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2oldman
Apr 16, 2019Explorer II
What is the amp rating of your converter?
It's good to remember that 2-6v batteries are just one big 12v in two parts. It's that simple. Charging is the same, assuming your wiring is adequate and clean.
3. Yes, a true 4 stage is better. 55 amps should be good.
If your 215amp-hour 'battery' has been drawn down to 50%, you need to replenish 107ah, which is at least 2 hours on a 55a charger. This also assumes you've used big enough wire from the converter to the batteries. Many of us use a tri-metric (I think) meter to measure amps in and out. A bit more accurate than voltage.
5. Yeah, too small of a charger takes forever.
All this said, it's common with us boondockers that we never get a 100% charge except on shore power. Reason is, flooded batteries take much longer than you think due to the absorption phase. I have Lithium batteries which don't have this problem.
It's good to remember that 2-6v batteries are just one big 12v in two parts. It's that simple. Charging is the same, assuming your wiring is adequate and clean.
busterbrown73 wrote:FYI.. the only thing on that list that runs on the inverter is the television.
2.... (DC inverter for television/fan, furnace, led lights, LPG fridge, and water pump),
3. Yes, a true 4 stage is better. 55 amps should be good.
If your 215amp-hour 'battery' has been drawn down to 50%, you need to replenish 107ah, which is at least 2 hours on a 55a charger. This also assumes you've used big enough wire from the converter to the batteries. Many of us use a tri-metric (I think) meter to measure amps in and out. A bit more accurate than voltage.
5. Yeah, too small of a charger takes forever.
All this said, it's common with us boondockers that we never get a 100% charge except on shore power. Reason is, flooded batteries take much longer than you think due to the absorption phase. I have Lithium batteries which don't have this problem.
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