How to Increase Battery Capacity
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my two cents worth for our very often dry camping, usually about 40 days per year with several 10 day stretches in one spot.
first, likely you have a WFCO charger, which is not known for recharging batteries at any decent rate. It can take well over 24 hours to recharge a battery with the WFCO vs, 4 hours with a PD or similar drop in replacement. that is step one.
Second, change out the lights you use most to LED's. they are big power hogs.
third, go with two GC batteries. they can be discharged down to 25 percent state of charge hundreds of times without worry. that way you won't have to worry as much about deep discharging the batteries. I have one set of Trojans that has seen well over 200 discharges to 25 percent and they are still going strong, and another set of 4 that has seen over 50 such discharges and still going strong.
then pick up a small QUITE generator
first, likely you have a WFCO charger, which is not known for recharging batteries at any decent rate. It can take well over 24 hours to recharge a battery with the WFCO vs, 4 hours with a PD or similar drop in replacement. that is step one.
Second, change out the lights you use most to LED's. they are big power hogs.
third, go with two GC batteries. they can be discharged down to 25 percent state of charge hundreds of times without worry. that way you won't have to worry as much about deep discharging the batteries. I have one set of Trojans that has seen well over 200 discharges to 25 percent and they are still going strong, and another set of 4 that has seen over 50 such discharges and still going strong.
then pick up a small QUITE generator
