Shore power concerns over the winter (new AGM batteries)
Not sure if this is the right forum. I have an old 1990 Dodge Islander which I outfitted about a year ago with a basic solar set up (2x 90W panels and controller)
When I first bought the van it had a small deep cycle for the house batteries. I almost immediately upgraded to two 400aH lifeline 6V AGM batteries. I had bought a converter from bestconverter.com but never ended up installing it as I was always boondocking and the batteries never dipped below 70%. The solar was always trickling so the batteries were charged all the time.
Winter is nigh and now my van is sitting in a driveway waiting to get winterized. I'm still new to the electrical side of things, I have a hard time wrapping my head around it.
My question is this, I want to plug into shore power and run a 1500W heater through the outlets inside. My only concern is overcharging the batteries or messing something up with the electrical current. (winter doesn't get that cold here, maybe -2 Degrees Celsius at the coldest so I was planning on just keeping the batteries hooked up like I did last year and turn the solar on once a month for a few days to charge them up)
What precautions should I take?
When I first bought the van it had a small deep cycle for the house batteries. I almost immediately upgraded to two 400aH lifeline 6V AGM batteries. I had bought a converter from bestconverter.com but never ended up installing it as I was always boondocking and the batteries never dipped below 70%. The solar was always trickling so the batteries were charged all the time.
Winter is nigh and now my van is sitting in a driveway waiting to get winterized. I'm still new to the electrical side of things, I have a hard time wrapping my head around it.
My question is this, I want to plug into shore power and run a 1500W heater through the outlets inside. My only concern is overcharging the batteries or messing something up with the electrical current. (winter doesn't get that cold here, maybe -2 Degrees Celsius at the coldest so I was planning on just keeping the batteries hooked up like I did last year and turn the solar on once a month for a few days to charge them up)
What precautions should I take?
