BATTERIES MEASURING 3/4 ON PANEL LED CHECK
On my TT I have two batteries that were installed by the dealer when I purchased my RV in 2016. These have always been plugged into power, and I have added distilled water as necessary. Now for the ...
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The thing is the voltage on the battery will be the charging voltage for quite a while after all charging has stopped. Could be 8 hours or even more. This surface charge effect means voltage method is at least inconvenient. A battery monitor that measures the energy in amp-hours flowing in and out will indicate the % of full charge all the time. There are battery monitor discussions on this forum ranging from the $30 eBay ones to top of the line.
I am very happy with the eBay one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-120V-100A-Battery-Monitor-State-of-Charge-Remaining-Capacity-AMP-Voltage-AH-/182147916411?hash=item2a68dca27b:g:gWUAAOSwyQtVz1vp
This link to seller Elite Element includes a new type of monitor with wireless link to the display and simplified wiring. Here is a link to the RV.net discussion on it: https://forums.goodsamclub.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/29798122.cfm
I am very happy with the eBay one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-120V-100A-Battery-Monitor-State-of-Charge-Remaining-Capacity-AMP-Voltage-AH-/182147916411?hash=item2a68dca27b:g:gWUAAOSwyQtVz1vp
This link to seller Elite Element includes a new type of monitor with wireless link to the display and simplified wiring. Here is a link to the RV.net discussion on it: https://forums.goodsamclub.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/29798122.cfm
