Checking Battery SOC
I have 2 6v batteries that are not on slide out trays so for 8 years I have been checking with a volt meter. I wired the pos and neg with 2 wires that I can easily check from inside the MH. I have no ...
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That chart doesn't tell you anything unless the system is completely unloaded for 2 days.
If you are experienced at dry camping, and know your rig's battery/charging system well, all you need is a digital volt meter mounted where you can see it all the time, and connected near the batteries. Then I can assure you it won't take very long for you to know what voltage you should be seeing under a given load.
For instance, my volt meter is at my tv where I can see all the time, and w/ the tv/sat playing, and a couple lites on, as long as I don't get below 11.2-4, I know I'm in good shape, and most times it settles down and stabilizes at 11.8 for several hours, before slowly going down.
If you are experienced at dry camping, and know your rig's battery/charging system well, all you need is a digital volt meter mounted where you can see it all the time, and connected near the batteries. Then I can assure you it won't take very long for you to know what voltage you should be seeing under a given load.
For instance, my volt meter is at my tv where I can see all the time, and w/ the tv/sat playing, and a couple lites on, as long as I don't get below 11.2-4, I know I'm in good shape, and most times it settles down and stabilizes at 11.8 for several hours, before slowly going down.
