Gas or Electric (residential) Refrigerator?
Six months ago we were in a head on accident that destroyed our RV and despite still being shell shocked we're now considering having a new one built to our specs. The last 3 trips in the old Bea...
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Almot wrote:
You CAN'T charge batteries 95-99% full with a generator. This takes forever. Batteries like being 95-99% full on most days. They will survive if they aren't, you'll have to run EQ once a week, but it's better to keep them full, they are happier then. This is one thing that solar is good at - slow charging those last 10-15% from, say, 85% to 100%. Generator - no can do.
I agree 100% that solar is ideal for slow charging that last bit from 90% on up and that lead acid batteries really prefer being kept topped up. It's a bit of a pain keeping them EQ'd and topped during the month of boondocking.
But I can get close enough for the month or so without doing too much harm to the batteries. We've got a great Trimetric for tracking SOC and can get the batts to 100‰ on the days we splurge with hot water and need to run the gen for longer periods.
Eventually we'll get solar, for exactly the reasons you mention, but not yet. I don't want to get a cheap system, then need to pull it all out to put in the system I really want a year later. One thing at a time.
I appreciate all the comments here.
