Need ideas/input on 2nd battery
My van has this battery installed in a rack underneath - I know that it's a group 31 battery - think I found it here: http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx/Battery-Automot...
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You wrote:
"It's running the furnace all night that knocks it out."
In that case adding solar panels on the roof might not be the ultimate solution. It would help starting the evening with a full battery but the same can be achieved if you have just been driving or by running the generator during the evening meal or by using your existing folding solar panel.
In our PW Excel, it turns out that the TV + DVD player + sound system draws a lot from the battery and reduces the reserve to run the furnace at night. If it is going to be a cold night, we try not to use the TV, etc. too much. It is especially true in the Fall season when night falls early and we spend more time inside. That's where books come in handy, and warm sleeping bags so that the furnace is not required all night!
"It's running the furnace all night that knocks it out."
In that case adding solar panels on the roof might not be the ultimate solution. It would help starting the evening with a full battery but the same can be achieved if you have just been driving or by running the generator during the evening meal or by using your existing folding solar panel.
In our PW Excel, it turns out that the TV + DVD player + sound system draws a lot from the battery and reduces the reserve to run the furnace at night. If it is going to be a cold night, we try not to use the TV, etc. too much. It is especially true in the Fall season when night falls early and we spend more time inside. That's where books come in handy, and warm sleeping bags so that the furnace is not required all night!
