Battery and Solar woes
Long read, so grab a coffee... Rockwood Mini-Lite 2306. We’ve had this generic 100W flexible solar panel which has served us well for several years now. I hate drilling holes in the roof of my RV to...
Forum Discussion
I guess we all have a different idea as to what constitutes "camping"...to me, it has always been about minimising. The "hard-sided tent" affords us a dry place to sleep and store our gear, that's all...otherwise I would have bought a 30 ft with 2 slides and parked it at a KOA. Our next trip is for 12 days in the BC Interior with no hookups.
Our trailer is a 2016, so it already has LED interior lighting. The tap-lights are just a courtesy so that you don't wake the other person, when making a trip to the loo in the middle of the night.
This morning I checked the SG on the Shumacher-charged battery; 1.277....right where it should be, and the OCV is 6.5 after letting it sit overnight.
The NOCO-charged battery still needs some lovin' as expected...she'll go on the Shumacher until her readings jive with the other...then they're back into the RV and we'll call the rescue mission a success.
Next challenge is figuring what to do....use our second existing solar panel, or buy another flexi-type...
Our trailer is a 2016, so it already has LED interior lighting. The tap-lights are just a courtesy so that you don't wake the other person, when making a trip to the loo in the middle of the night.
This morning I checked the SG on the Shumacher-charged battery; 1.277....right where it should be, and the OCV is 6.5 after letting it sit overnight.
The NOCO-charged battery still needs some lovin' as expected...she'll go on the Shumacher until her readings jive with the other...then they're back into the RV and we'll call the rescue mission a success.
Next challenge is figuring what to do....use our second existing solar panel, or buy another flexi-type...
