Best way to supplement battery bank?
Hi, We're heading out on an extended trip of about 10 days, battery power only. No plug-ins, although I do have 2 T-105's and 230 watt solar to keep us going. We've never had an issue keeping cha...
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The scenario all depends upon what you power consumption is over each 24 hour period.
Hypothetically your asking your Trojans to last 5-days & the 12 volts to last 5-days when each set is connected to the RV & solar. I believe you will end up going below 50% SOC for each set when in use in that time frame. I don't think they will last that long.
I'd just disconnect the Trojans & connect the 12's. My leads are long enough that they will reach batteries set on the ground underneath the tongue, or set them on something that raises them high enough to accomplish this.
Borrow a generator & portable battery charger to re-charge the bank not in use.
Take a volt meter with you.
Or, just leave the 12-volts at home & use the generator in conjunction with solar to keep the Trojans up.
JMO
Hypothetically your asking your Trojans to last 5-days & the 12 volts to last 5-days when each set is connected to the RV & solar. I believe you will end up going below 50% SOC for each set when in use in that time frame. I don't think they will last that long.
I'd just disconnect the Trojans & connect the 12's. My leads are long enough that they will reach batteries set on the ground underneath the tongue, or set them on something that raises them high enough to accomplish this.
Borrow a generator & portable battery charger to re-charge the bank not in use.
Take a volt meter with you.
Or, just leave the 12-volts at home & use the generator in conjunction with solar to keep the Trojans up.
JMO
