6 volt vs 12 volt batteries for boondocking
Hi all, While waiting for our new 28' Stealth toy hauler we're trying to figure out the best batteries to get for when we're back in the hills camped off the grid. We ordered the optional 200 watt ...
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OldSmokey wrote:
First off you are wrong...fact...battery is made by East Penn, not interstate.
interesting.. my contact at interstate said they supplied duracell brand.. hmmm.. i need to make another call..
Second, how do you know how much solar is enough? Are you ASSuming I am going down to 50% SOC EVERY DAY? I am not.
only you know that as you didn't post your daily w/hr.
if you would care to post your daily w/hr then I would gladly discuss and assist you with panel/battery best practices.
i made a rough back calc based on battery capacity, no need to get belligerent about it..
I have been an ASE master tech since 91 and a field service engineer in the semiconductor industry for the last 22 years.
I didn't just guess when I added these components.
I'm sure you did, however paralleling always raises a red flag in the professional world, unless there is no better solution, paralleling is the last choice. I have 40 yrs as MSEE and 20 as PE.. as you will appreciate, our design criteria will be quite different.
Yeah no biggie. Just that some of us know what we are doing for our own particular situation. It's hard to figure all that out on the Internet forums from the information that is provided, lol.
And of course for every setup there is one better setup, just $$$$$
