bgrasspkr wrote:
so the wizard has been on the 2 marines for about 3 hrs. Voltage at batteries started at 13.6 and has steadily climbed to 14.2. Wizard still showing bulk, and I guess it will for another hour? Batteries were down to about 40 percent. It will be a good test to see how they perform after a proper charge.
I've been thinking that I have been using a LOT of power with the lights I have in the rig, along with the fridge, and the fantastic fan running at night. I have six banks of the small flourescent tubes( maybe 12 in? ) with 2 tubes in each, on and off all evening. Anybody know how much they draw? That along with normal use of water pump for 4 or 5 people
Going to LED will run between 2-300 dollars for everything. I'm thinking If my 2 current batteries are not shot, this would be a better investment than the two 6 volts for this year anyway. I really don't use anything else that consumes a lot of power.
Lots more testing to do now that I'm on the right track with the proper converter and wizard
Batteries will not be fully charged until the SG of the batteries are up to fully charged. Usually a full day or more... The only way to really tell is to measure SG. When ABsorb mode is fiished <> 3 days for sure they will be happy batteries.
You should see 14.4 near the end of 4 hrs... Resistance of the wires are not a contributing factor when the current is low...
Those Fluorescent double light <>12" or so will pull about 2.5 amps each...
The water pump, while pumping will be about 6-8 amps... I would not worry about that.
Here is a hidden draw many will not think about..
If your fridge is dual cooling 120vac and propane then your fridge will be pulling a bit from 12vdc.. when not cooling it will pull about .2 amps and <> .8 when cooling on propane. Hot days it will be in the cooling cycle quite a bit. Example 10hrs cooling mode out of 24 hrs would pull 8ah.. A week out... 80ah.. and you have not even used any lights!
Jim
