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    Silicate salt batteries: what's the consensus on these a few years in now?

    I've been using some of these for the past 2 years in my RV. I have 4 that are wired for 24v. The only downsides I've run across is that they are heavy and they do sag voltage under load like a lead acid battery. It hasn't been an issue for me though since I step the 24v down to 12v to run the...
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    Silicate Salt Battery VS. Li-on

    Manufacturer data is here https://www.genezenenergy.com/bolt-ultra. Whether its accurate or over-hyped remains to be seen.
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    Silicate Salt Battery VS. Li-on

    I've only had them a few months, so I might change my mind later but right now I would choose these again.
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    Silicate Salt Battery VS. Li-on

    My thoughts were the same as yours. I was going to go with LFP originally. These are about the same price as the cheaper LFPs. I really like the idea of no BMS to deal with as well as the wide range of operation. Overall, they seem to be very forgiving batteries.
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    Silicate Salt Battery VS. Li-on

    Supposedly, these can be discharged completely with no memory effect as long as you charge them back up immediately. Does it lower the overall lifetime? Probably some.
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    Silicate Salt Battery VS. Li-on

    Other than weight, I don't have any complaints. They seem to perform as advertised. I have not fully discharged them yet, but I have taken them down to 10% SOC a couple of times. They bounce right back and readily accept as much charge as my system is capable of feeding them (about .5C is as...
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    sodium/lead???

    You might be referring to silicate salt batteries. Watts247.com has them. I bought 4 150ah ones from them a few months ago. They are working very well.
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    Silicate Salt Battery VS. Li-on

    I put 4 of the 150AH Bolt Ultra batteries in my 5th wheel recently as part of a solar upgrade. I'm no battery testing expert, but I'm willing to answer any questions that I can.
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