Interaction of Solar and Alternator
My camper has a single 100W roof-mount panel, which meets my power needs (2 @ 6V batteries) when the sun shines. However, when camping among trees for several days it is easy to consume 70 to 100 Ah ...
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Your problem now is just how to get the batteries up properly after running them down, since driving doesn't do it and you don't have enough solar to do it in one day. (If you decide to go to a full hook-ups for one night to get the batteries back up and maybe hit their laundry.)
You need a decent charger or converter that will get those 6s to 14.8v and hold there till the batts are full. I lost my "learner" set of 6s having only a converter that did fixed 13.8v.
I could never get those 6s into the green on my hydrometer with that converter, no matter how long it was hooked up. I found out about 14.8v and how to do all that after some wasted time before joining this forum. Been able to keep'er going ever since, thanks to the guys on here. :)
You need a decent charger or converter that will get those 6s to 14.8v and hold there till the batts are full. I lost my "learner" set of 6s having only a converter that did fixed 13.8v.
I could never get those 6s into the green on my hydrometer with that converter, no matter how long it was hooked up. I found out about 14.8v and how to do all that after some wasted time before joining this forum. Been able to keep'er going ever since, thanks to the guys on here. :)
