12V Questions

[MPFuini]

I got the 100Ah solid state lithium battery and DC-DC charger installed and working great so far. I got a deal from Renogy and they gave me a shunt and battery monitor which is pretty convenient as to see the state of the battery without the app. I'll report back if I run into any issues down the road

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[MPFuini]

 

[Nixapatfan]

I got the 100Ah solid state lithium battery and DC-DC charger installed and working great so far. I got a deal from Renogy and they gave me a shunt and battery monitor which is pretty convenient as to see the state of the battery without the app. I'll report back if I run into any issues down the road

How are you charging the battery? Wired directly to 12v or some other way?

 

[MPFuini]

How are you charging the battery? Wired directly to 12v or some other way?

Yes, the DC-DC converter (pictured upper left) charges the lithium battery using the Rivian's existing 12V lead battery as the power source.

 

[Automate_Ted_2]

OP, how is the aux battery setup working several months later?

I picked a Gen2 R1T a few weeks ago and I am already planning on subwoofer upgrade for mine: Current thought is a single JL 13TW5v2 driven by a VX600/1i. The 13.5" sub looks like it will fit perfectly in the space.

Even at 600W RMS I think I might need to go a similar route and add an additional battery. Thanks for this detailed thread, it is really helping my plan for my upgrades.

 

[MPFuini]

OP, how is the aux battery setup working several months later?

I picked a Gen2 R1T a few weeks ago and I am already planning on subwoofer upgrade for mine: Current thought is a single JL 13TW5v2 driven by a VX600/1i. The 13.5" sub looks like it will fit perfectly in the space.

Even at 600W RMS I think I might need to go a similar route and add an additional battery. Thanks for this detailed thread, it is really helping my plan for my upgrades.

Its been working great and since my last post I added a 115W flexible solar panel to the hood to help supplement the extra battery so I'm not drawing as much from the Rivian 12V system.

As for the 13.5 sub, thats what I had in my Tacoma and what I was trying to fit in the Rivian, but for the configuration I went with, I could only fit two JL 12TW3s. I wanted to keep the factory platic trim under the seat, but if you got rid of that lip, you might be able to fit a 13.5. Either way, I'm very happy with the sound!

Good luck and let me know if you have any questions about your build. Happy to help if I can!

 

[starbux]

Heh.

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