Battery under load
I've been looking for an answer to a specific question, on past discussions on other forums and I also have an open topic on another forum but it always gets into the weeds of what batteries and what ...
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I'm aware of what the perfect world wants but still I ended up with these 2 batteries.I had the WM 29 when I went to a festival in the Colorado mountains and it wasn't working well so bought the Carquest because they would deliver and I was stuck in a line. then WM replaced the 29 once I was home. So will make the most of the situation.
I used #5 jumpers which seem like they should work for a maximum 7 amp load to me. Does the initial drop from 12.6 to 12.2 seem excessive? I know it will hold that 12.2 for an hour and flicker between 12.2 and 12.1, then hold 12.1 for at least an hour. but at that point when the load is removed it will rebound to at least 12.5.
I have them connected like in the diagram.
I have a 60w. Renogy suitcase that will hit them with 14.6 on a good sunny day, a Powermax Boondocker converter that will also hit it with 14.6.
I've read fairly extensively on this subject and realize that it's hard to tell just how well charged you are but I'm not investing in any high dollar meters. I just want to know if I run the heater at night that I can sleep soundly without lying awake worrying about my batteries.
I used #5 jumpers which seem like they should work for a maximum 7 amp load to me. Does the initial drop from 12.6 to 12.2 seem excessive? I know it will hold that 12.2 for an hour and flicker between 12.2 and 12.1, then hold 12.1 for at least an hour. but at that point when the load is removed it will rebound to at least 12.5.
I have them connected like in the diagram.
I have a 60w. Renogy suitcase that will hit them with 14.6 on a good sunny day, a Powermax Boondocker converter that will also hit it with 14.6.
I've read fairly extensively on this subject and realize that it's hard to tell just how well charged you are but I'm not investing in any high dollar meters. I just want to know if I run the heater at night that I can sleep soundly without lying awake worrying about my batteries.
