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mordecai81
Dec 09, 2022Explorer
I don't use a monitor, per se.
We've had this rig long enough that I've gotten pretty good at estimating the amp/hrs we've used and I keep track of the total amps charged through the solar charger and the cheap monitor I've wired between the stand alone charger and the battery. Kind of a cheesy set-up but it works for me.
If there's any doubt I just charge the batt to full in the evening and know I've got enough juice to last for 24 hrs. It's a 125 a/hr batt and the most I've ever used is about 75 a/hrs a day when camping in below freezing weather. I may get ambitious and wire up a Victron but it's not a high priority.
With a capable charger and a small battery bank it's feasible to get to full every day and then not have to worry about exactly what your
state of charge is.
We've had this rig long enough that I've gotten pretty good at estimating the amp/hrs we've used and I keep track of the total amps charged through the solar charger and the cheap monitor I've wired between the stand alone charger and the battery. Kind of a cheesy set-up but it works for me.
If there's any doubt I just charge the batt to full in the evening and know I've got enough juice to last for 24 hrs. It's a 125 a/hr batt and the most I've ever used is about 75 a/hrs a day when camping in below freezing weather. I may get ambitious and wire up a Victron but it's not a high priority.
With a capable charger and a small battery bank it's feasible to get to full every day and then not have to worry about exactly what your
state of charge is.
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