, and from what I have read the charging system I have now will work fine apart from one aspect - over charging through extended float charge.
What I think I need is something like a smart relay module on the DC-DC converter output that monitors the current and if it drops below 2 amps it opens the circuit and latches it until the vehicle power is cycled.
Does anything like this exist or so I'd need to make something?
It's a cheap 400W module but it has CV & CA limiters so I can set it to 14.4 volts and 10 amps and it will top up my LB when I'm driving. Main reason is to maximize the top up charge from short journeys.
So I'm now thinking I might like to fit a LiFePO4 battery instead of the lead acid LB, and from what I have read the charging system I have now will work fine apart from one aspect - over charging through extended float charge.
What I think I need is something like a smart relay module on the DC-DC converter output that monitors the current and if it drops below 2 amps it opens the circuit and latches it until the vehicle power is cycled.
Does anything like this exist or so I'd need to make something?
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