Battery Percentage Before Charging.
I was wondering what the consensus is on what your AT REST battery level of charge is before you feel you MUST get in on the charger? Understanding percentage may vary depending on type of batteri...
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My Trailer is in covered storage so no sunlight for the panels.
I'm in the process of watching my shunted battery monitor slowly come down from the little parasitic loads inside the trailer. at a 0.01 percent draw it might take a while.
I'm doing this on purpose so I can get a understanding on the accuracy of the battery monitor. It's been about 10 days now and the battery is currently showing 12.5 volts at 97% capacity. I set the monitor after charging fully then resting for 4 hours at 100%
The monitor can be set at 100% if fully charged or at 0% if dead. Not wanting to discharge my batteries fully I chose the 100%. But I did read somewhere that setting at 0% percent then letting the batteries find 100% when fully charged might be a more accurate setting?????
I'm thinking 12.2 volt will be as low as I will go with the test. Under normal circumstances I usually don't go below 12.3 volts
I'm in the process of watching my shunted battery monitor slowly come down from the little parasitic loads inside the trailer. at a 0.01 percent draw it might take a while.
I'm doing this on purpose so I can get a understanding on the accuracy of the battery monitor. It's been about 10 days now and the battery is currently showing 12.5 volts at 97% capacity. I set the monitor after charging fully then resting for 4 hours at 100%
The monitor can be set at 100% if fully charged or at 0% if dead. Not wanting to discharge my batteries fully I chose the 100%. But I did read somewhere that setting at 0% percent then letting the batteries find 100% when fully charged might be a more accurate setting?????
I'm thinking 12.2 volt will be as low as I will go with the test. Under normal circumstances I usually don't go below 12.3 volts
