Critique proposed solar battery upgrade
Currently have a Jayco hybrid (Jayfeather 26L) but moving to a Denali 5th wheel in the spring (2012 DE324LBS). Currently have 4 Trojan T125’s with 600 watts of solar, with a Kisae 2000 watt pure sine...
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I use two ammeters. Or you can use a single and manifold the main cable away from the battery post with the shunt or pickup between the manifold and post. Either way will display actual amperage going into the battery.
AGM batteries vary per brand in performance characteristics. A Lifeline is not a competitor in the CCA category. A pair of thousand ampere 31's however will feed an inverter with an impressive wattage.
I can load my trace to 6,000 watts while maintaining (eqvt) 11.7 volts off my monster bank. But in reality, it's generator start time.
Despite Concorde's recommendation my personal Vab limit for my Lifeline is 14.6 volts at 80F. Noodge voltage up two tenths and then time the charge. Yes a panel array yielding 100 amperes would be nice. That would allow a hotel pparasitic load as well as assuring 100% daily AGM refill.
AGM batteries vary per brand in performance characteristics. A Lifeline is not a competitor in the CCA category. A pair of thousand ampere 31's however will feed an inverter with an impressive wattage.
I can load my trace to 6,000 watts while maintaining (eqvt) 11.7 volts off my monster bank. But in reality, it's generator start time.
Despite Concorde's recommendation my personal Vab limit for my Lifeline is 14.6 volts at 80F. Noodge voltage up two tenths and then time the charge. Yes a panel array yielding 100 amperes would be nice. That would allow a hotel pparasitic load as well as assuring 100% daily AGM refill.
