Reviewing Solar and batteries for retirement
Hello, I have a fiver that hasn't had it proper share of use and we are now getting ready to fix that issue. We tend to dry camp but will utilize campgrounds if available. We had solar (120 X 2) and i...
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Well, I know my math is correct but miss applied. Just thinking along the lines of fuel used per hour but only running for 20 minutes. Same draw but shorter period.
Anyway, looking at a new solar controller but have not made any decisions yet. Lots of reading to do. Will be getting new batteries as these have not had a good life.
Typically our camping trips are with rockhound clubs for field trips. Get up at 5am so wife can shower / dry hair, I make coffee and we are ready to leave by 7:30. Out in the desert, usually full sun all day. Don't really know if the batteries are "fully" charged but my equipment says so. In the afternoon when we get back, I'll usually run the generator so we can use the air and I let the Xantrex charge for a while. Don't like to run the generators but the Honda 2000 (2X) work real well. So we are gone all day and the panels do what they can.
The controller shows 8amp charge, but that doesn't seem like enough to replenish what we took out.
Appreciate all comments but I have more reading / decisions to make before I throw any real money at this. Trying to spend once.
Anyway, looking at a new solar controller but have not made any decisions yet. Lots of reading to do. Will be getting new batteries as these have not had a good life.
Typically our camping trips are with rockhound clubs for field trips. Get up at 5am so wife can shower / dry hair, I make coffee and we are ready to leave by 7:30. Out in the desert, usually full sun all day. Don't really know if the batteries are "fully" charged but my equipment says so. In the afternoon when we get back, I'll usually run the generator so we can use the air and I let the Xantrex charge for a while. Don't like to run the generators but the Honda 2000 (2X) work real well. So we are gone all day and the panels do what they can.
The controller shows 8amp charge, but that doesn't seem like enough to replenish what we took out.
Appreciate all comments but I have more reading / decisions to make before I throw any real money at this. Trying to spend once.
