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BFL13
Jan 13, 2017Explorer II
What do you actually get from such measurements anyway? Just curious, not criticising.
I am not a full-timer, so it is not easy to understand the value of these readings. I have been off-grid for several months in a row each year for a few years with solar helping with that, but all I ever need is the Trimetric AH meter to keep me informed how things are going. Not even "need" but "nice to have" on that, since the "morning voltage" tells you everything pretty much...
Based on the little info I bother with, I can adjust the daily AH use as required, but really, if the solar can't keep up, we just crank up the generator as needed to keep the batteries charged, and don't adjust the "lifestyle" at all.
So what do you full-timers get out of Kwhs etc that you do something different if the numbers don't come out as what? Maybe there is something to learn here even if not full-timing?
I am not a full-timer, so it is not easy to understand the value of these readings. I have been off-grid for several months in a row each year for a few years with solar helping with that, but all I ever need is the Trimetric AH meter to keep me informed how things are going. Not even "need" but "nice to have" on that, since the "morning voltage" tells you everything pretty much...
Based on the little info I bother with, I can adjust the daily AH use as required, but really, if the solar can't keep up, we just crank up the generator as needed to keep the batteries charged, and don't adjust the "lifestyle" at all.
So what do you full-timers get out of Kwhs etc that you do something different if the numbers don't come out as what? Maybe there is something to learn here even if not full-timing?
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