Wiz- My question was about the Battery V drop. Not the source of the current draw. Thought the info was sufficient.
Mex- Think the bubbles were uniform, but will redo this several times and see what happens.
Vulcan- LiFePO4 advantages to me are:
Extreme light weight and configurability
Can be left at 10-90% SOC indefinitely
Relatively constant voltage
AGMs are much heavier and apparently do not last long when only partially charged for weeks. IOW a pure solar system without a generator is not good forAGMs.
But there disadvantages with LiFePO4 as well