The need...
On a boat we have a power snorkel (think diving using an air tube with an air pump floating overhead) and looking to change the AGM batteries over to a Lithium battery. However, naturally, it’s not that simple.
We have an Enerdrive LiFePo setup charges by a Phoenix when on shore power and a 100/30 mppt smartsolar plus alternators while at sea. Don’t want to include the 240v/Inverter in the charging setup as it chews power on standby and the batteries run down when the boat is not in use.
So the simple part of the requested recommendation is for a lithium friendly charger to run off the 12 DC circuit tocharge the new Lifepo4.
The second more complex issue is that because the power snorkel is not used that often the battery sits idle for weeks, months some times. I would like to store the battery at around 50% if charge and it would be brilliant if someone could recommend a way of charging to 50% !!! Weird huh!! But I think you know why!
Anyway, that’s the two part request.
Thanks in advance
Mick