Light Usage Camping Setup...What I would do
If I wasn't such a amp hour pig, the following would be my setup: 1. Two grp 27's - we like the furnace 2. Used solar panel with a PWM controller - Whatever I could get a. Two 130W for $210 3...
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Yes I run the 1093 Equalize after every trip, where when away they never got fully charged. I prefer the auto 1093 E to doing a manual charger rising voltage that you have to keep watch over.
Like mena, I have had no luck in getting the batts to True Full by leaving them on Float. The SG just does not get to "baseline SG" unless I can get the batts above 15v for a time (as seen in that US Battery how to charge your 6s thing)
I leave them on Float all the time on the converter when on shore power at home. Float at 13.2v is for 80F and 13.9v is for 50F, so 13.4v should be ok, but too low for winter.
It may be tough on the pos plates, but the alternative is sulfation loss of capacity. I prefer to have the batteries with a shorter, but fuller life than have them longer but at lower capacity.
I know what you mean about no room over the batts to wield your hydrometer. I used to haul them out to get at them--huge PITA. I was able to move my batts to the cargo bay where there is room for that, but I still need to use a flashlight to peer down the holes to see if there is enough water. I envy those with battery slide out trays.
Like mena, I have had no luck in getting the batts to True Full by leaving them on Float. The SG just does not get to "baseline SG" unless I can get the batts above 15v for a time (as seen in that US Battery how to charge your 6s thing)
I leave them on Float all the time on the converter when on shore power at home. Float at 13.2v is for 80F and 13.9v is for 50F, so 13.4v should be ok, but too low for winter.
It may be tough on the pos plates, but the alternative is sulfation loss of capacity. I prefer to have the batteries with a shorter, but fuller life than have them longer but at lower capacity.
I know what you mean about no room over the batts to wield your hydrometer. I used to haul them out to get at them--huge PITA. I was able to move my batts to the cargo bay where there is room for that, but I still need to use a flashlight to peer down the holes to see if there is enough water. I envy those with battery slide out trays.
