Battery Charging
In a earlier post I was talking about what battery I could run my inverter and fridge on. After reading all the replies I am thinking about going with 2 Trojan T105 GC batteries. Which will be just ...
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I "think" if they are all connected together, both for charging and for loads, the Trojans and the single 12V are going to discharge with more-less same rate and 12V will be feeding off Trojans.
If banks are isolated on loads - fridge on Trojans and other loads on 12V - they will discharge at different rate. Then charging these 2 banks will be a pain because they are discharged to different levels, and besides, single 12V and Trojans might have different setpoints.
Yes, no good. To make it easier for batteries, you can use gizmo called Trick-L-Charge. It will stop charging one bank sooner than the other. I would rather ditch the 12V and get those biggish Trojans - 240 AH, not 225 AH.
If banks are isolated on loads - fridge on Trojans and other loads on 12V - they will discharge at different rate. Then charging these 2 banks will be a pain because they are discharged to different levels, and besides, single 12V and Trojans might have different setpoints.
what happens when I am driving down the road and the batteries are charging. Isn't the same thing happening again between truck and camper batteries
Yes, no good. To make it easier for batteries, you can use gizmo called Trick-L-Charge. It will stop charging one bank sooner than the other. I would rather ditch the 12V and get those biggish Trojans - 240 AH, not 225 AH.
