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As I said in another post, I replaced my 4 Victron 165AH AGM batteries with 6 Firefly Carbon Foam batteries. I looked at lithium batteries and decided that the potential extra performance wasn't worth all the changes I'd have to make. By doing what I did, I stayed with standard form factors, standard equipment, standard metering, etc..
To recap, the Victron 165's were only 3 years old and would drop down to 11.x volts at 75% SOC. While they are rated at 165ah, most of that seemed inaccessible given the above. My frig and freezer would cut out at 11.x volts and the inverter has cut-off voltage around there. Not pleased with their performance. I even had a solar panel on the winter cover to trickle charge them over the winter, but they still didn't hang in there. My prior boat's 8D lifeline batteries would give me 5 years or so.
The FIREFLY G31s at 116AH, so with 6 I ended up with almost 700AH in the bank. In testing with only 4 batteries, I found I could draw down to 50% and still have 12.75V showing. Far better than the Victron batteries. I then decided to go ahead and add the last 2.
While the Victrons are larger in dimension, you cannot get more than 4 of the Firefly in the original 575 battery box. I had to add 2 more in the compartment under the settee forward of the battery box.
So far, I am happy with this installation. Just some starboard bracing screwed into the stringer and strapping as per the original install.
See pictures.
Rick
------------- Rick S/V Black Diamond Hanse 575 Build #192, Hull# 161 Newport, RI
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