Kimberley KARAVAN 2021, Installation, Maintenance & Operating Manual

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Energy System | Notes
Lithium Batteries
Kimberleys are fi tted exclusively with Lithium Iron Phosphate (Lithium) batteries.
Lithium battery advantages include:
Longer Cycle Life
Reduce cost over entire life of battery. Much longer cycle life, at least 5 times longer for the same depth of
discharge and 5 times more current in or out than AGM batteries.
More Power. Less Weight
Lighter at 25% of the weight of USABLE power capacity because of 90% depth of discharge. Can be stored at
levels of 20% with no harmful effect on batteries.
Battery Management System
On board Battery Management eliminates need for more complex battery management in vehicles and battery
can be stored at levels as low as 20% without damage.
What you need to know about Lithium Iron Batteries:
These batteries are weather-sealed and the internals are housed within a rugged plastic casing. They are
maintainence free - the only things you need to do are;
1. Ensure they are charged correctly
2. Store them fully charged
DO NOT:
• Disassemble , crush, puncture or incenerate
• Short circuit external contacts
• Expose to temperatures above 60 ° C (140 ° F)
• Removal of cover plate by personnel (not authorised by Kimberley) will void the warranty.
IMPORTANT: Battery Charger Settings
• The latest DC to DC converters and solar regulators have unusual default battery settings. The
AGM battery setting has a high default setting at 14.7V bulk/absorption which will trip out the
Lithium battery system.
• Ensure that this is set this to ‘ Lithium’ and check that ‘14.4V’ is selected as the setting.