Solar panel question for 12v battery charging
I have been considering getting a solar panel for maintaining our 2 12v deep cycle batteries when parked at home. i usually back the TT in behind our garage and plug in the 30 amp shore power cord ...
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What are the amp-hrs of the batteries and what is the draw of the fridge?
Storage: it would be simpler to disconnect the battery.
Fridge the day before: Good chance it kills the batteries before you leave. That's where you need to check the amp-hr and draw. Don't plan on using more than 50% of the rated amp-hr if you don't want to damage the batteries. Probably simpler to run some extension cords for the day before. As long as you aren't running the air/con, household extension cords should be fine even for pretty long runs.
Storage: it would be simpler to disconnect the battery.
Fridge the day before: Good chance it kills the batteries before you leave. That's where you need to check the amp-hr and draw. Don't plan on using more than 50% of the rated amp-hr if you don't want to damage the batteries. Probably simpler to run some extension cords for the day before. As long as you aren't running the air/con, household extension cords should be fine even for pretty long runs.
