Meanwell is here!!
Ordered a Meanwell SP-200-15 from Jameco on Thursday, it arrived Saturday, looking all shiney and new. Here is the link to the listing on Jameco: http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Pr...
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Fair enough. I keep a camping log. Last year I camped 150 days. That's typical. The batteries still cycle when I'm not camping. I got ~0.5A quiescent load. Very rarely do I need the Iota to charge. With tilting in winter, 130W of solar is adequate. Haven't been on shore power for 7 years.
My two GC2's are over 4 years old. As mentioned, other than water, I don't do any maintenance. For the heck of it, I found a hydrometer and just took measurements. All cells are in a close range, at 1.250 or better (in the green zone).
My two GC2's are over 4 years old. As mentioned, other than water, I don't do any maintenance. For the heck of it, I found a hydrometer and just took measurements. All cells are in a close range, at 1.250 or better (in the green zone).
landyacht318 wrote:
8 years, bah, talk cycles, months holding batteries in float mean nothing. If batteries in an RV are lasting 8 years they are obviously not being cycled much, or deeply when they are.
