Battery Failing Prematurely
I bought a 100 amp hour deep cycle battery about 18 months ago, and it seems to be failing. It will only remain above 12 volts in the camper, for about 12 to 14 hours, with normal camper use. When i...
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And get yourself a battery monitor (amp hour counter) so you always know the per cent of full charge on the batteries. The voltage method is tricky, often reading high because of recent charging. I killed my first set of batteries by relying on it. The second set is doing well after 5 years. I have this $25 eBay.ca battery monitor and it works very well. One hundred watts of solar keeps the batteries always over 80% charge.
