First Time Boondocking Plan - Tech Question
I am trying to learn & prepare to Boondock for 12 days in Oct. I have a standard 5er setup (two 6 volt batteries) and a 2000w Honda generator. For convenience I purchased a battery level indicator at ...
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Sounds like a plan to me. I would double check the state of charge voltage and possibly use a hydrometer to double check (Since I do not remember the voltage chart all that well).
And the batteries you have (Six Volt, likely golf car) don't mind 50% SOC (Not like Marine/Deep cycle where I'd recommend a much higher SOC as the minimum).
So your plan is good.
IF the batteries last you say 10 hours then as someone else suggested.
Charg 'em up some in the AM and again in the Evening,
Assuming a good 3-stage charger (not a magnetek 63xx or Parallex 73xx or equal) it takes around six hours to fully charge. Some folks like to brag about how fast some makes of AGM batteries charge.. yup, 5:45 instead of 6:00. 5 times the price and it saves you a few minutes is all.
And the batteries you have (Six Volt, likely golf car) don't mind 50% SOC (Not like Marine/Deep cycle where I'd recommend a much higher SOC as the minimum).
So your plan is good.
IF the batteries last you say 10 hours then as someone else suggested.
Charg 'em up some in the AM and again in the Evening,
Assuming a good 3-stage charger (not a magnetek 63xx or Parallex 73xx or equal) it takes around six hours to fully charge. Some folks like to brag about how fast some makes of AGM batteries charge.. yup, 5:45 instead of 6:00. 5 times the price and it saves you a few minutes is all.
