It's time for a new house battery
Well, our house battery finally gave up its charge after 7 years. It's time for a new one but before I install it I have a couple questions. 1. We don't use the rig very often so would I be better ...
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1. Either way
2. Batteries love a float charge. Mine are still at baseline specific gravity after 4 years.
Depending on temperature, 14V or so is about the max you want to float them. So if your solar unit brings the battery up much above that, it might not be so great. That said... at night it will do nothing.
Battery tenders are great, but if you have a decent converter, you can simply leave the rig plugged in and let the converter do the floating work.
Check the electrolyte levels every month or so.
2. Batteries love a float charge. Mine are still at baseline specific gravity after 4 years.
Depending on temperature, 14V or so is about the max you want to float them. So if your solar unit brings the battery up much above that, it might not be so great. That said... at night it will do nothing.
Battery tenders are great, but if you have a decent converter, you can simply leave the rig plugged in and let the converter do the floating work.
Check the electrolyte levels every month or so.
