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ron_dittmer
Explorer III
Oct 13, 2014

Batteries: Two-6V In Series, or Two-12V In Parallel ???

Before spring I will be replacing our two 12V Walmart coach batteries. Our 7 year old rig has it's original Tripplite 2000 watt inverter/charger similar to THIS ONE. I was thinking of replacing the ...
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DiploStrat
Explorer
Sep 15, 2015
Danger Will Robinson!

Chris Gibson's SmartGauge causes a lot of controversy; there are some who insist that it simply can't work. It makes two claims:

-- It is simpler than an hour counter, and,

-- It is ultimately more accurate.

Read more here: SmartGauge

A lot of their market is military vehicle where the troops want a simple per cent of charge and nothing more. A big part of the appeal is that it doesn't require you to wire a shunt.

I use an hour counter and I find that the two numbers I watch are:

-- Amps in/out, that is, the rate of charge or discharge.

-- Hours down, that is, how many hours do I have to recoup to achieve full recharge?

The actual voltage is largely irrelevant as my batteries are never at rest, they are always charging or discharging.

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