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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Glad things are working out, and thanks for the follow-up so we can all learn something about what works or not.
However, no way are you getting to 100% every day on solar. Maybe 98%. You still need to get the batts to 100% on shore power every so often (usually every one or two months to not lose capacity)
I suggest if home now for a while, you do a complete desulphation routine on your new batteries if it is not already too late. Even if you lost some capacity from as rated new, at least you can stop it there and get years more from them.
Don't get confused by the Trimetic's idea of "full" which is really somewhere you are invited to pick as a setting that is less than 100% full. It is a very useful tool, I love mine, but you have to be aware what is really going on with it so you don't get bamboozled.
When you camp when too cloudy for solar to keep up, you will be glad you got that genny! :)
There is no need to disconnect the truck when on solar. Leave both on and whichever has the higher voltage at the time will do the charging. One does not "kill" the other and sometimes they might even add their amps.
However, no way are you getting to 100% every day on solar. Maybe 98%. You still need to get the batts to 100% on shore power every so often (usually every one or two months to not lose capacity)
I suggest if home now for a while, you do a complete desulphation routine on your new batteries if it is not already too late. Even if you lost some capacity from as rated new, at least you can stop it there and get years more from them.
Don't get confused by the Trimetic's idea of "full" which is really somewhere you are invited to pick as a setting that is less than 100% full. It is a very useful tool, I love mine, but you have to be aware what is really going on with it so you don't get bamboozled.
When you camp when too cloudy for solar to keep up, you will be glad you got that genny! :)
There is no need to disconnect the truck when on solar. Leave both on and whichever has the higher voltage at the time will do the charging. One does not "kill" the other and sometimes they might even add their amps.
