having trouble charging\using house batteries
Hello I need some help with my house batteries.I have 1991 Pace Arrow,and one year ago I put in two new Trojans(fully charged)went camping,all was good.Shut down and parked for a year.It started up th...
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First; note what Mexicowanderer said. He is THE MAN when it comes to the care and feeding of batteries.
Once you get the batteries tested and probably replaced do what has been advised above, including upgrading the controller. Controllers of that era, if left on continuously, will kill the battery through overcharging.
If you store it somewhere with no 120V AC power available then you need a small solar panel and solar controller. At a guess, 10 to 20 watts would do IF ALL loads are disconnected from the battery and the battery is at full charge when stored.
If you want to use the solar for more than just battery maintenance, ie off the grid camping, a pair of 6V golf carts would work well with 110 to 350 watts of solar panel and the appropriate controller.
Once you get the batteries tested and probably replaced do what has been advised above, including upgrading the controller. Controllers of that era, if left on continuously, will kill the battery through overcharging.
If you store it somewhere with no 120V AC power available then you need a small solar panel and solar controller. At a guess, 10 to 20 watts would do IF ALL loads are disconnected from the battery and the battery is at full charge when stored.
If you want to use the solar for more than just battery maintenance, ie off the grid camping, a pair of 6V golf carts would work well with 110 to 350 watts of solar panel and the appropriate controller.
