Parasitic Drain on Solar Power System
Hello. I have 3 100 amp hour AGM batteries in my HR. When I park the RV at storage, I first make sure that they are fully charged, then I connect them to a 50-watt solar panel on the roof to try to ke...
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Charge the batteries to 100.0% full according to the manufacturer's tech info then disconnect the ground cable from the batteries.
With Denver's cool off-season temperatures I doubt you would return to batteries that have less than 97% state of charge. One of the strongest arguments for AGM is they do not self-discharge anywhere near as much as a regular battery. Just make sure they are disconnected from the chassis.
The alternative is to needlessly run equipment and run the risk of malfunction for absolutely no gain.
Like going away for the weekend and leaving the home heater at 72F so the cans of peas and ketchup don't shiver.
With Denver's cool off-season temperatures I doubt you would return to batteries that have less than 97% state of charge. One of the strongest arguments for AGM is they do not self-discharge anywhere near as much as a regular battery. Just make sure they are disconnected from the chassis.
The alternative is to needlessly run equipment and run the risk of malfunction for absolutely no gain.
Like going away for the weekend and leaving the home heater at 72F so the cans of peas and ketchup don't shiver.
