diy wiring
Hi everyone. New to RVing just purchased me first rv 76 Glendale. I'm planning on some minor upgrades in the electrical system the coach has the power convertor. I will be adding generator inverter an...
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illpanteraa wrote:
Thanx for the fast response many good ideas and yes I've been doing lots of research .I should take some time and sketch a design of my wiring scheme. An inverter is a must I only want to run a generator for charging my batteries when needed. My batteries are deep cycle gel I believe but will take a closer look FYI in using a cell and forgot my glasses sorry for the punctuation
Unless you already HAVE the GEL scooter batteries to use I would recommend NOT using them. The only other exception to that would be IF those scooter batteries are AGM type AND you have them already..
Gel batteries DO NOT like being over discharged, left in a partial discharged state and being charged at too high of a current. They are fussy about everything and the only real feature if you call that is they are non spill able..
Gel batteries are at the bottom of the rung for deep discharging so your actual usable Ahr capacity is about 1/4 or less of the stated rating if you want a decent amount of usable life out of them..
For the BEST bang for the buck 6V Golf Cart batteries will get you 205-215 Ahrs rating which if you limit it to 50% discharge you get about 105 Ahrs of usage and very long life.
Golf cart batteries can survive 80% depth of discharge (DOD) with some reduced life.. Do that ONCE to Gel or AGM and you have an expensive door stop..
