House battery "repair"?
Bought a new deep cycle battery at Walmart last April 2015. (29dc 845mca) Maxx Installed & all was good. I left it in the camper all winter+ ( 7 months ) with shore power disconnected. The camper w...
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gbopp wrote:Almot wrote:gbopp wrote:smkettner wrote:
Solar seems better all the time.
I guess the sun shines 24/7 in southern California :@
With a normal size solar of +200W, for maintenance charging it doesn't need to shine very often.
Long absence was the main reason for me to buy AGM.
I understand but, we're talking about batteries, not charging systems.
Solar doesn't help at night if you have no battery to store the power.
Solar sure helps out in the winter if your rig is not plugged in and I bet the OP would not have lost his battery if a solar panel was connected.
For almost 12 years I had a 93 Pace Arrow Diesel that I wintered in New Hampshire w/o ANY power.
Never had an issues!
I would COMPLETELY charge the 4 Sams Club Golf cart batteries, disconnect & they would make it all winter.
Bought the batteries in 2005 and to this date the current owner is still using them.
Charge them completely & disconnect them! No need to take them inside during the winter.
