Deep cycle or starter battery charging issues
I recenty moved from a class B to a small fiver. My old van had one deep cycle battery and I installed an isolator. This set up was good for several nights of light usage before I had to run the van t...
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Like mexbungalows said, if you want the fastest charge you will buy AGM deep cycles. Problem is that they have a very high initial cost and generally have less amp hour capacity per battery. Everything is a compromise.
Keep in mind that any battery can be relatively quickly charged up to 80% SOC. The time from 80% to 100% SOC is much slower. On generator we only try charging to 80%. We don't stay in one place a long time so charge to 100% when shore power is available.
Keep in mind that any battery can be relatively quickly charged up to 80% SOC. The time from 80% to 100% SOC is much slower. On generator we only try charging to 80%. We don't stay in one place a long time so charge to 100% when shore power is available.
