Battery Replacement/Upgrade Question
I currently run 2 - 12 volt deep cycle batteries. They have done a fine job and are now about 3 1/2 YO and no longer holding a charge long enough without being charged. I'm trying to decide if I want ...
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mena661 wrote:
Twin 6V's with a larger inverter (2000W) is fine as long as the batteries are above 75% SOC if running the microwave. With 4 6V's, you can go to 50% SOC with the same load. If you're on full hookups most of the time and your boondock trips are short, I'd go with the cheaper 12V's and not do anything else.
This is where I get confused. You suggest a 2000W inverter but I thought I read that I shouldn't get much more than I need or it will have a negative impact, although I can't remember what that negative impact was, maybe draw the batteries down unnecessarily? Anyway, I do not intend to run anything other than the TV and maybe a laptop when off shore power. When I need the microwave or my wife needs to run her hair dryer we just fire up the generators for a few minutes.
BTW, what does "SOC" mean?
